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Scientific Name:
Family:
Photo by: Quentin Stiles
Flat, elongated body with pointed snout.
Toe pads and tubercles on toes.
How to identify:
Coloration:
dorsal (top) color varies from brown, gray, or yellow-green with dark spots present on dorsal surface.
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Ventral surface with translucent skin.
Dark crossbar pattern on hind limbs.
Diet:
Size:
Rio Grande Chirping Frogs can grow to be 05-1in one has been found by herpetologist, Quentin Stiles, that measured up to a whopping 1-1/2in long as shown in the figure below
Habitat:
Rio Grande Chirping Frog live near palm groves, backyard gardens, and irrigation ditches.
Range of habitat:
Rio Grande Chirping Frog found from south Texas to northeast Mexico.
Orange counties indicate new records since previous Herps of Texas updated in 1998; all other colors represent counties with known Rio Grande Chirping Frog population prior to 1998
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