Northern cricket frog
Acris crepitans Baird, 1854
LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads
The northern cricket frog (Acris crepitans) is a species in the family Hylidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 1.69 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the northern cricket frog
- Weight
- 1.69 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 3.8 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 4.9 years
- Main food
- arthropodssrc for Main food
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 270 – 500src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the northern cricket frog live?
Not recorded
What is the 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. crepitans and A. c. paludicola.
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Is the northern cricket frog endangered?
The northern cricket frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the northern cricket frog classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyHylidae
- genusAcris
- SpeciesAcris crepitans Baird, 1854
Synonyms Acris crepitans crepitans, Acris gryllus crepitans, Rana pumila
Other names and names in other languages (15)
- Coastal cricket frogEnglish
- Cricket frogEnglish
- Eastern cricket frogEnglish
- ضفدع الجدجد الشماليArabic
- rosnička cvrčiváCzech
- Nördlicher GrillenfroschGerman
- rana grilloSpanish
- rana grillo norteñaSpanish
- Rana-grillo norteñoSpanish
- rainette grillon du nordFrench
- キタコオロギガエルJapanese
- Noordelijke krekelkikkerDutch
- Świerszczka północnaPolish
- Rã-grilo-costeiraPortuguese
- Щёлкающая квакшаRussian
Relatives of the northern cricket frog
Other species in the same genus Acris.
Southern cricket frog
Acris gryllus
Blanchard's cricket frog
Acris blanchardi
CompareNorthern cricket frog vs Southern cricket frogNorthern cricket frog vs Blanchard's cricket frog
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the northern cricket frog?
An adult northern cricket frog weighs 1.69 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the northern cricket frog endangered?
The northern cricket frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What does the northern cricket frog eat?
Its recorded main food is arthropods.
What kind of animal is the northern cricket frog?
The northern cricket frog (Acris crepitans) belongs to the family Hylidae in the order Anura.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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