Pseudacris fouquettei
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]
| Cajun chorus frog | |
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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]
Description
The Cajun chorus frog is similar in morphology to other Pseudacris species, 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
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/full/135819/0
- E. Moriarty Lemmon; A. R. Lemmon; J. T. Collins & 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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1675.1.1. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
- "Aiee! Cajun frog discovered in Louisiana makes big splash in scientific community". Denton-Record Chronicle. Associated Press. 3 February 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
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