Acris gryllus

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Acris gryllus
Acris grullus is a small Hylid frog known as the
Southern cricket frog. It is a native to the
Southeastern United States. This species is
commonly confused with the Northern Cricket Frog,
A. crepitans. The two subspecies include A. g.
dorsalis and A. g. grullus. Acris gryllus
gryllus is found in the Atlantic Coastal
Plain. Acris gryllus dorsalis is found
throughout the Florida peninsula.
Phylum ChordataSubphylum VertebrataClass
AmphibiaOrder AnuraFamily
Hylidae Genus Acris Species A. gryllus
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Determining Characteristics

• General Description
• The warty skin can be black, red-brown, or gray
• Distinctive dark triangle between its eyes and a
  dark line on the back of its thigh
• Back feet webbed but not complete webbing.
• How to tell the different species apart
• Acris gryllus has a more pointed snout
• A. gryllus can jump longer distances than A.
  crepitans.
• A. gryllus has a sharply-defined black stripe on
  the back of the thigh and A. crepitans has a
  ragged stripe.

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Habitat Life-History

• The Southern Cricket Frog breeds year round in
  the warmer portions of its range, but breeding is
  rare during cold winter months. Females lay
  clumps of up to 150 eggs in shallow water.
  Tadpoles transform into frogs in late summer.
• Although the Southern Cricket Frog is in the
  Treefrog Family, it lives on the ground and does
  not have toe discs.
• Acris gryllus gryllus is found in the Atlantic
  Coastal Plain from southeastern Virginia through
  the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi,
  west to the Mississippi River.
• Subspecies Acris gryllus dorsalis is found
  throughout the Florida peninsula.

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