Chorus frog
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The chorus frogs (Pseudacris) are a genus of frogs in the Hylidae family, and are found in North America east of the Rocky Mountains from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico.
The name of the genus comes from the Greek pseudes (false) and akris (locust), probably a reference to the repeated rasping trill of most chorus frogs, which is similar to that of the insect.
[edit] Species
- Mountain Chorus Frog, Pseudacris brachyphona (Cope, 1889)
- Brimley's Chorus Frog, Pseudacris brimleyi (Brandt & Walker, 1933)
- California tree frog, Pseudacris cadaverina (Cope, 1866)
- Spotted Chorus Frog, Pseudacris clarkii (Baird, 1854)
- Spring Peeper, Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838)
- Upland Chorus Frog, Pseudacris feriarum (Baird, 1854)
- Illinois Chorus Frog, Pseudacris illinoensis (Smith, 1951)
- Boreal Chorus Frog, Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850)
- Southern Chorus Frog, Pseudacris nigrita (Le Conte, 1825)
- Little Grass Frog, Pseudacris ocularis (Bosc & Daudin, 1801)
- Ornate Chorus Frog, Pseudacris ornata (Holbrook, 1836)
- Pacific Chorus Frog, Pseudacris regilla (Baird & Girard, 1852)
- Strecker's Chorus Frog, Pseudacris streckeri (Wright & Wright, 1933)
- Western Chorus Frog or Striped Chorus Frog, Pseudacris triseriata (Wied-Neuwied, 1838)
