Sounds of Acris crepitans crepitans - Eastern Cricket Frog

(formerly Acris crepitans blanchardi - Blanchard's Cricket Frog)
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Advertisement Calls

An advertisement call is the most well-known call of a frog. It is produced by a male frog in order to attract females during the breeding season and to warn other rival males of his presence. Frogs usually make the calls around bodies of water that are suitable for breeding and egg laying. These calls can be heard during the evening and at night, and sometimes during daylight at the peak of the breeding season.

The voice of the Eastern or Blanchard's Cricket Frog is a series of clicks, sounding like rocks tapped together. The calls start out slowly, then gradually increase in speed.



This is a 42 second recording of the advertisement calls of a small group of Cricket Frogs calling from a small forest pond on a sunny afternoon in Bastrop County, Texas. In this 14 second recording, you can hear these frogs in the background calling at night from the same location along with Gulf Coast Toads, Houston Toads, Southern Leopard Frogs, Gray Treefrogs, and Narrow-mouthed toads.
 
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