Description: 1 - 1ΒΌ inches. Blanchard's Cricket Frogs have bumpy brown, gray, or green skin. There may be a reddish brown or bright green stripe down the back. The larger bumps on the back are usually still brown or gray, even when the skin around them is green.
Similar Species: Boreal Chorus Frogs and Spring Peepers both have smooth, or slightly granular skin.
Status: Minnesota's only endangered amphibian.
Learn More: MNDNR - Rare Species Guide
This map is generated from data provided by the Bell Museum of Natural History and HerpMapper.org. Please help us keep it up-to-date by submitting your amphibian and reptile observations.
Blanchard's cricket frog chorus. Courtesy of Christopher E. Smith.
A couple individual Blanchard's cricket frogs calling. Courtesy of Christopher E. Smith.