Strecker’s Chorus Frog
Pseudacris streckeri
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- P. streckeri – Mason Co, TX – photo from iNaturalist, Diana Terry Hibbitts
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Pseudacris streckeri occurs in eastern and southern Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Pseudacris streckeri (Wright & Wright – 1933)
Genus: Pseudacris, Greek – pseudes = false, deceptive + akris = locust — means “false Acris” with ref. to genus Acris
Species: streckeri, honors John K. Strecker Jr.
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962