Southern cricket frog

Appearance

At 0.75–1.5 inches in length, ''Acris gryllus'' is even smaller than ''A. crepitans''. Other characters that differentiate the southern species are:
⤷ More pointed snout--''A. crepitans'' more blunt.
⤷ Hind leg is more than half length of the body when folded—that of ''A. crepitans'' is less than one half body length. When rear leg is extended forward, the heel of ''A. gryllus'' usually reaches beyond the snout—does not reach snout in ''A. crepitans''.
⤷ ''A. gryllus'' can jump longer distances than ''A. crepitans''.
⤷ ''A. gryllus'' has a sharply-defined black stripe on the back of the thigh--''A. crepitans'' has a ragged stripe.
⤷ Webbing on rear feet of ''A. gryllus'' is sparse, more extensive in ''A. crepitans''.

Naming

* ''Acris gryllus dorsalis'' – Florida cricket frog
⤷  ''Acris gryllus gryllus'' – Coastal plain cricket frog, southern cricket frog

Habitat

The southern cricket frog is characteristic of coastal plain bogs, bottomland swamps, ponds, and ditches. It prefers sunny areas, and is usually not found in woodlands. Subspecies ''Acris gryllus gryllus'' is found in the Atlantic Coastal Plain from southeastern Virginia through the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, west to the Mississippi River. It is found mostly east of the fall line, but extends into more upland areas of the Piedmont along river valleys. Subspecies ''Acris gryllus dorsalis'' is found throughout the Florida peninsula.

Reproduction

Breeding is in late spring and summer. The advertisement call of the males is a loud rapid ''gick, gick, gick''. Up to 150 eggs are laid at a time, and more than one mass may be produced in a season .