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Acris crepitans (northern cricket frog)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Hylidae

Taxonomy
Acris crepitans was named by Baird (1854). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Acris crepitans Baird
1964Acris crepitans Chantell p. 215

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
orderAnura()
Neobatrachia(Reig 1958)
superfamilyHyloideaFord and Cannatella 1993
familyHylidaeRafinesque 1815
genusAcrisDumeril and Bibron 1841
speciescrepitansBaird 1854

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Acris crepitans Baird 1854 [northern cricket frog]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-07-20 21:44:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:44:54
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Irvingtonian or 16.30000 to 0.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Acris crepitans (18284)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Acris crepitans (126664)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Kansas) Acris crepitans (20390)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Texas) Acris crepitans (20318 20530 20560)