Acris crepitans Northern Cricket Frog
Also known as:
Eastern Cricket Frog
Little Swan Creek, Meriwether Lewis Site, Lewis County, TennesseeMay 10, 2004
Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans)
I only saw one of these little frogs, and it was something of a trouble-maker. It mocked my attempts to get a photo by posing still for one second too few to line up a shot. Then it would leap a huge distance for such a small frog, requiring me to futz with camera and tripod again. When I was oh-so-close to snapping the shutter, off it would leap again. I was lucky to get this one mediocre picture.
Hematite Lake Trail, Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area, Trigg County, KentuckyMay 11, 2004
Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans) Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans)
These little cricket frogs were much more cooperative than their Tennessee cousin. We saw a few of them hopping about in the leaf litter and near the lake's edge, but they were willing to stop hopping for a few moments to pose for posterity.
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