Family Hylidae – Treefrogs

Southern chorus frog (Pseudacris nigrita)

• Description: 3/4-1 1/4 inches; gray to brown with three rows of dark spots or three stripes running down the back; middle stripe ending at a point between the eyes or on the snout.

• Distribution: Southeastern counties from coast to about Hattiesburg; common.

• Breeding period: January or February to mid-April.

• Breeding sites: Flooded fields, ditches, temporary ponds.

• Voice: Slow, drawn out trill, similar to sound made when thumb is slowly drawn along the teeth of a comb.

• Comments: Recorded near Lyman in Harrison County.