SPRING PEEPER (Pseudacris crucifer)

 

Average Length: 0.75–1.25 in (1.9–3.2 cm)

Maximum Length: 1.5 in (3.8 cm)

Back coloration:  Yellow, Tan, Brown, Gray, or Olive

Back markings: “X” shaped lines

Head markings:  Dark Bar between the eyes on top of the head

 

Call Description:

• Hitch Pitched “peep, peep, peep”
• Loud and can be heard 1 mile away

 

When do Spring Peepers Call:

• Typically at night, but occasionally during the day
• From late-January–April on warm, rainy or humid nights and overcast days
• Occasionally until July

 

Listen to calling Spring Peepers:

• Virginia Herpetological Society
• Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
• Savanah River Ecology Lab

 

 

 

 

UPLAND CHORUS FROG (Pseudacris feriarum)

 

Average Length: 0.75–1.4 in (1.9–3.7 cm)

Maximum Length: 1.5 in (3.8 cm)

Back coloration:  Tan, Brown to Gray

Back markings: Variable – striped, partial striped, or lacking. Typically – 3 longitudinal stripes

Head coloration: Dark stripe through the eye and continuing down the side.  Light line on the upper jaw

Head markings:  Dark triangle or a shape resembling a triangle between the eyes on top of the head

 

Call Description:

• Hitch Pitched “Crreeeeeek Prreep”
• Resembles a finger running along a comb

 

When do Upland Chorus Frogs Call:

• During late-afternoon and night
• From February–May on warm, rainy or humid nights

Listen to calling Upland Chorus Frogs:

• Virginia Herpetological Society
• Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources