Northern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
Adult length ranges from 0.75-1.5 inches from snout to vent. Slender waist with webbed toes. Dorsal coloration ranges from grey to light brown with triangle mark on head…
How to identify
Adult length ranges from 0.75-1.5 inches from snout to vent. Slender waist with webbed toes. Dorsal coloration ranges from grey to light brown with triangle mark on head and dark bands on legs. White bar runs laterally down head and body from eye to base of legs.
Range
Eastern and Central United States & Mexico. Range extends north to Michigan and south to north-east Mexico, west to Colorado and east to the Atlantic Ocean.
Habitat
Semi-aquatic. Found on edges of freshwater streams and ponds with abundant vegetation.
Variations
Males: Single vocal pouch.
Similar species
Name and etymology
Crepitans: Latin for clattering referencing it's repetitive clicking call.
More illustrations
With orange stripe
At a glance
Range
Eastern and Central United States & Mexico. Range extends north to Michigan and south to north-east Mexico, west to Colorado…
Habitat
Semi-aquatic. Found on edges of freshwater streams and ponds with abundant vegetation.
Guide
Reptiles and Amphibians of North America
Range map
Approximate range. © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap