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Pseudacris fouquettei

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Species of amphibian

Cajun chorus frog
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Pseudacris
Species: P. fouquettei
Binomial name
Pseudacris fouquettei
Lemmon, et al., 2008
Common name: Cajun chorus frog

Pseudacris fouquettei is a species of chorus frog found in the south-eastern United States. It was recently separated from similar species, Pseudacris feriarum.

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.

Adults of this species can grow to be a maximum of 30mm (1.1in) in males and a minimum of 27mm (1in) in females.

It is sexually dimorphic with the females being larger than males. During breeding season, the males having dark throats.

The Cajun chorus frog is similar in morphology to other Pseudacris species, being distinguished by genetics, habitat range and advertisement call. The epithet fouquetti is a tribute to a Pseudacris researcher the 1960s and 1970s, Arizona State professor Martin J. Fouquette Jr.

Distribution

P. fouquettei is found in the southern United States, in Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Texas.

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Cajun Chorus Frog". Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  4. "AmphibiaWeb - Pseudacris fouquettei". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  5. "Aiee! Cajun frog discovered in Louisiana makes big splash in scientific community". Denton-Record Chronicle. Associated Press. 3 February 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2008.

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Taxon identifiers
Pseudacris fouquettei


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