Southern chorus frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hylidae |
Genus: | Pseudacris |
Species: | P. nigrita |
Binomial name | |
Pseudacris nigrita (LeConte, 1825) | |
Synonyms | |
Rana nigrita LeConte, 1825 |
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