Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
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Status No status assigned in Minnesota. Description The spring peeper is one of the smallest frog species in Minnesota. They are from less than one inch to 1 1/2 inches in body length.
Spring Peeper
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see tree frog.
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Spring Peeper Range
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Fast Facts
Type: Amphibian Diet: Carnivore Average life span in the wild: 3 years (estimated) Size: 1 in (2.5 cm) Weight: 0.11 to 0.18 oz (3 to 5 g) Group name: Army Did you know?
Spring peepers have no special status in Minnesota.
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A spring peeper calling.
Photo by Trip Lamb
A spring peeper tadpole.
Photo by RW Van Devender ...
Northern Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer crucifer
Union Co., Illinois. May 1983.
Spring Peeper (RealAudio sound sample)
The male's advertisement call is a series of sharp, piercing, bird-like peeps repeated about once per second of faster. Distant chorus may sound like tinkling of sleigh bells.
Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)
Photos by J.D. Willson unless otherwise noted
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Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)
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Spring Peepers often call with Western Chorus Frogs during the late March to early April breeding season, but their calls are so different that they can easily be distinguished. Males have large vocal sacs under their chins.
Spring Peeper (NARCAM)
Great Lakes Declining Amphibians Working Group
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Northern Spring Peeper
(Pseudacris crucifer crucifer)
DESCRIPTION: 3 /4 - 11/4 inch. The Spring Peeper is a complex of two subspecies. The Northern Spring Peeper has an unspotted belly and is widespread through the range.
Northern Spring Peeper
Scientific Name: Pseudacris crucifer
Size: 0.75-1.25 inches (1.9-3.2 cm) in length
PA Status: Abundant ...
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris c. crucifer
INTRODUCTION
In Rhode Island, spring peepers are often referred to as the "harbinger of spring" (Klemens 1993) because they generally start calling around the vernal equinox.
Spring peeper - Pseudacris crucifer. This eastern species is widespread and abundant in the extensively wooded parts of northern Porter and LaPorte Counties.
Spring Peeper Call
Jaime with a black ratsnake at Wildlife Diversity Day at the WV state capitol; with a Shenandoah Mountain Salamander (photos by Teresa Fogus)
Jaime with a baby painted turtle at her site (photo by Teresa Fogus) ...
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Photo by John White
Description: Spring peepers are 0.75 - 1.25 inches long. They are brown to gray with a dark "X" on the back.
Spring Peeper, Pseudacris crucifer
A calling male.
The Spring Peeper, like other Chorus Frogs, is a small animal attaining an adult length of only a little over an inch long.
Spring peeper, Pseudacris crucifer
The key identifying feature of this small tree frog is the “X' on its back. Adults are approximately 1 to 1 ¼ inches in length (Hulse, 2001).
Northern Spring Peepers potentially occur in every Wisconsin county, and their mating calls are a familiar and welcome sign of spring to residents throughout the state.
Spring Peeper- Acris crucifer
2. Northern Gray Treefrog - Hyla versicolor
3. Bullfrog - Rana catesbeiana
4. Green Frog - Rana clamitans
5. Wood Frog - Rana sylvatica
6. Southern Leopard Frog - Rana sphenocephala utricularius5
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The Southern Spring Peeper, Hyla crucifer bartramiana, is found in temporary ponds in north Florida. Reaching a length of 1.5", its back is gray green to rust with an "X" and its underside is light with dark spots. It whistles and trills.
Spring Peeper (Hyla crucifer)
Pine Woods Treefrog (Hyla femoralis) - Croatan National Forest, Craven Co., NC 9/6/03
Squirrel Treefrog (Hyla squirella) - Greenville, NC 5/30/03
Upland Chorus Frog (Pseudacris feriarum feriarum) - Orange Co., NC 2/12/05 ...
Spring Peeper - Pseudacris crucifer
Upland Chorus Frog - Pseudacris feriarum
Southern Chorus Frog - Pseudacris nigrita
Little Grass Frog - Pseudacris ocularis
Ornate Chorus Frog - Pseudacris ornata ...
Three of Minnesota's frogs, the gray tree frog, wood frog, and spring peeper, spend winters frozen (frogsicles), then thaw in spring. They replace water in their organs with a natural antifreeze that protects against icy damage.
For me, one of the most welcome signs of spring is the evening chorus of the spring peepers who live in the ponds and streams which lace the woods behind my house. Their song heralds the earth's rebirth and renewal.
Chorus frogs are among the smallest frogs in Canada (rivalled by the spring peeper). Adults grow to about 3.5 cm (1.5 in.) in length.
Hylidae (True Tree Frogs) Common Name Scientific Name Distribution
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Statewide ...
Call: Ornate chorus frogs call from December to March. Their call is a shrill, bird-like peep that resembles the call of a spring peeper but is more rapid, metallic and monotonic.
Evenings in North America: In North America there are many species of tree frog, including Hyla versicolor, a species of grey treefrog, and Hyla cinerea, the green tree frog. The spring peeper is also widespread in the eastern United States and ...
Not only does he have to find a female, but apparently, he needs to find the correct selection of calls to woo her! We love it (but, of course, haven't lost any sleep over it!). My favorite is when he mimics the spring peepers (frogs) in our pond.
When overwintering in these microsites, four-toed salamanders may occur in groups, which may include other species such as spring peepers (Pseudacris crucifer), western chorus frogs (Pseudacris triseriata), wood frogs (Rana sylvatica cantabrigensis), ...
 See also: Peeper, Treefrog, Gray Treefrog, Chorus Frog, Toad
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