Pseudacris clarkii (Baird, 1854)

Coloration

Spotted chorus frogs (Pseudacris clarkii) are typically grey or olive green in color, with lighter green mottled patterns on their backs and white undersides.

Size

They reach a maximum length of 1.25 inches, which equals approximately 3 to 4 cm, and females of this species grow larger than males.

Native Range

The native range of spotted chorus frogs extends from central Kansas, Oklahoma, and northeastern New Mexico down to the Gulf of Mexico and the Rio Grande valley in Texas and Tamaulipas.

Non-breeding Habitat

They most often live in prairies and prairie islands located within savannas.

Breeding Habitat

During their breeding season, they inhabit temporary and semi-permanent ponds, marshes, shallow water-lily ponds, roadside ditches, grassy ponds, mesquite ponds, buffalo wallows, flooded fields, and other transient pools.