Frogs and Toads
Southern Chorus Frog
Pseudacris nigrita
Across the regions where it's common, the Southern Chorus Frog peaks from December to February.
Shows up in 1 ecoregion and 1 state
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Frogs and Toads
Southern Chorus Frog
Pseudacris nigrita
Description
The southern chorus frog (Pseudacris nigrita) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae, endemic to the southeastern United States. Adult southern chorus frogs' skin is brown, gray, or tan.Wikipedia ↗Animal Diversity Web ↗
Habitat
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate grassland, shrub-dominated wetlands, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, ponds, open excavations, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches. Southern chorus frogs, Pseudacris nigrita, inhabit the southeastern coast of the United States including Florida, the southern half Georgia, and the eastern halves of South Carolina and North Carolina.Wikipedia ↗Animal Diversity Web ↗
When it's active
Southern chorus frogs can be described as polygynandrous, males and females mate with multiple pairings. Males call to attract female southern chorus frogs, and choruses are more pronounced immediately after heavy rains.Animal Diversity Web ↗
When and where it's active
Each row is its own calendar, counted from records in that area. Seasons shift by place.
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About the Southern Chorus Frog
When is the Southern Chorus Frog most active?
Across the regions where it's common, the Southern Chorus Frog peaks from December to February.
Where does the Southern Chorus Frog live?
It has enough records to show in 1 ecoregions and 1 states, including Florida.