Western Chorus Frog
(Pseudacris
triseriata) |
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DESCRIPTION: 3/4-1 1/2" (1.9-3.8 cm). Skin
smooth, greenish-gray to brown. Three dark stripes down back;
may be broken, reduced, or absent. Heavy dark stripe along each
side from snout to leg, passing through eye. White stripe along
upper lip. Small round toe tips.
RANGE: Wisconsin to extreme s. Quebec, south
through w. New York and north of the Ohio River to c. Oklahoma,
west to Nebraska and South Dakota, and ne. Lake Superior; a
disjunct population occurs in c. Arizona and New Mexico.
HABITAT: Grassy areas from dry to swampy to agricultural;
also suburbs where pollution and pesticides are not a problem;
woodlands; and river swamps. |
