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Southern Chorus Frog

Pseudacris nigrita

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Georgia.January 70, February 77, March 71, April 104, May 85, June 51, July 43, August 41, September 56, October 63, November 48, December 60.
United States4,146
Georgia770
Alabama660
South Carolina409
North Carolina355
Mississippi138
Louisiana123
New Mexico117
Minnesota99
Virginia65

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
FamilyHyline Tree Frogs · Hylidae
GenusChorus Frogs · Pseudacris

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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