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Spring Peeper
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The Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) is a small frog that ranges from .75 to 1.25 inches in length.  It can range in color from brown to greenish to gray, and has a distinctive x-shaped marking on its back for which the Latin name is derived (crucifer refers to the x-shaped marking on the back).  This frog used to be in the genus Hyla with the tree frogs, but has been reclassified in the genus Pseudacris which includes many species of chorus frogs.

Females lay between 800 and 1000 eggs singly or in small clusters of 2 to 3, which she attaches to submerged vegetation.  The eggs hatch within 2 to 3 days, and it takes 3 to 4 months for the tadpoles to develop into frogs.  It takes 1 year for the young frog to reach adulthood.

Spring Peepers are found in woody or brushy areas near temporary or semi-permanent bodies of water.



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Spring Peeper - Mark A. Dunaway

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