Brimley's chorus frog

Brimley's chorus frog (Pseudacris brimleyi) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to the United States and is named for North Carolina zoologist C.S. Brimley.

Brimley's chorus frog
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hylidae
Genus:	Pseudacris
Species:	P. brimleyi
Binomial name
Pseudacris brimleyi Brandt & Walker, 1933

Physical characteristics

Brimley's chorus frog is small, with adults reaching a length of 1 in (25 mm) in males and 1.3 in (33 mm) in females.^[2] It is usually tan in color. It has a dark brown or black stripe running from snout to groin on both sides of its body. It has three parallel stripes down its back and a yellowish belly. Some may have brown spots on their chests.^[3] It has a pale stripe on its upper lip extending to its tympanum.^[2]

Habitat

Brimley's chorus frog is found in the Atlantic Coastal Plain from northeastern Georgia to southern Caroline County, Virginia.^[4]

Its natural habitats are subtropical forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, ponds, open excavations, canals, and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[3]