Acris gryllus
| Southern cricket frog | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Acris |
| Species: | A. gryllus |
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Acris gryllus (LeConte, 1825) |
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| Subspecies | |
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Acris gryllus dorsalis (Harlan, 1827) |
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| The distribution of the southern cricket frog | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rana gryllus LeConte, 1825 |
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Acris gryllus dorsalis (Harlan, 1827)
Acris gryllus gryllus (LeConte, 1825)
Rana gryllus LeConte, 1825
Rana dorsalis Harlan, 1827
Hylodes gryllus (LeConte, 1825)
The southern cricket frog or southeastern cricket frog (Acris gryllus) is a small hylid frog native to the Southeastern United States. It is very similar in appearance and habits to the northern cricket frog, Acris crepitans, and was considered formerly conspecific (Dickerson 1906). The scientific name Acris is from the Greek word for locust, and the species name gryllus is Latin for cricket (Georgia Wildlife).
At 0.75–1.5 inches (16–32 mm) in length, Acris gryllus is even smaller than A. crepitans. Other characters that differentiate the southern species are:
The southern cricket frog is characteristic of coastal plain bogs, bottomland swamps, ponds, and ditches. It prefers sunny areas, and is usually not found in woodlands. Subspecies Acris gryllus gryllus is found in the Atlantic Coastal Plain from southeastern Virginia through the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, west to the Mississippi River. It is found mostly east of the fall line, but extends into more upland areas of the Piedmont along river valleys. Subspecies Acris gryllus dorsalis is found throughout the Florida peninsula.
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