Brimley's chorus frog
Species of amphibian
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Brimley's chorus frog (Pseudacris brimleyi) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to the United States and is named for North Carolina zoologist C.S. Brimley.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Pseudacris |
| Species: | P. brimleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudacris brimleyi Brandt & Walker, 1933 | |
Physical characteristics
Brimley's chorus frog is small, with adults reaching a length of 1 in (25 mm) in males and 1.3 in (33 mm) in females.[2] It is usually tan in color. It has a dark brown or black stripe running from snout to groin on both sides of its body. It has three parallel stripes down its back and a yellowish belly. Some may have brown spots on their chests.[3] It has a pale stripe on its upper lip extending to its tympanum.[2]
Habitat
Brimley's chorus frog is found in the Atlantic Coastal Plain from northeastern Georgia to southern Caroline County, Virginia.[4]
Its natural habitats are subtropical forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, ponds, open excavations, canals, and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.[3]
