Northern Cricket Frog
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| Northern Cricket Frog | |
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| Northern Cricket Frog, Acris crepitans | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Acris |
| Species: | A. crepitans |
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| Acris crepitans Baird, 1854 |
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The Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans) is a species of small Hylid frogs. They are native to the United States and northeastern Mexico. Northern cricket frogs are small frogs, between 0.75 and 1.5 inches (19–38 mm) long. They eat crickets and small insects. They usually reproduce in April through May. Tadpoles hatch within a few days.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Acris crepitans |
- Animal Diversity Web: Acris crepitans
- USGS: Northern Cricket Frog
- Frogs & Toads of Georgia: Acris crepitans crepitans
