Spotted chorus frog
Pseudacris clarkii (Baird, 1854)
LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads
The spotted chorus frog (Pseudacris clarkii) is a species in the family Hylidae, order Anura. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the spotted chorus frog
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- up to 3.2 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- arthropodssrc for Main food
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 154 – 1,000src 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 spotted chorus frog live?
Not recorded
What is the spotted chorus frog?
The spotted chorus frog or Clark's tree frog (Pseudacris clarkii) is a small, nocturnal chorus frog native to the grasslands and prairies of the central United States and Tamaulipas, Mexico.
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Is the spotted chorus frog endangered?
The spotted chorus 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 spotted chorus frog classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyHylidae
- genusPseudacris
- SpeciesPseudacris clarkii (Baird, 1854)
Synonyms Chorophilus triseriatus clarkii, Helocaetes clarkii, Hyla clarkii, Pseudacris nigrita clarkii, Pseudacris triseriata clarkii
Other names and names in other languages (8)
- Clark's tree frogEnglish
- Clark's tree frogEnglish
- Clarke's striped tree frogEnglish
- Clarke's striped tree frogEnglish
- rosnička ClarkovaCzech
- rana de coro manchadaSpanish
- Perereca-pintadaPortuguese
- Степная квакшаRussian
Relatives of the spotted chorus frog
Other species in the same genus Pseudacris.
Pacific tree frog
Pseudacris regilla
Spring peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
California tree frog
Pseudacris cadaverina
Midland chorus frog
Pseudacris triseriata
Brimley's chorus frog
Pseudacris brimleyi
Boreal chorus frog
Pseudacris maculata
CompareSpotted chorus frog vs Pacific tree frogSpotted chorus frog vs Spring peeperSpotted chorus frog vs California tree frogSpotted chorus frog vs Midland chorus frog
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Is the spotted chorus frog endangered?
The spotted chorus frog is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What does the spotted chorus frog eat?
Its recorded main food is arthropods.
What kind of animal is the spotted chorus frog?
The spotted chorus frog (Pseudacris clarkii) 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 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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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