Southern Cricket Frog
Acris gryllus

The southern cricket frog resembles the northern cricket frog to a great degree in appearance. The best distinguishing mark of the southern cricket frog is the clean-cut stripe on the rear of the thigh, as opposed to the ragged thigh stripe of the northern cricket frog. Their hind toes are webbed to a slightly lesser degree. Like the northern cricket frog, the southern cricket frog can inhabit nearly any type of wetland. They are the most common frogs in coastal areas of South Carolina and Georgia and can be heard calling at almost any given time. They can breed even during the colder months and can be heard clacking away their breeding call at almost any time of day. Breeding peaks in early summer. The easiest way to differentiate cricket frogs, though, is by range. Northern cricket frogs are generally found in the Piedmont and Mountains while southern cricket frogs are found in the Coastal Plain.