:''Common name: Cajun chorus frog''
''Pseudacris fouquettei'' is a
species
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of
chorus frog
''Pseudacris'' (commonly known as the chorus frogs) is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae found in North America ranging from the Pacific coastline to the Atlantic.
The name of the genus comes from the Greek ''pseudes'' (false) and ''akris ...
found in the south-eastern
United States
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. It was recently separated from similar species, ''
Pseudacris feriarum
The upland chorus frog (''Pseudacris feriarum'') is a species of chorus frog found in the United States. It was recently separated from the Western chorus frog, (''Pseudacris triseriata''), being identified as an individual species rather than ...
''.
Description
The Cajun chorus frog is similar in morphology to other ''
Pseudacris
''Pseudacris'' (commonly known as the chorus frogs) is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae found in North America ranging from the Pacific coastline to the Atlantic.
The name of the genus comes from the Greek ''pseudes'' (false) and ''akri ...
'' 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
Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...
professor Martin J. Fouquette Jr.
Distribution
''P. fouquettei'' is found in the southern United States, in Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Texas.
Notes
External links
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Moriarty Lemmon Lab Research
Chorus frogs
Amphibians described in 2008
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