AnAge entry for Acris blanchardi
Classification (HAGRID: 00049)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Acris
- Species
- Acris blanchardi
- Common name
- Blanchard's cricket frog
- Synonyms
- Acris crepitans blanchardi, Acris crepitans paludicola, Acris gryllus blanchardi, Hyla ocularis blanchardi, Acris gryllus paludicola
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
These are small frogs, short-lived in the wild with very few animals living more than one year; in one study, only 1/21 frogs survived two winters [1096]. Studies in captivity are lacking, however.
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1096] McCallum et al. (2011), Growth, reproduction, and life span in Blanchard’s Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi) with notes on the growth of the Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans)
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- ITIS 774220
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