Spotted Chorus Frog
Pseudacris clarkii
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- P. clarkii – Refugio Co, TX – photo by John Williams
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- P. clarkii – Refugio Co, TX – photo by John Williams
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- P. clarkii – Refugio Co, TX – photo by John Williams
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- P. clarkii – Map by USGS
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Pseudacris clarkii occurs throughout much of Texas. Absent from deep east Texas and from the Big Bend region of the state.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Pseudacris clarki (Baird – 1854)
Genus: Pseudacris, Greek – pseudes = false, deceptive + akris = locust — means “false Acris” with ref. to genus Acris
Species: clarki, honors John Henry Clark
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962