Eco-Postcards

Milton, Jeff. Photgragph of eggs. 2013.

Pseudacris triseriata: Pictured to the left is the egg left of a Western Chorus Frog. Their life cycle involves living for about a year and breeding in the spring. Females put down 100 eggs near vegetation in clumps. Depending on water temperature the eggs can hatch in 18 days. Around 90 days later the eggs hatch into tadpoles.
("Western/Boreal chorus frog, " 2020)
https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/reptiles_amphibians/frogs_toads/treefrogs/chorus.html#:~:text=Western%20chorus%20frogs%20begin%20breeding%20in%20March%20and,prey%20of%20adults.%20Tadpoles%20eat%20mainly%20algae.%20Predators https://wildlife-

Pseudacris triseriata: These frogs are found in marshes or wooded wetland areas. They eat small invertebrates such as ants, spiders, snails, and slugs. (" Western Chorus Frog, " 2011) https://wildlife-species.canada.ca/species-risk-registry/species/speciesDetails_e.cfm?sid=1019

Pierson, Todd. Photograph of Western Chorus Frog. 2012.

This frog is relatively small, has a very granular texture, it has three unique dark lines on its back, males have a vocal sac that will turn yellow when expressed, and this a very hidden species. ("Western Chorus Frog, "2011)
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species.canada.ca/species-risk-

registry/species/speciesDetails_e.cfm?sid=1019

Jones, Sydney. A Western Chorus Frog Calling. 2020

This species has the ecological role of limiting insects in the population and being a food source for other species. (" Western Chorus Frog, " 2011) The primary predators of the frog are snakes, raccoons, birds and fish. ("Western/Boreal chorus frog, " 2020)
https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/reptiles_amphibians/frogs_toads/treefrogs/chorus.html#:~:text=Western%20chorus%20frogs%20begin%20breeding%20in%20March%20and,prey%20of%20adults.%20Tadpoles%20eat%20mainly%20algae.%20Predators https://wildlife-

species.canada.ca/species-risk-

registry/species/speciesDetails_e.cfm?sid=1019

Rogers, Jared. Photograph of Western Chorus Frog. 2020

References:

"Species Profile (Western Chorus Frog) - Species At Risk Public Registry". Wildlife-Species.Canada.Ca, 2020, https://wildlife-species.canada.ca/species-risk-registry/species/speciesDetails_e.cfm?sid=1019.
"Western/Boreal Chorus Frog". Minnesota Department Of Natural Resources, 2020, https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/reptiles_amphibians/frogs_toads/treefrogs/chorus.html.