Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata)


Group	Toads/Frogs
Code	AAABC05070
Order	Anura
Family	Hylidae
Author	(Wied-Neuwied, 1838)
Rank	G5 (definitions)
Occurrence	P (definitions)
Scale	S (definitions)

County List:


Western UP	none
Eastern UP	none
Northern LP	all
Southern LP	all

Rule:

Forested or Nonforested Landscapes

1st alternative:
      (Swamp Hardwoods (Pole or Sm Saw or Lg Saw or Uneven))
      or (Bottomland Hardwoods (Pole or Sm Saw or Lg Saw or Uneven))
   containing:
      (Dead Down Woody Debris)
   adjacent to:
      Ponds

2nd alternative:
      (Swamp Hardwoods (Pole or Sm Saw or Lg Saw or Uneven))
      or (Bottomland Hardwoods (Pole or Sm Saw or Lg Saw or Uneven))
   containing:
      (Dead Down Woody Debris and Vernal Pools)

3rd alternative:
      Grass
      or Fields/Pasture
      or Sedge Meadow
      or Marsh 2
      or Residential
   adjacent to:
      Ponds

4th alternative:
      Grass
      or Fields/Pasture
      or Sedge Meadow
      or Marsh 2
      or Residential
   containing:
      Vernal Pools

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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	YES	YES	YES	YES
Balsam Poplar & Swamp Aspen & Swamp Birch	no	no	no	no	no	no
Bottomland Hardwoods	no	no	YES	YES	YES	YES
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	Grass, Fields/Pastures, Residential, Pond, Marsh 2 (MARSH), Sedge Meadow
Special Features	Dead Down Woody Debris, Vernal Pools

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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.

These frogs can be common even in farming and suburban areas, but their numbers are declining in some areas. Chorus frogs live in a variety of habitats, including marshes, meadows, fallow farm fields, and damp woodlands. They are rarely seen after the breeding season but are occasionally found under logs or boards in moist places.

They appear to overwinter near their breeding sites, which include vernal ponds, flooded fields, ditches, marsh edges, and wooded swamps.

Chorus frogs eat a variety of small insects, spiders, and other invertebrates. The tadpoles feed mostly on algae.