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Pseudacris  Fitzinger, 1843
Taxonomic Serial No.: 173523

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Limnaoedus Mittleman and List, 1953
  
    Chorophilus Baird, 1854
  
    Helocaetes Baird, 1854
  
    Heloecetes Baird, 1854
  
    Parapseudacris Hardy and Burrows, 1986
  
    Pycnacris Fouquette and Dubois, 2014
  
  Common Name(s): Chorus Frogs [English]
  
    Spring Peepers [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2019   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAmphibia  – amphibiens, anfíbio, Amphibians  
                         OrderAnura  – Frogs, perereca, rã, sapo, crapauds, grenouilles, Toads  
                            FamilyHylidae Rafinesque, 1815 – Hylids, New World Tree Frogs, Treefrogs, hylidés, hylidés arboricoles, Hylid Frogs  
                               SubfamilyAcridinae Mivart, 1869  
                                  GenusPseudacris Fitzinger, 1843 – Chorus Frogs, Spring Peepers  
    Direct Children:  
                                     Species Pseudacris brachyphona (Cope, 1889) – Mountain Chorus Frog 
                                     Species Pseudacris brimleyi Brandt and Walker, 1933 – Brimley's Chorus Frog 
                                     Species Pseudacris cadaverina (Cope, 1866) – Rana-de coro californiana, California Chorus Frog, California Treefrog 
                                     Species Pseudacris clarkii (Baird, 1854) – Spotted Chorus Frog 
                                     Species Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) – rainette crucifère, Spring Peeper 
                                     Species Pseudacris feriarum (Baird, 1854) – Southeastern Chorus Frog, Upland Chorus Frog 
                                     Species Pseudacris fouquettei Lemmon, Lemmon, Collins and Cannatella, 2008 – Cajun Chorus Frog 
                                     Species Pseudacris hypochondriaca (Hallowell, 1854) – Baja California Treefrog 
                                     Species Pseudacris illinoensis Smith, 1951 – Illinois Chorus Frog 
                                     Species Pseudacris kalmi Harper, 1955 – New Jersey Chorus Frog 
                                     Species Pseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850) – rainette faux-grillon boréale, Boreal Chorus Frog 
                                     Species Pseudacris nigrita (LeConte, 1825) – Southern Chorus Frog 
                                     Species Pseudacris ocularis (Holbrook, 1838) – Little Grass Frog 
                                     Species Pseudacris ornata (Holbrook, 1836) – Ornate Chorus Frog 
                                     Species Pseudacris regilla (Baird and Girard, 1852) – Northern Pacific Treefrog, Rana-de coro del pacífico, Pacific Chorus Frog, Pacific Treefrog 
                                     Species Pseudacris sierra (Jameson, Mackey and Richmond, 1966) – Sierran Treefrog 
                                     Species Pseudacris streckeri Wright and Wright, 1933 – Strecker's Chorus Frog 
                                     Species Pseudacris triseriata (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) – rainette faux-grillon de l'ouest, Striped Chorus Frog, Western Chorus Frog 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Roy W. McDiarmid  
  Notes: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center   
  Reference for: Pseudacris    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference v6, database (version 6.0)  
  Acquired: 2019   
  Notes: Frost, Darrel R. 2019. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6 (12 September, 2019). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA   
  Reference for: Pseudacris   
       
  Source: Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad, database (version undefined)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: CONABIO: (http://www.conabio.gob.mx/)   
  Reference for: Pseudacris   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Pseudacris   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Pseudacris   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Crother, Brian I., Jeff Boundy, Frank T. Burbrink, et al. / Moriarty, John J., ed.  
  Publication Date: 2008   
  Article/Chapter Title: Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, With Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding, Sixth Ed.   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Herpetological Circular No. 37   
  Page(s): 1-84   
  Publisher: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles   
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-916984-74-5   
  Notes: Available free as a PDF at http://ssarherps.org/pages/HerpCommNames.php   
  Reference for: Pseudacris, Chorus Frogs [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Crother, Brian I., Jeff Boundy, Jonathan A. Campbell, et al. / Moriarty, John J., ed.  
  Publication Date: 2000   
  Article/Chapter Title: Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Herpetological Circular, no. 29   
  Page(s): iv + 82   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-916984-54-0   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Pseudacris, Chorus Frogs [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Crother, Brian I., Jeff Boundy, Jonathan A. Campbell, K. de Queiroz, et al. / Moriarty, John J., ed.  
  Publication Date: 2000   
  Article/Chapter Title: Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Herpetological Circular, no. 29   
  Page(s): iv + 82   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-916984-54-0   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Chorus Frogs[English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Crother, Brian I., Ronald M. Bonett, Jeff Boundy, Frank T. Burbrink, et al. / Moriarty, John J., ed.  
  Publication Date: 2017   
  Article/Chapter Title: Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding, Eighth Ed.   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Herpetological Circular, no. 43   
  Page(s): 102   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 978-1-946681-003   
  Notes: Available free as PDF, and as updated database, at https://ssarherps.org/publications/north-american-checklist/   
  Reference for: Chorus Frogs[English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed.  
  Publication Date: 1993   
  Article/Chapter Title: Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17   
  Page(s): iv + 73   
  Publisher: Carnegie Museum of Natural History   
  Publication Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-911239-42-1   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Pseudacris   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Frost, Darrel R.  
  Publication Date: 1997   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Amphibian Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition   
  Page(s):    
  Publisher: Electronic manuscript supplied by compiler   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, U.S.A.   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Pseudacris   
       

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