Cricket Frog

Natural Habitat

Found near shallow, permanent water sources like ponds, lakes, and slow-moving streams with abundant vegetation.

Diet & Feeding

Strictly insectivorous; they consume a variety of small insects including mosquitoes, midges, and small beetles.

Behavior Patterns

Diurnal and highly active; known for their incredible leaping ability to escape predators. They produce a call that sounds like two pebbles clicking together. They undergo a complete metamorphosis from aquatic tadpoles to terrestrial adults.

Risks & Benefits

Benefits the ecosystem by controlling insect populations. They pose no risk to humans, though it is recommended to wash hands after handling to prevent the transfer of skin oils to the frog or potential bacteria (like Salmonella) to humans.

Identified on: 3/31/2026