Pseudacris feriarum
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photo by Jeff Humphries
Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris feriarum
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photo by Jeff Humphries
| Species Description: This
frog may attain a snout-vent length of 1.5 inches (3.8 cm). There
are three dark stripes running longitudinally along the back against a
cream background. There is a dark triangular spot between the eyes
and they have a white line along the upper lip. The heel of the hindlegs,
when extended forward along the sides, does not reach the eye (unlike the
mountain chorus frog).
Habitat: The upland chorus frog lives in swampy areas of broad valleys, grassy swales, moist woodlands, or around heavily vegetated ponds. They are very secretive and difficult to locate. Breeding Activity: Males begin calling around late February to early March. Their call is similar to the sound made by running you fingers down the teeth of a comb. The call is lower pitched and slower than that of the mountain chorus frog. The female deposits up to 1,000 eggs, attached in masses of 40 to 60 eggs to vegetation in the water. The eggs hatch in 3 to 4 days and the tadpole stage lasts about 60 days. The frog pictured above is a newly transformed froglet. Range: In West Virginia, this species is confined to the ridge and valley province, along the border with Virginia, and in the eastern panhandle. Status:
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