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Spring Peeper  (Pseudacris crucifer)

 
Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)

The Spring Peeper, Pseudacris crucifer, is the most broadly distributed chorus frog in the state of Kentucky.  This is a small frog ranging from 1 to 1 and a half inches in length, and can be distinguished by its dark X-shaped marking on its back.  Although the spring peeper is one of Kentucky's most diminutive frogs, its breeding chorus can be deafening !  From a distance, its

chorus has been described as sounding like sleigh bells.   Its call is a tell-tale sign that spring has arrived.  The plaintive high pitched chirping call of the peeper is heard from early spring into late summer, and sometimes in early fall.   The spring peeper is a frog of the woodlands, calling from small temporary or semipermanent ponds or swamps, especially if trees or shrubs are standing in the water.  

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