Northern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHylidae (Hylid Tree Frogs)
- GenusAcris (Cricket Frogs)
- SpeciesAcris crepitans (Northern Cricket Frog)
The northern cricket frog (Acris crepitans) is a species of small hylid frog native to the United States and northeastern Mexico. These frogs are majorly in grey, green, and brown color with blotching patterns. Many have a brown or orange stripe down the center of their back and a triangular marking on the top of their head. Despite being members of the tree frog family, they are not arboreal. These frogs prefer habitats near the edges of slow-moving bodies of water, and in close proximity to shelter items, like rocks. It has two recognized subspecies, A. c. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cope's Gray Tree Frog
Dryophytes chrysoscelis
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris feriarum
Green Treefrog
Dryophytes cinereus
Squirrel Treefrog
Dryophytes squirellus
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Wood Frog
Lithobates sylvaticus
Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
Fowler's Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Northern Cricket Frog at Great Smoky Mountains National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |