Northern Cricket Frog

Acris crepitans

The Northern Cricket Frog is a tiny, rough-skinned tree frog that is surprisingly un-tree-frog-like — it rarely climbs. Despite its small size, it can leap remarkable distances. Its call sounds like pebbles clicking together.

Habitat

Stream banks, pond edges, and lake margins with emergent vegetation

Diet

Insects and small invertebrates

How common

Common

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