Southern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHylidae (Hylid Tree Frogs)
- GenusAcris (Cricket Frogs)
- SpeciesAcris gryllus (Southern Cricket Frog)
The southern cricket frog or southeastern cricket frog (Acris gryllus) is a small hylid frog native to the Southeastern United States. It is very similar in appearance and habits to the northern cricket frog, Acris crepitans, and was considered formerly conspecific (Dickerson 1906). The scientific name Acris is from the Greek word for locust, and the species name gryllus is Latin for cricket (Georgia Wildlife). Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Congaree National Park
Green Treefrog
Dryophytes cinereus
Cope's Gray Tree Frog
Dryophytes chrysoscelis
Squirrel Treefrog
Dryophytes squirellus
Pine Wood Treefrog
Dryophytes femoralis
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Barking Treefrog
Dryophytes gratiosus
Brimley's Chorus Frog
Pseudacris brimleyi
Southern Chorus Frog
Pseudacris nigrita
Southern Toad
Anaxyrus terrestris
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Southern Cricket Frog at Congaree National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |