Boreal Chorus Frog
Pseudacris maculata
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- P. maculata – Will Co, IL – photo from iNaturalist, eattaway92
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Pseudacris maculata occurs in northern New Mexico and extreme northeastern Arizona.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850)
Genus: Pseudacris, Greek – pseudes = false, deceptive + akris = locust — means “false Acris” with ref. to genus Acris
Species: maculata, Latin = spotted
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962