@eios.farm: Lithobates clamitans (Green Frog) • Family: Ranidae (true frogs) • Range: Widely distributed across eastern North America — from Canada through much of the eastern and central U.S., including Missouri. • Appearance: • Medium-sized frog (5–10 cm snout-to-vent). • Green, bronze, or brown coloration with darker mottling. • A key feature: a dorsolateral ridge (raised line) running from behind the eye down partway along the body (but not reaching the groin, unlike bullfrogs). • Large tympanum (eardrum), more prominent in males. • Habitat: Ponds, lakes, marshes, streams, and other wetlands with permanent water. They like the edges of water bodies with abundant vegetation. • Call: A single, twangy “plunk” or banjo-string sound, often repeated. • Diet: Opportunistic carnivores — insects, small invertebrates, even smaller frogs. • Notes: They are often mistaken for young bullfrogs but can be told apart by the dorsolateral ridge. ⸻ Acris blanchardi (Blanchard’s Cricket Frog) • Family: Hylidae (tree frogs, though cricket frogs are not arboreal). • Range: Central United States, including Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Its range overlaps with that of the Eastern Cricket Frog but has been separated taxonomically. • Appearance: • Very small (1.5–3.5 cm). • Variable coloration — gray, brown, or green, often with a triangular mark on the top of the head. • Warty skin texture, unlike many other tree frogs. • Habitat: Found along the margins of ponds, streams, rivers, and ditches. Despite being in the tree frog family, they are strongly associated with shallow water and muddy/sandy banks rather than trees. • Call: A rapid, clicking sound — like tapping two pebbles together. It can resemble the sound of metal marbles being struck. • Diet: Small insects, spiders, and tiny invertebrates. • Notes: • They are short-lived, usually surviving only one year. • Populations have declined in parts of their range due to habitat loss and pesticide use. • Extremely agile jumpers for their size. #frog #geek #nature #stream #animallover

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