Pseudacris fouquettei

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Cajun chorus frog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Pseudacris
Species:
P. fouquettei
Binomial name
Pseudacris fouquettei
Lemmon, et al.; 2008
Common name: Cajun chorus frog [2]

Pseudacris fouquettei is a species of chorus frog found in the south-eastern United States. It was recently separated from similar species, Pseudacris feriarum . [2]

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Description

The Cajun chorus frog can be tan or brown and has narrow dark dorsal stripes that are often broken into a series of dashes or spots. It has a gray stripe that extends from its snout down each sides to its groin. It has a dark spot between its eyes that may appear triangular. The belly is white or pale. [3]

Adults of this species can grow to be a maximum of 30mm (1.1in) in males and a minimum of 27mm (1in) in females. [4]

It is sexually dimorphic with the females being larger than males. During breeding season, the males having dark throats. [3]

The Cajun chorus frog is similar in morphology to other Pseudacris species, being distinguished by genetics, habitat range and advertisement call. [2] The epithet fouquetti is a tribute to a Pseudacris researcher the 1960s and 1970s, Arizona State professor Martin J. Fouquette Jr. [2] [5]

Distribution

P. fouquettei is found in the southern United States, in Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Texas. [2]

Notes

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Pseudacris fouquettei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T135819A118999803. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T135819A118999803.en . Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 E. Moriarty Lemmon; A. R. Lemmon; J. T. Collins & D. C. Cannatella (2008). "A new North American chorus frog species (Amphibia: Hylidae: Pseudacris) from the south-central United States" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1675: 1–30. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1675.1.1 . Retrieved 2008-12-02.
  3. 1 2 "Cajun Chorus Frog". Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  4. "AmphibiaWeb - Pseudacris fouquettei". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  5. "Aiee! Cajun frog discovered in Louisiana makes big splash in scientific community". Denton-Record Chronicle. Associated Press. 3 February 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2008.


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