Blanchard’s Cricket Frog

(Acris blanchardi)

Conservation  •  Description  •  Habitat  •  Ecology  •  Distribution  •  Taxonomy

Blanchard’s Cricket Frog
Photo by Jeff LeClere

Conservation Status

IUCN Red List

LC - Least Concern

NatureServe

N5 - Secure
S1 - Critically Imperiled

Minnesota

Endangered
Species in Greatest Conservation Need

Description

 

Size

Total length: ⅝″ to 1½″

Voice

Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI), Midwest Region

Frog and Toad Calls

Similar Species

 

Habitat

Ponds, lakes, slow-moving rivers, streams, shallow wetlands.

Ecology

Behavior

 

Lifespan

 

Life Cycle

 

Tadpole Food

 

Adult Food

Tiny insects

Distribution

Distribution Map
1/1/2026

Sources

6, 14, 24, 29, 30, 78.

USGS National Amphibian Atlas. https://armi.usgs.gov/atlas/. Accessed 1/1/2026).

Occurrence

Common and abundant in south-central United States, rare in Minnesota.

Taxonomy

Class

Amphibia (Amphibians)

Order

Anura (Frogs and Toads)

Family

Hylidae (Treefrogs and Allies)

Genus

Acris (Cricket Frogs)

Subordinate Taxa

 

Synonyms

Acris crepitans blanchardi

Acris crepitans paludicola

Acris gryllus blanchardi

Acris gryllus paludicola

Hyla ocularis blanchardi

Common Names

Blanchard’s Cricket Frog

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Blanchard’s Cricket Frog
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Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans blanchardi)
FHFchrish

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Published on May 17, 2013

Blanchard's Cricket Frog calling from along Nueces River bottom in La Salle County, Texas. A bioluminescent Click Beetle flies over to the frog for size reference.

Blanchard's Cricket Frog Calling
Dustie Meads

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Published on Apr 20, 2012

A small Blanchard's Cricket Frog on the forest floor. Both are the same cricket frog, in different positions. The little guy just didn't want to stay put in any one place. Found him in NW Arkansas near a creek lined with forest on both sides, a perfect habitat for tree frogs.

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Jeff LeClere
6/11/2017

Blanchard’s Cricket Frog

Location: Rock County

Jeff LeClere
7/6/2008

Blanchard’s Cricket Frog

Location: Winona County

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