Southern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus (LeConte, 1825)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Order | Anura |
| Family | Hylidae |
| Genus | Acris |
| Species | Acris gryllus (LeConte, 1825) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Florida.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida
Counties
- Florida
- Jackson
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2022.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Louisiana
- S5 Secure
- Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- South Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Tennessee
- S2 Imperiled
- Mississippi
- S5 Secure
- Florida
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Franz, R., Bauer, J. & Morris, T. 1994. Review of biologically significant caves and their faunas in Florida and south Georgia. Brimleyana 20: 1–109. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/229726.
- Pylka, J.M. 1957. Cave vertebrates of Florida. The Florida Speleologist 1: 6–7.
How to cite this account
Acris gryllus (LeConte, 1825). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2133. https://cavebiology.org/species/acris-gryllus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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