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Lowland Chirping Frog

Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides

255 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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25 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 11, February 10, March 12, April 22, May 14, June 7, July 6, August 6, September 7, October 8, November 10, December 10.
United States150
Texas123
Mexico105
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave81
Puebla12
Mississippi9
Alabama8
San Luis Potosi8
Arizona7
Hidalgo3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • VocalKnown for distinctive calls, songs, or vocalizationsFrom its classification

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassAmphibians · Amphibia
OrderFrogs and Toads · Anura
FamilyRain Frogs · Eleutherodactylidae
GenusRain Frogs · Eleutherodactylus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Lowland Chirping Frog with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.