Northern cricket frog Acris crepitans
Size: 5/8 - 1 1/2 inches (1.6-3.8 cm)
Voice: A fast, repeated clicking, like two pebbles being struck together.
Identification: A tiny, warty, non-climbing treefrog. Toes are heavily webbed and toe pads are absent. Dark triangular spot between eyes is typically present.
Life stages: One female can lay 200 eggs in surface clusters of 10 to 15 eggs each. Eggs are attached to vegetation in water. This species becomes sexually mature within one year.
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Range map for Northern cricket frog
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Breeding habitat: Prefers to breed in wetlands and streams with adjacent mud flats and abundant emergent vegetation.
Summer habitat: Typically near water.
Winter habitat: Terrestrial. Little is known about overwintering habits of cricket frogs in Minnesota. Research in Illinois and Ohio indicates that this species overwinters in natural depressions such as holes or cracks.
Rare Species Guide: Northern cricket frog
Photo: © A.B. Sheldon.
