Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans blanchardi)

Created: March 4th, 2009 - 03:04 PM
Last Modified: November 30th, 2009 - 11:19 AM Entered by: Kyle Salzmann
Record 22461

Country: United States		State: Wisconsin	County: Grant County	Time: 2008-06-30 23:08:00
Qty: 40	Age: Adult	Sex: Both	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: backwaters of large river
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Notes

Many of these frogs still calling in late June. Seemed strange, but there were many around, sitting on the surface of the water and weeds near the railroad tracks.

Vouchers

Comments

Posted by Kyle Salzmann on Apr 01, 2009 at 05:47 PM

I actually just received an email from the DNR about my findings from a couple of years ago. It turns out they had some problems with their email, and did not find my message until just recently. The frog is of special concern in WI, so they want to know when people come across them. They linked me to this site...http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/er/forms/rare_animal_report.asp

Posted by Kyle Salzmann on Mar 28, 2009 at 09:19 PM

Thanks Corey,

I've actually contacted the DNR a couple of times about them, but they never got back to me about it. It must not have been one of their "priorities" at the time. I'll have to contact Bob directly and see what he has to say.

Posted by Corey Raimond on Mar 28, 2009 at 09:13 PM

Wow, this is great. You should report the locality to Bob Hay at the DNR. Even if they already know about it, they like to know things like how many were calling and how many you saw.