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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Pseudacris |
| Species: | P. fouquettei
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| Pseudacris fouquettei Lemmon, et al.; 2008
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- Common name: Cajun chorus frog [2]
Pseudacris fouquettei is a species of chorus frog found in the south-eastern United States. It was recently separated from similar species, Pseudacris feriarum. [2]
Description
The Cajun chorus frog can be tan or brown and has narrow dark dorsal stripes that are often broken into a series of dashes or spots. It has a gray stripe that extends from its snout down each sides to its groin. It has a dark spot between its eyes that may appear triangular. The belly is white or pale. [3]
Adults of this species can grow to be a maximum of 30mm (1.1in) in males and a minimum of 27mm (1in) in females. [4]
It is sexually dimorphic with the females being larger than males. During breeding season, the males having dark throats. [3]
The Cajun chorus frog is similar in morphology to other Pseudacris species, being distinguished by genetics, habitat range and advertisement call. [2] The epithet fouquetti is a tribute to a Pseudacris researcher the 1960s and 1970s, Arizona State professor Martin J. Fouquette Jr. [2] [5]
Distribution
P. fouquettei is found in the southern United States, in Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Texas. [2]
Notes
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Pseudacris fouquettei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T135819A118999803. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T135819A118999803.en. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e E. Moriarty Lemmon; A. R. Lemmon; J. T. Collins & D. C. Cannatella (2008). "A new North American chorus frog species (Amphibia: Hylidae: Pseudacris) from the south-central United States" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1675: 1–30. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.1675.1.1. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
- ^ a b "Cajun Chorus Frog". Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ "AmphibiaWeb - Pseudacris fouquettei". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ "Aiee! Cajun frog discovered in Louisiana makes big splash in scientific community". Denton-Record Chronicle. Associated Press. 3 February 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
External links
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Data related to
Pseudacris fouquettei at Wikispecies - Moriarty Lemmon Lab Research
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