Spring peeper: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the spring peeper lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pseudacris crucifer
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Hylidae

Where does the spring peeper live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the spring peeper in 2 countries and territories across North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Mississippi.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the spring peeper endangered?

The spring peeper’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the spring peeper?

The spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Hylidae, genus Pseudacris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the spring peeper

The spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) is a small chorus frog widespread throughout the eastern United States and eastern Canada. It prefers permanent ponds due to its advantage in avoiding predation; however, it is very adaptable with respect to the habitat it can live in. In northern regions, the frog is able to endure below freezing temperatures due to the capacity of its liver to exude and flush the bloodstream with a glucose cryoprotectant which acts both as an anti-freeze in its blood, and allows organs like the heart to enter into a state of protected dormancy. The peeper earned its name from its chirping call, which marks the beginning of spring. Crucifer is derived from the Latin root meaning "cross-bearing", a reference to the cross-like pattern on the spring peeper's dorsal side.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Spring peeper (revision 1379441116), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q135015 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).