''Pseudacris'' (commonly known as the chorus frogs) is a
genus of
frogs in the
family Hylidae found in
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
ranging from the Pacific coastline to the Atlantic.
The name of the genus comes from the
Greek ''pseudes'' (false) and ''akris'' (
locust), probably a reference to the repeated rasping trill of most chorus frogs, which is similar to that of the
insect.
It could also mean ‘false ''
Acris''’, distinguishing it from another frog genus.
Taxonomy
The species in this genus are disputed. Molecular genetic research shows little consistency due to hybridization between species, making taxonomic organization difficult.
The number of
species in this genus is controversial, but Frost ''et al.'' list 19 species (all shown here), and
AmphibiaWeb lists 17 species (''P. hypochondriaca'' and ''P. sierra'' are not recognized):
Distribution and habitat
Chorus frogs live anywhere in North America from southern Alaska to southern Baja California, and from the Pacific to the Atlantic.
References
External links
*
eb application 2008. Berkeley, California
''Pseudacris'' AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: Apr 23, 2008).
* taxo
''Pseudacris''at http://www.eol.org.
* Taxo
''Pseudacris''at https://www.itis.gov/index.html. (Accessed: Apr 23, 2008).
* Taxo
''Pseudacris''at http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm
Hylidae
Amphibians of North America
Taxa named by Leopold Fitzinger
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