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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Cricket Frog sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Everglades National Park
Cuban Treefrog
Osteopilus septentrionalis
Green Treefrog
Dryophytes cinereus
Squirrel Treefrog
Dryophytes squirellus
Little Grass Frog
Pseudacris ocularis
Southern Chorus Frog
Pseudacris nigrita
Southern Toad
Anaxyrus terrestris
Eastern Cane Toad
Rhinella marina
Greenhouse Frog
Eleutherodactylus planirostris
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Pig Frog
Lithobates grylio
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Oak Toad
Anaxyrus quercicus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 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 |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Cricket Frog in Everglades National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Cricket Frog sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Southern Cricket Frog in Everglades National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Southern Cricket Frog in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.