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Eastern (Northern) Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
Adults average only 1 inch (2.5 cm) in length; the male is usually smaller than the female. Cricket frogs exhibit a myriad of patterns and combinations of black, yellow, orange or red on a base of brown or green. Distinguishing characteristics are small size, dorsal warts, a blunt snout, a dark triangular-shaped spot between the eyes, and a ragged, longitudinal stripe on the thigh. The webbing on the hind foot is extensive, reaching the tip of the first toe and the next to last joint of the longest toe.
Eastern Cricket Frog: List
Eastern Cricket Frog Images
 (Psychotic Nature)Cricket frog left facing on a human hand. |  (McGranaghan, L. 2015)edited image showing rows of different color variants of cricket frogs |  (White, J. 2015)Cricket frog in grass facing left. |
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 (White, J. 2015)Cricket frog on lily pad near duck weed facing left. |  Nafis, G. (2012)Cricket frog on wooden branch facing left. |
Eastern Cricket Frog: Gallery
References
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. (1999, December 4). Northern cricket frog. NYS DEC. https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7120.html
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Photo References
McGranaghan, L. (2015). A collage showing cricket frod variation from a single pond on a single day in clark Co. [Photograph]. Virginia herpetological society. https://www.virginiaherpetologicalsociety.com/amphibians/frogsandtoads/eastern-cricket- frog/eastern_cricket_frog.php
Nafis, G. (2012). Adult, liberty county, florida [Photograph]. Californiaherps. http://www.californiaherps.com/noncal/misc/miscfrogs/pages/a.gryllus.html
Psychotic Nature. Northern cricket frog (acris crepitans) [Photograph]. Psychotic Nature. https://www.psychoticnature.com/photo/5850-northern_cricket_frog-acris_crepitans
Sattler, P. (2015). Pittsyvania Co [Photograph]. Virginia herpetological society. https://www.virginiaherpetologicalsociety.com/amphibians/frogsandtoads/eastern-cricket- frog/eastern_cricket_frog.php
White, J. (2015). Fairfax Co. Frog in duck weed [Photograph]. Virginia herpetological society. https://www.virginiaherpetologicalsociety.com/amphibians/frogsandtoads/eastern-cricket- frog/eastern_cricket_frog.php
White, J. (2015). Fairfax Co. Frog in grass [Photograph]. Virginia herpetological society. https://www.virginiaherpetologicalsociety.com/amphibians/frogsandtoads/eastern-cricket- frog/eastern_cricket_frog.php
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