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Pseudacris crucifer
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- P. crucifer – Portage Co, OH – photo from iNaturalist, rcurtis
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Pseudacris crucifer occurs in eastern Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1824)
Genus: Pseudacris, Greek – pseudes = false, deceptive + akris = locust — means “false Acris” with ref. to genus Acris
Species: crucifer, Latin – crucis = cross + –ifer = bearer — ref. to crossed dorsal markings
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962