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Florida Chorus Frog
Pseudacris nigrita verrucosa
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photo ©FMNP
Identifiers- upper lip splotched white and black, green to
gray body color, elongate spots
- 1.25"
Adaptations- padded toes, tree frog family
Status-
common in some areas, found in central and south Florida
Distribution-
Subspecies of Pseudacris nigrita
Habitat- pine
woodland ponds, marshes, ditches, wooded ponds
Reproduction- dictated by rain, may reproduce later in south Florida,
several hundred eggs laid
Voice- pocket comb trill
Click here for frog call
Fun facts
- genus name comes from the Greek pseudes (false) and akris
(locust), for the rasping trill of chorus frogs
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