Pseudacris fouquettei

Cajun chorus frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Pseudacris
Species: P. fouquettei
Binomial name
Pseudacris fouquettei
Lemmon, et al.; 2008
Common name: Cajun chorus frog[2]

Pseudacris fouquettei is a species of chorus frog found in the south-eastern United States. It was recently separated from similar species, Pseudacris feriarum.[2]

Description

The Cajun chorus frog is similar in morphology Pseudacris spp., being distinguished by genetics, habitat range and advertisement call.[2] The epithet fouquetti is a tribute to a Pseudacris researcher the 1960s and 1970s, Arizona State professor Martin J. Fouquette, Jr.[2][3]

Distribution

P. fouquettei is found in the southern United States, in Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Texas.[2]

Notes

  1. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/full/135819/0
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 E. Moriarty Lemmon, A. R. Lemmon, J. T. Collins, and D. C. Cannatella. (2008). "A new North American chorus frog species (Amphibia: Hylidae: Pseudacris) from the south-central United States" (PDF). Zootaxa 1675: 1–30. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
  3. "Aiee! Cajun frog discovered in Louisiana makes big splash in scientific community". Denton-Record Chronicle. Associated Press. 3 February 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2008.

External links

Data related to Pseudacris fouquettei at Wikispecies


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