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Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) - Spring Peeper

Maps

Locality Map

Locality map for Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper)
Locality map for Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper).
Map created 6 March 2024.

County Map

County map for Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper)
County map for Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Historical Locality Map

Historical locality map for Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper)
Historical locality map for Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper). Black circles ( ) represent records after 1986, blue squares ( ) represent records between 1966 and 1986, orange triangles ( ) represent records prior to 1966. Note that more recent records might conceal underlying older records.
Map created 6 March 2024.

Historical County Map

Historical county map for Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper)
Historical county map for Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper). Black circles ( ) represent records after 1986, blue squares ( ) represent records between 1966 and 1986, orange triangles ( ) represent records prior to 1966. Note that only the most recent county record for each county is shown.
Map created 6 March 2024.

Ecological Drainage Locality Map

Ecological Drainage Units map for Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper)
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Natural Divisions Locality Map

Natural Divisions locality map for Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper)
Natural Divisions and Sections locality map for Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Major Watersheds Locality Map

Major watersheds map for Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper)
Major Watersheds locality map for Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Level I Ecoregion Locality Map

Level I Ecoregions map for Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper)
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Level II Ecoregion Locality Map

Level II Ecoregions map for Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper)
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Level III Ecoregion Locality Map

Level III Ecoregions map for Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper)
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map

Level IV Ecoregions map for Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper)
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper).
Map created 6 March 2024.

Native Status

Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper) is native to Missouri.

Collection Summary

Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper) has a total of 430 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 89 counties and 206 localities. There are a total of 155 collectors and 209 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 234 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1892 and its most recent collection year is 2022. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are February 14 and November 28, respectively. If you have a new record to report, read the New Records section of the FAQ.

