Upland Chorus Frog

Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris triseriata feriarum
I've yet to see a feriarum anywhere near water. Usually I run across them in moist woodlands far from any permanent body of water.

Upland Chorus Frog (Pseudacris feriarum feriarum)
Chorus Frogs are very common in central North Carolina, but much easier to hear than to see.

Upland Chorus Frog - Pseudacris feriarum
Diagnostic Features:
Size: 0.75 to 1.5 inches (19 to 35 mm)
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Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris feriarum
Listen to the Call
Photo by Aubrey M. Heupel ...

Habitat: Upland Chorus Frogs live in swampy areas of broad valleys, grassy swales, moist woodlands, or around heavily vegetated ponds. They are very secretive and difficult to locate.

Upland Chorus Frog (Pseudacris feriarum)
Photos by J.D. Willson unless otherwise noted ...

Upland Chorus Frog (Pseudacris feriarum)
Description
Habitats
Habits and Life History
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Upland Chorus Frog - Pseudacris triseriata feriarum
This species was originally found on S.I. It is an extremely small frog only reaching 1 3/8" (3.5 cm).

Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris feriarum
Up to 1.5 inches (35 mm)
Brown or gray back with a variable pattern but often 3 faint stripes or rows of spots down back. A stripes runs from snout, through the eye and to the groin.

Upland Chorus Frog - Pseudacris feriarum feriarum (formerly P. triseriata feriarum)
New Jersey Chorus Frog - Pseudacris feriarum kalmi (formerly P. triseriata kalmi) ...

The upland chorus frog (P.t. feriarum) occurs primarily in the mid and southcentral counties of the state; it has three thin stripes that are often broken.

The Upland Chorus Frog, Pseudacris triseriata feriarum, is found in ponds in deciduous forests in the panhandle. It is small (1.4"), gray to gray brown with three stripes on its back. Its call is a "cheep".

Call: Mountain chorus frogs call from February to April. Their breeding call is a raspy “wreenk,' and is somewhat similar to the call of upland chorus frogs, but it is given more rapidly and is higher pitched.

upland chorus frog (Pseudacris feriarum feriarum)
valley and ridge salamander (Plethodon hoffmani)
Wehrle's salamander (Plethodon wehrlei)
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See also: Chorus Frog, Cricket Frog, Peeper, Spring Peeper, Spadefoot