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ANURA

TERRITORY SIZE - What is the territory size for the ?

Species Common Name Territory Size

Bufonidae True Bufo a. americanus Eastern American Toad Unk (Oldham 1966) Bufo fowleri Fowler's Toad Unk (Stille 1952, Clarke 1974a, Breden 1988) Bufo quercicus Oak Toad Unk Bufo terrestris Southern Toad Unk Treefrogs Acris c. crepitans Eastern Cricket Unk Acris c. blanchardi Blanchard's none (Pyburn 1958); 30 cm radius (Perrill & Shepherd 1989) Acris g. gryllus Coastal Plain Cricket Frog Unk Hyla andersonii Pine Barrens Treefrog Unk Hyla chrysoscelis Cope’s Gray Treefrog Unk Hyla cinerea Green Treefrog Unk Hyla femoralis Pine Woods Treefrog Unk Hyla gratiosa Barking Treefrog N Hyla squirella Squirrel Treefrog Unk Hyla versicolor Gray Treefrog Unk Pseudacris brachyphona Mountain Unk Pseudacris brimleyi Brimley’s Chorus Frog Unk Pseudacris c. crucifer Northern 1.2 - 5.4 m (Delzell 1958) Pseudacris feriarum Unk Pseudacris feriarum kalmi New Jersey Chorus Frog Unk Pseudacris ocularis Unk Pseudacris triseriata 7.5 cm (Roble 1985) Pelobatidae Spadefoot Toads Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern Spadefoot 10 sq m (Pearson 1955) Ranidae True Frogs Rana catesbeiana American Bullfrog 2.5m2 (8.6 ft diam.in pond) (Currie and Bellis 1969) Rana clamitans melanota Northern Green Frog 61 sq m (Martof 1956b) Rana palustris Pickerel Frog Unk Rana pipiens Northern Leopard Frog 5 - 10 m (Dole 1965) Rana septentrionalis Mink Frog Unk Rana sphenocephala Southern Leopard Frog Unk Rana sylvatica Wood Frog 64.5 sq m (Bellis 1965) Rana virgatipes Carpenter Frog 0.5 - 6.5 m Microhylidae Narrow-mouthed Frogs Gastrophryne carolinensis Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad Unk

Territory Size Codes: State in m2 or km2, Unk = unknown