Collection Summary by County

Collection summary for Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper) by county. Some values are unavailable since some records are represented solely by historical literature reports, which sometimes lack complete collecting data. Click on a county name to view more information about that county. Click on column headings to sort by that column.
County Localities Collections Collectors Dates Expeditions Earliest Year Latest Year
Adair 2 2 5 2 2 2002 2007
Audrain 1 1 1 1 1 2013 2013
Barry 5 19 10 6 7 1952 2004
Barton 2 2 2 2 2 2015 2022
Bates 2 2 3 2 2 1992 2003
Benton 1 1 1 1 1 1941 1941
Bollinger 3 3 4 3 3 1967 1995
Boone 7 47 7 10 11 1964 1980
Butler 2 2 2 2 2 1935 1994
Callaway 2 2 2 2 2 1975 2002
Camden 2 2 2 2 2 1978 1983
Cape Girardeau 3 6 4 3 3 1996 2007
Carter 6 6 7 5 6 1930 2002
Cass 1 1 4 1 1 1992 1992
Cedar 1 2 1 1 1 2003 2003
Christian 6 14 6 6 6 2005 2020
Clark 1 3 1 1 1 1990 1990
Clay 1 1 1 1 1 2021 2021
Cole 1 1 1 1 1 2010 2010
Cooper 1 1 1 1 1 2000 2000
Crawford 2 3 4 2 2 2003 2013
Dade 6 8 6 7 7 1999 2022
Dallas 1 1 2 1 1 1992 1992
Dent 2 2 3 2 2 1909 2008
Douglas 2 2 2 2 2 1976 1993
Franklin 1 1 1 1 1 2016 2016
Gasconade 1 1 1 1 1 2016 2016
Gentry 1 1 1 1 1 2004 2004
Greene 6 6 4 6 6 1995 2022
Harrison 3 5 4 3 4 1993 1993
Henry 2 2 3 2 2 1992 2008
Hickory 1 1 1 1 1 2006 2006
Howard 2 3 3 2 2 2002 2022
Howell 2 2 3 2 2 2003 2003
Iron 2 2 3 2 2 1950 2009
Jackson 2 2 3 2 2 2011 2016
Jasper 3 3 5 3 3 1992 2021
Jefferson 6 7 2 2 2 1932 1932
Johnson 8 16 10 12 12 1976 1995
Laclede 1 1 3 1 1 2000 2000
Lawrence 1 2 1 1 1 2005 2005
Lewis 1 2 1 1 1 1996 1996
Lincoln 1 4 1 2 2 1980 2013
Linn 1 1 2 1 1 2004 2004
Livingston 1 1 1 1 1 1994 1994
Macon 2 3 2 2 2 1984 1997
Madison 1 1 4 1 1 2003 2003
Maries 1 2 2 2 2 1982 1982
Marion 1 2 1 1 1 1997 1997
McDonald 3 4 3 3 3 1949 2013
Mercer 1 1 2 1 1 2009 2009
Miller 2 3 2 2 2 1962 1966
Moniteau 1 2 2 1 1 1992 1992
Monroe 2 2 1 2 2 2009 2020
Montgomery 1 1 2 1 1 2003 2003
Morgan 2 13 2 2 2 1968 1997
Newton 5 7 4 4 4 2000 2021
Oregon 2 2 1 2 2 1892 1961
Osage 1 2 2 1 1 1997 1997
Ozark 3 48 19 10 22 1976 1998
Perry 2 2 2 2 2 1995 2005
Pettis 2 2 2 2 2 1962 2015
Phelps 4 4 4 4 4 1967 2020
Pike 1 1 2 1 1 2011 2011
Platte 1 1 1 1 1 2021 2021
Polk 1 1 1 1 1 2000 2000
Pulaski 2 2 2 2 2 1967 1976
Putnam 1 1 3 1 1 2006 2006
Randolph 1 2 1 1 1 2001 2001
Reynolds 3 5 3 3 3 1934 1969
Ripley 2 2 2 2 2 2004 2005
Saint Charles 1 2 2 1 1 2003 2003
Saint Clair 1 1 3 1 1 2007 2007
Sainte Genevieve 1 1 1 1 1 2013 2013
Saint Francois 2 2 3 2 2 2007 2008
Saint Louis 3 6 4 5 5 1892 1971
Shannon 7 17 15 6 9 1983 2009
Shelby 1 2 1 1 1 1998 1998
Stoddard 4 10 6 8 8 1964 1988
Stone 3 12 3 3 3 1950 1973
Taney 6 24 5 7 7 1946 1987
Texas 3 3 8 3 3 1979 2003
Vernon 1 1 1 1 1 1989 1989
Warren 3 3 4 3 3 1988 2021
Washington 2 2 3 2 2 1909 1991
Wayne 3 7 6 6 6 1946 2010
Webster 1 4 1 2 2 1932 1932
Worth 1 1 2 1 1 2001 2001
Wright 3 3 4 2 3 1989 1995

Potential County Records

Potential counties for Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper). Counties are listed in descending order of their likelihood of having this species. Click on a county to view more information about that county. Click on column headings to sort by that column.
Likelihood County Rationale Ecoregion / Watershed
2 Chariton Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
2 Ralls Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles River Hills
2 Sullivan Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
4 Carroll Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
4 Clinton Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
4 Knox Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Claypan Prairie
4 Knox Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
4 Lafayette Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Wooded Osage Plains
4 Scotland Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
6 Buchanan Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
6 Caldwell Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
6 Daviess Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
6 Grundy Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
6 Nodaway Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
6 Ray Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
6 Saline Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
6 Saline Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Wooded Osage Plains
6 Schuyler Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Claypan Prairie
6 Schuyler Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
7 Scott Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Mississippi Alluvial Plain
7 Scott Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Interior River Valleys and Hills
8 Andrew Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
8 De Kalb Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
8 De Kalb Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
8 Dunklin Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Bluff Hills
8 Dunklin Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains
9 Mississippi Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles Interior River Valleys and Hills
9 New Madrid Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles Mississippi Alluvial Plain

Linnaean Classification

Kingdom:
Animalia - Animals
Phylum:
Chordata - Chordates
Subphylum:
Vertebrata - Vertebrates
Class:
Amphibia Gray, 1825 - Amphibians
Order:
Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 - Frogs
Family:
Hylidae Rafinesque, 1815 - Treefrogs
Genus:
Pseudacris Fitzinger, 1843 - Chorus Frogs
Species:
Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) - Spring Peeper

Recent Taxonomic Synonyms

(none)