Northern Spring Peeper

[mjs1973]

I found this guy in a lawn I was mowing yesterday afternoon. I have never seen a frog this color around here before although spring peepers are pretty common. I also saw a small green frog in the same place, but it jumped into the weeds before I could grab it.

[Knight]

First i ever C , kinda cute looking lol And its a great Capture

[paulnj]

They are quite small too and that's why you don't see them much. Nice find, nice capture.

[mjs1973]

Thanks Knight & Paul. This guy was very small. Every year there is a ton of tiny little critters hopping around in the spring. I have always thought they were little toads, but I will look at them more closely the next time I see them, maybe they are peepers. Are these things considered a type of "tree frog"? It's toes appeared to be sticky, but it was so small it was hard to tell if it was really sticking to my hand. It did jump onto the side of my plastic lens hood and stuck there which made me think this was a tree frog at first.

[Dylan8i]

its scientific name is Pseudacris crucifer so its technically not a tree frog (Hyla). but they are very close. its technically a chorus frog.

but i also think the name has changed recently and i can't remember what to.

[Alison]

I love this forum! It's so informative
Great capture.

[Loupey]

Judging by the size of the grass blades, I see just how little this guy must have been.

Love how the small size and light angle makes him translucent. Thanks for sharing the image, Michael.

[paulnj]

Correct. They do infact have "pads" on their feet to climb vegitation , but are nacturnal chorus frog associated with slow moving to standing water sources.