Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans)


Group	Toads/Frogs
Code	AAABC01010
Order	Anura
Family	Hylidae
Author	Baird, 1854
Rank	G5 (definitions)
Occurrence	P (definitions)
Scale	S (definitions)

County List:


Western UP	none
Eastern UP	none
Northern LP	Newaygo
Southern LP	Oakland, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Montcalm, Ottawa, Kent, Cass, Saginaw, Muskegon, Kalamazoo, Jackson, Ionia, Ingham, Hillsdale, Gratiot, Genesee, Clinton, Calhoun, Branch, Allegan, St. Joseph, Washtenaw, Eaton, Van Buren, Wayne, Barry, Berrien, Shiawassee

Rule:

Mixed Forested/Nonforested or Nonforested Landscapes

      (Lake or Pond or River)
   adjacent to:
      Shorelines/Mudflats

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Habitat List:

Habitats	Regen	Sap	Pole	Sm Saw	Lg Saw	Uneven
Aspen	no	no	no	no	no	-
Paper Birch	no	no	no	no	no	-
Oak	no	no	no	no	no	no
Assorted Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Northern Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Spruce/Fir	no	no	no	no	no	no
Hemlock	no	no	no	no	no	no
Jack Pine	no	no	no	no	no	no
Red Pine	no	no	no	no	no	no
White Pine	no	no	no	no	no	no
Conifer Plantations	no	no	no	no	no	-
Mixed Upland Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Mixed Northern Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Mixed Upland Conifer	no	no	no	no	no	no
Mixed Pine	no	no	no	no	no	no
Swamp Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Balsam Poplar & Swamp Aspen & Swamp Birch	no	no	no	no	no	no
Bottomland Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Tamarack	no	no	no	no	no	no
Northern White Cedar	no	no	no	no	no	no
Black Spruce	no	no	no	no	no	no
Mixed Lowland Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Mixed Lowland Conifer	no	no	no	no	no	no
Non-Forested	Lake, Pond, River, Shorelines & Mudflats
Special Features	Riparian

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Literature:

Harding, J. H. and J. A. Holman. 1992. Michigan frogs, toads, and salamanders a field guide and pocket reference. Co-operative Extension Service, Michigan State University. 144 pp.

Blanchard's cricket frogs inhabit the edges of permanent ponds, lakes, floodings, and streams. Open or partly vegetated mud flats adjacent to the water seem to be a preferred habitat.

Blanchard's cricket frogs eat small invertebrates, mostly insects, and feed both day and night.