Species
Collinses' mountain chorus frog
Pseudacris collinsorum
A small chorus frog of northwest Georgia's hills, named for two herpetologists.
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At a glance
- Size
- About 2.5 to 3.5 cm long
- Habitat
- Hillside woods with seeps, ditches and temporary pools
- Diet
- Small insects
- In Georgia
- Northwest Georgia
- Voice
- A raspy "reek", faster than the upland chorus frog's
- Rabies vector
- No
Identification
- Key marks
- Tan to grey with two dark stripes that curve toward each other, like reversed brackets; a dark triangle between the eyes
- Told apart from
- Upland chorus frog, which has three straighter stripes
- Where to look
- Heard from roadside ditches and pools in hilly woods in late winter
Behaviour
It breeds in late winter in small pools and ditches in hilly country, and spends the rest of the year in woods.
Why they matter
It is one of the less-known frogs of Georgia, recognised as its own species only in recent years.
Reproduction and lifecycle
Eggs — Small clusters in shallow pools
Hatching — In a week or two
Tadpoles — Change into frogs in a couple of months
Maturity — Within a year
Lifespan — A few years
Calling — Late winter
Living around people
- Small, wet ditches and seeps in woods are its breeding places.
Misconceptions
- Frogs need big ponds. This one breeds in ditches and puddles.
Related species
Seasonal activity
When this species is breeding, and when there are nests on the ground. Mowing during the shaded months is how most nests are found.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breeding | Jan: no | Feb: no | Mar: no | Apr: no | May: no | Jun: no | Jul: no | Aug: no | Sep: no | Oct: no | Nov: no | Dec: no |
| Active nests | Jan: no | Feb: no | Mar: no | Apr: no | May: no | Jun: no | Jul: no | Aug: no | Sep: no | Oct: no | Nov: no | Dec: no |
| Notes | Breeding | Breeding | Breeding | Young frogs | In woods | In woods | In woods | In woods | In woods | In woods | In woods | Calling begins |
Where it lives
Recorded in 3 states and provinces. Each one links to the other animals there, and to the rehabilitators licensed for them.
United States
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