| Scientific Name |  Click photo to enlarge. Photo by Paul Hart. |
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| Acris crepitans crepitans Baird - ATBI Database: Specimen Records | |||||
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| Eastern Cricket Frog | |||||
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | |
| Animalia | Chordata | Amphibia | Anura | Hylidae | |
| Animals | Chordates | Amphibians | Frogs/Toads | Tree Frogs | |
Photographs
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| Click photo to enlarge. Photo courtesy of Bill Peterman. |
DISTRIBUTION
Unites States
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Park
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NATURAL HISTORY
Larvae
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| Click illustrations to enlarge. Illustrations by J. B. Grant. |
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| Tadpole oral disc. | |
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| Illustration by J. B. Grant. | Click illustration to enlarge. Illustration by J. B. Grant. |
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
Special Protection Status
Rangewide
N/A
In Park
Picking, digging, or otherwise damaging plants is prohibited in the Park. Collection is allowed only by special permit for research or educational purposes.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Illustrations
Jacqualine Grant, 2001.Maps
United States: ARMI National Atlas for Amphibians Distributions. 2004. http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/armiatlas/index.cfm. Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD 20708-4039.
Park: Discover Life in America - All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory. 2007. The ATBI Database. http://tremont22.campus.utk.edu/ATBI_start.cfm, Discover Life in America, Gatlinburg, Tennessee 37738.
Photographs
North Carolina Division of Parks & Recreation photo by Paul Hart. Photo courtesy of Bill Peterman.Web page
Charles Wilder.REFERENCES
Dodd, C. Kenneth. 2003. Monitoring Amphibians in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. U.S. Geological Survey circular; 1258.
Dodd, C. Kenneth. 2004. The Amphibians of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, Tennessee.
Tilley, S. G., Huheey, J. E., 2001. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Smokies. Great Smoky Mountains Association. Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
