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Brimleys Chorus Frog (Pseudacris brimleyi)species of least concern





Description: Adults of this slender bodied, long legged species reach a body length of 30 mm in males and 35 mm in females. The heel of the hind leg reaches forward to eye level. Tarsal pads are barely expanded. Coloration is typically pentalineate. Dorsal surface is light brown with dark middorsal and paramedian lines and an even darker dorsolateral piceous line running from eye to groin. A pale line extends from the upper lip to the tympanum. Dark spots cover the dorsal surface of the legs. Ventral surface is white with a yellowish hue.


Habitat: Low areas in hardwood forests, swamps near rivers and streams, marshes, and wet open woods. Eggs and larvae develop in flooded ditches and shallow ponds. Adults and juveniles have been found well away from water in mixed pine and hardwood forests, pine forests, secondary dune scrub forest, forested wetlands dominated by red maple, loblolly pine (Pinus taeda), and sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), and cultivated fields.


Range: Coastal Plain from southeastern Virginia to eastern Georgia


Found in these States: GA | NC | PA | VA


Diet: Metamorphosed frogs eat various small invertebrates. Larvae eat organic debris, algae, and plant tissue.


Reproduction: Reproduction is aquatic. Lays small loose clusters of eggs in winter and early spring. Aquatic larvae metamorphose into terrestrial form in about 40 to 60 days.


Status: Globally it is classified as a Species of Least Concern. In Georgia it is classified as Critically Imperiled. In North Carolina and Virginia it is classified as Apparently Secure, while South Carolina does not have enough data to classify the species.


Subspecies: None


Taxonomy:

»» Kingdom: Animalia - Animals
   »» Phylum: Chordata - Chordates
     »» Subphylum: Vertebrata - Vertebrates
       »» Class: Amphibia - Amphibians
         »» Order: Anura - Frogs & Toads
           »» Family: Hylidae - Treefrogs
             »» Genus: Pseudacris
               »» Species: Pseudacris brimleyi - Brimley's Chorus Frog

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