| Chorus frog | |
|---|---|
) | |
| Pseudacris ocularis, little grass frog | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Subfamily: | Acrisinae |
| Genus: | Pseudacris Fitzinger, 1843 |
| Synonyms | |
| Chorophilus Baird, 1854 | |
Pseudacris (commonly known as the chorus frogs) is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae found in North America ranging from the Pacific coastline to the Atlantic.
The name of the genus comes from the Greek pseudes (false) and akris (locust), probably a reference to the repeated rasping trill of most chorus frogs, which is similar to that of the insect. It could also mean ‘false Acris’, distinguishing it from another frog genus.[1]
Taxonomy
The species in this genus are disputed. Molecular genetic research shows little consistency due to hybridization between species, making taxonomic organization difficult.[2]
The number of species in this genus is controversial, but Frost et al. list 18 species:[3]
| Binomial name and author | Common name |
|---|---|
| Pseudacris brachyphona (Cope, 1889) | mountain chorus frog |
| Pseudacris brimleyi Brandt & Walker, 1933 | Brimley's chorus frog |
| Pseudacris cadaverina (Cope, 1866) | California tree frog |
| Pseudacris clarkii (Baird, 1854) | spotted chorus frog |
| Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) | spring peeper |
| Pseudacris feriarum (Baird, 1854) | upland chorus frog |
| Pseudacris fouquettei Lemmon et al., 2008 | Cajun chorus frog |
| Pseudacris hypochondriaca (Hallowell, 1854) | Baja chorus frog |
| Pseudacris illinoensis Smith, 1951 | Illinois chorus frog |
| Pseudacris kalmi Harper, 1955 | New Jersey chorus frog |
| Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850) | boreal chorus frog |
| Pseudacris nigrita (Le Conte, 1825) | southern chorus frog |
| Pseudacris ocularis (Bosc & Daudin, 1801) | little grass frog |
| Pseudacris ornata (Holbrook, 1836) | ornate chorus frog |
| Pseudacris regilla (Baird & Girard, 1852) | Pacific tree frog |
| Pseudacris sierra Wright & Wright, 1933 | Sierran chorus frog |
| Pseudacris streckeri (Jameson, Mackey, and Richmond, 1966) | Strecker's chorus frog |
| Pseudacris triseriata (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) | western chorus frog or striped chorus frog |
Distribution and habitat
Chorus frogs live anywhere in North America from southern Alaska to southern Baja California, and from the Pacific to the Atlantic.[2]
References
- ^ Dodd, C. Kenneth (2013). Frogs of the United States and Canada. 1. The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-4214-0633-6.
- ^ a b "Pseudacris Fitzinger, 1843 | Amphibian Species of the World". research.amnh.org. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Pseudacris Fitzinger, 1843". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
External links
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Pseudacris. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: Apr 23, 2008).
- eol - Encyclopedia of Life taxon Pseudacris at http://www.eol.org.
- ITIS - Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database Taxon Pseudacris at https://www.itis.gov/index.html. (Accessed: Apr 23, 2008).
- GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxon Pseudacris at http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm