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amphibian

Spring peeper

Pseudacris crucifer

Low riskNot foodabundant

The first loud night of late winter. An X on the back. Tiny.

A tan treefrog the size of a thumbnail with a dark X. Chorus from fishless wetlands can drown conversation.

Habitat
Fishless pools, woods swamps.
Season
Chorus February–April on mild nights.
Size
1 in
Field marks
X on the back