Appalachian Mountain chorus frog
species of amphibian
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The mountain chorus frog, Appalachian mountain chorus frog, or chorus frog (Pseudacris brachyphona) is a frog. It lives in the United States. It lives on the western sides of the Appalachian Mountains. It lives in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee to the very northern part of Alabama.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hylidae |
| Genus: | Pseudacris |
| Species: | P. brachyphona
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| Pseudacris brachyphona (Cope, 1889)
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The adult frog is 35 mm long from nose to rear end. They can be light gray, light brown, or olive gray in color. They have lighter color on their bellies. Each frog has two stripes on its face from the mouth to the ear. They have dark stripes on their backs and legs. There is some yellow color on the back legs.[2]
The female frog lays eggs in groups of 10-50. They stick to dead plants on the bottom of the water.[2]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Pseudacris brachyphona (Cope, 1889)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 April Robinson (February 5, 2001). "Pseudacris brachyphona: Mountain Chorus Frog". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ↑ Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). "Mountain Chorus Frog: Pseudacris brachyphona". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T55888A11372613. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T55888A11372613.en. 55888. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
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