Acrisinae

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Acrisinae
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Acris crepitans
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Acrisinae
Mivart, 1869
Type genus
Acris
Duméril & Bibron, 1841
Genera

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Synonyms

Acridina Mivart, 1869 (unavailable)
Acridinae Kuhn, 1965 (unavailable)
Acridini Dubois, Ohler, & Duellman, 2017 (unavailable)
Hyliolini Dubois, Ohler, & Duellman, 2017
Acrisini Dubois, Ohler, & Duellman, 2017

Acrisinae is a subfamily of the tree frog family Hylidae. [1] There are only two genera in this subfamily, Acris (cricket frogs) and Pseudacris (chorus frogs). They are native to most of the Nearctic realm, and are found as far north as the Great Slave Lake in Canada, all across the United States, and down Baja California and some parts of northern Mexico. One species, the pacific tree frog (Pseudacris regilla), has been introduced to several locations outside its range, [2] and it is possible that other species may have been as well.

These frogs are mainly found on woody vegetation near water in habitats such as grasslands, wetlands, swamps, and vernal pools.

Genera and species

There are currently two genera ( Acris and Pseudacris ) comprising 21 species in the subfamily Acrisinae. Acris is found throughout the eastern half of North America while Pseudacris is found all over the continent with the highest diversity on the western coast of North America.

Acris (cricket frogs)

Pacific tree frog (Pseudacris regilla) Grayback Mountain (15637733267).jpg
Pacific tree frog ( Pseudacris regilla )

Pseudacris (chorus frogs)

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References

  1. "Acrisinae Mivart, 1869". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. "Northern Pacific Treefrog - Pseudacris regilla". CaliforniaHerps.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.