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Mountain chorus frog

Pseudacris brachyphona · Frogs and toads · Amphibians

Mountain chorus frog (Pseudacris brachyphona): Small frog; adult males 26-30 mm, females 28-34 mm. Mostly light brown with stripes or spots of varying shades of brown along the back; a stripe from the snout across the eye. This profile does not establish whether taking it is legal anywhere.

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Scientific name
Pseudacris brachyphona
Family
Hylidae
In North America
Native
Range
Appalachian Mountains from northwestern Pennsylvania to central Alabama, generally at elevations of about 365-1066 m. Not in Canada.
Biology

How to identify it

Small frog; adult males 26-30 mm, females 28-34 mm. [1][2]

Mostly light brown with stripes or spots of varying shades of brown along the back; a stripe from the snout across the eye. [1][2]

Legs usually yellow; throat yellow to black in males and white in females. [1][2]

Field knowledge

Where it lives

Wooded, hilly areas with deciduous trees; breeds in spring pools, flooded ditches, stream pools and woodland ponds. [1][2]

Field knowledge

How it behaves

Primarily nocturnal, also diurnal when breeding; breeding February-June, eggs in small clusters attached to vegetation. [1][2]

Relatively solitary outside breeding; males defend breeding spots in vernal ponds. [1][2]

Eats beetles (about 45% of diet), spiders, bugs, ants and other small invertebrates; migrates between breeding pools and upland habitat. [1][2]

Regulatory handoff

Limited legal take

Legal take of this species exists only under narrow conditions — a quota, a draw, a permit, a small area, or animals released or held on private land — set by the authorities below. Nowhere else is a legal opportunity implied, and Hunt shows one only where a certified rule establishes it.

Where legal take is listed

Being listed is not an open season. Seasons, zones, licences, methods and limits decide whether this animal may be taken on a given day and place — check Hunt or the authority before you go. Listings read 2026-09-30.

Geospatial intelligence

Where it is found

Appalachian Mountains from northwestern Pennsylvania to central Alabama, generally at elevations of about 365-1066 m. Not in Canada.

Biology

Sources

Every claim above is attributed to one of these published sources.

  1. NatureServe · reviewed 2026-09-30

    NatureServe

  2. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Animal Diversity Web · reviewed 2026-09-30

    University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Animal Diversity Web