Florida's Frogs & Toads
Chorus Frogs (Family Hylidae)
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Spring Peeper
(Pseudacris crucifer)
Spring Peeper (click on small images to view larger)
Photos by Dr. Steve A. Johnson (UF; upper and lower left photo) and Tiffany Tyler (lower right photo). Photos may not be used without the express written permission of the photographer. To obtain permission to use these photos for educational purposes, email tadpole@ufl.edu.
Size:
Usually 0.75 to 1.25 in.
Identification:
Body is reddish brown, gray, or olive; Back is marked with a dark "X" (as shown in the upper photo above, the mark may not be a perfect "X"). Like treefrogs, this species has small, sticky toepads and is an excellent climber.
Breeding:
November to March; eggs are laid singly, attached to submerged vegetation. Call is a single, high-pitched whistle, repeated about once per second. To hear frog calls, visit the USGS Frog Call Lookup and select the species you want to hear from the common name drop-down list.
Diet:
Ants, beetles, spiders, and other small, terrestrial invertebrates.
Habitats:
Found in northern Florida in shrubs or under leaf litter near breeding sites. Breeds in shallow, temporary wetlands, including marshes, seepage bogs, bayheads, cypress domes, and wet flatwoods.
Map by Monica E. McGarrity - may be used freely for education.
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