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title: "Northern Cricket Frog"
description: "Acris crepitans — Anfíbios. The northern cricket frog (Acris crepitans) is a species of small hylid frog native to the United States and northeastern Mexico."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/northern-cricket-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Cricket Frog

> Acris crepitans — Anfíbios. The northern cricket frog (Acris crepitans) is a species of small hylid frog native to the United States and northeastern Mexico.

- Scientific name: *Acris crepitans*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 16126
- Wikidata: [Q2673608](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2673608)
- iNaturalist taxon: [24230](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/24230)

## Names

- en: Northern Cricket Frog
- de: Nördlicher Grillenfrosch
- es: Rana grillo norteña
- fr: Rainette grillon du nord
- nl: Noordelijke krekelkikker
- pl: Świerszczka północna

## Countries with the most observations

US (14346)

## Summary

The northern cricket frog (Acris crepitans) is a species of small hylid frog native to the United States and northeastern Mexico. These frogs are majorly in grey, green, and brown color with blotching patterns. Many have a brown or orange stripe down the center of their back and a triangular marking on the top of their head. Despite being members of the tree frog family, they are not arboreal. These frogs prefer habitats near the edges of slow-moving bodies of water, and in close proximity to shelter items, like rocks. It has two recognized subspecies, A. c. crepitans and A. c. paludicola.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_cricket_frog

## Photo

![Northern Cricket Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-cricket-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Michael Reynolds (UnidentifiableLifeform) · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/45989100

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-cricket-frog?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).