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Spring Peeper

Pseudacris crucifer

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 826, February 847, March 1,341, April 2,625, May 5,042, June 2,363, July 1,779, August 1,609, September 1,692, October 1,385, November 866, December 773.
United States49,044
Canada17,836
Ontario12,318
New York5,452
Massachusetts4,739
Ohio3,530
Virginia3,212
Michigan3,205
Quebec2,789
Pennsylvania2,742

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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
GenusChorus Frogs · Pseudacris

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