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Frog Identification Guide

Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans)
(Subspecies found in Canada is Blanchard's Cricket Frog)

  • 1.6 to 3.8 cm
  • Only found on Pelee Island in Ontario
  • Call is like the steady clicking of pebbles
  • Calling begins in early spring
  • Red to brown in colour with brown or black blotches
  • Dark triangular mark between the eyes
  • Breeds in open, permanent wetlands
Northern cricket frog