Listing
Dec 30, 1982
Dec 30, 1982 Listing
Review of Vertebrate Wildlife for Listing as End. or Thr. Species
- Publication type: CNOR
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FWS Focus
Overview
Characteristics
Overview
The Illinois chorus frog is a member of the “Fat Frog” clade of North American chorus frogs and spends a lot of its life buried in sand. Floods, habitat loss, extreme weather and other environmental stressors have put a pinch on wild populations in parts of its range.
Scientific Name
Pseudacris illinoensis
Common Name
Illinois Chorus Frog
FWS Category
Amphibians
Identification Numbers
Characteristics
Characteristic category
Habitat
Characteristics
Habitat
Known as a habitat specialist, the Illinois chorus frog requires fine, sandy soils for foraging and overwintering, as well as seasonally flooded wetlands to reproduce.
Characteristic category
Physical Characteristics
Characteristics
Size & Shape
These frogs are stout-bodied, with enlarged forelimbs for burrowing, and measures about an inch and a half long.
Weight
These unassuming frogs weigh about as much as a quarter.
Characteristic category
Food
Characteristics
Food
Metamorphosed frogs eat small terrestrial arthropods obtained from ground surface or in soil. Larvae eat suspended matter, organic debris, algae, and plant tissue.
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