Blanchard’s Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
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- A. blanchardi – Bandera Co, TX – photo by Tom Lott
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- A. blanchardi – Goliad Co, TX – photo by Todd Hughes
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- A. blanchardi – Map by USGS
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Acris blanchardi occurs throughout much of Texas and in Southeastern New Mexico.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Acris blanchardi (Harper 1947)
Genus: Acris, Greek = locust — ref. call of genus, like insect song
Species: blanchardi, honors Frank N. Blanchard
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962