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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.
Northern cricket frogs are nonclimbing hylids that include a wide variety of invertebrates in their diet (Dundee and Rossman, 1989; Degenhardt et al., 1996; Johnson, 2000; Minton, 2001).
The northern cricket frog is a historic resident of New York State and represents an important amphibian component of wetland ecosystems. Conservation of the northern cricket frog and its habitat is important to preserving New York's biodiversity and unique character.
The northern cricket frog (Acris crepitans) is a species of small hylid frog native to the United States and northeastern Mexico. Despite being members of the tree frog family, they are not arboreal. It has two recognized subspecies.
In New York, Northern Cricket Frog is a habitat specialist inhabiting only a few wetlands with floating mats of mosses, water lilies, and other aquatic plants giving the appearance of sparsely vegetated mud flats (Gibbs et al. 2007). Reproductive success appears to be greatest in eutrophic ponds.
Description: Northern cricket frogs are small, warty frogs ranging in size from 1.6 to 3.5 cm SVL with variable coloring and patterns. They have fairly long hind limbs but do not have toe pads.
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