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chorus frog

American  

noun

  1. any of several small North American frogs of the genus Pseudacris, having a loud call commonly heard in the early spring.


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They include the little brown bat, the plains spotted skunk, the Illinois chorus frog, the golden-winged warbler, Blanding’s turtle, the Mammoth Springs crayfish, two freshwater mussels and a plant called Hall’s bulrush.

From Seattle Times

The tadpoles include three native species: the leopard frog, the boreal chorus frog and the tiger salamander.

From Washington Times

For example, when a chorus frog was introduced to all six types of parasites simultaneously, the infection rate was 42 percent lower than for frogs infected with just one type of parasite.

From New York Times

Pacific tree frog, or the Pacific chorus frog; 5.

From Seattle Times

The tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum and the Pseudacris ornata or ornate chorus frog, both winter-breeding species, were showing up earlier to breed.

From Reuters