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Midland Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata triseriata)

Midland Chorus Frog

(Pseudacris triseriata triseriata)

Description:

• approximately 3cm
• brown with 3 stripes running down its back which may be broken, reduced and even absent
• there are toe discs, but not as large as the gray treefrogs

Habitat:

• grassy areas ranging from dry to swampy and sunny, shallow pools and in urban areas
• this is the more southern subspecies of the chorus frog Pseudacris triseriata and is generally found south of 47 degrees latitude

Conservation concerns, distribution and status:

• locally common in much of southern Ontario

Potential climatic domain map

(2659 observations in ONHIC database; 1095 observations used in analysis)