Acris crepitans
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The northern cricket frog (Acris crepitans) is a species of small hylid frog native to the United States and northeastern Mexico. These frogs are majorly in grey, green, and brown color with blotching patterns. Many have a brown or orange stripe down the center of their back and a triangular marking on the top of their head. Despite being members of the tree frog family, they are not arboreal. These frogs prefer habitats near the edges of slow-moving bodies of water, and in close proximity to shelter items, like rocks.
The northern cricket frog is one of the three smallest vertebrates in North America, ranging from 19–38 mm (0.75–1.50 in) long. They have a prominent blunt snout. Its dorsal coloration varies widely, and includes greys, greens, and browns, often in irregular blotching patterns. There is usually a distinct triangular mark on their head between their eyes.
The dorsal stripes vary in brightness and hue and are not present until metamorphosis occurs. One New York biologist has identified six distinct color morphs and four pattern morphs, and several intergrades between these. Typically... Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| 1 | Toronto Zoo | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Cricket Frog sighting in Washington on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 18th most-seen of the 18 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Cricket Frog in Washington on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Cricket Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Washington, in our data
Washington is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Northern Cricket Frog sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Hylidae
The closest relatives of the Northern Cricket Frog that you can see in Washington (family Hylidae, Hylid Tree Frogs) are Green Treefrog (about 20%), Cope's Gray Tree Frog (about 10%) and Spring Peeper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Cricket Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Washington (6 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
