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Illinois chorus frog

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Illinois chorus frog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Pseudacris
Species:
P. illinoensis
Binomial name
Pseudacris illinoensis
(Smith, 1951)
Synonyms[2]
  • Pseudacris triseriata illinoensis Smith, 1951
  • Pseudacris nigrita kalmi Harper, 1955
  • Pseudacris triseriata illinoisensis Schmidt, 1953
  • Pseudacris streckeri illinoensis Duellman, 1977
  • Hyla (Pseudacris) streckeri illinoensis Dubois, 1984
  • Pseudacris illinoensis Collins, 1991
  • Pseudacris (Pycnacris) streckeri illinoensis Fouquette and Dubois, 2014

The Illinois chorus frog (Pseudacris illinoensis) is a frog. It lives in the middle of the United States. It lives all the way from Illinois to Missouri and Arkansas.[2][1]

Not all scientists agree that this frog is one species. Some scientists think it is part of the species Pseudacris steckeri.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Pseudacris illinoensis: Illinois Chorus Frog". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Pseudacris illinoensis (Smith, 1951)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved August 12, 2022.