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Northern Cricket Frog

Acris crepitans

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 878, February 840, March 954, April 1,810, May 1,109, June 538, July 484, August 500, September 594, October 633, November 824, December 799.
United States46,729
Texas9,963
Virginia4,754
North Carolina4,237
Kansas4,042
Missouri3,368
Maryland1,917
West Virginia1,431
Tennessee1,121
Georgia861

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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
FamilyHyline Tree Frogs · Hylidae
GenusCricket Frogs · Acris

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