NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Southern Chorus Frog
Pseudacris nigrita (LeConte, 1825)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The southern chorus frog (Pseudacris nigrita) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae, endemic to the southeastern United States. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate grassland, shrub-dominated wetlands, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, ponds, open excavations, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Southern chorus frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:01:37.681726+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pseudacris nigrita (LeConte, 1825)
- Name authority
- (LeConte, 1825)
- Common name
- Southern Chorus Frog
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hylidae
- Genus
- Pseudacris
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyHylidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusPseudacris Fitzinger, 1843
- speciesPseudacris nigrita (LeConte, 1825)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pseudacris. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| California Chorus FrogPseudacris cadaverina (Cope, 1866) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Southeastern Chorus FrogPseudacris feriarum (Baird, 1854) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Illinois Chorus FrogPseudacris illinoensis Smith, 1951 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| New Jersey Chorus FrogPseudacris kalmi Harper, 1955 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ornate Chorus FrogPseudacris ornata (Holbrook, 1836) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Northern Pacific TreefrogPseudacris regilla (Baird & Girard, 1852) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brimley's Chorus FrogPseudacris brimleyi Brandt & Walker, 1933 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spotted Chorus FrogPseudacris clarkii (Baird, 1854) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spring PeeperPseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cajun Chorus FrogPseudacris fouquettei Lemmon, Lemmon, Collins & Cannatella, 2008 | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Boreal Chorus FrogPseudacris maculata (Agassiz, 1850) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Little Grass FrogPseudacris ocularis (Holbrook, 1838) | HylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Rana nigrita LeConte, 1825 LeConte, 1825 | synonym |
| Chorophilus nigritus (LeConte, 1825) (LeConte, 1825) | synonym |
| Acris nigrita (LeConte, 1825) (LeConte, 1825) | synonym |
| Cystignathus nigritus (LeConte, 1825) (LeConte, 1825) | synonym |
| Helocaetes nigrita (LeConte, 1825) (LeConte, 1825) | synonym |
| Hyla nigrita (LeConte, 1825) (LeConte, 1825) | synonym |
| Pseudacris nigrita nigrita (LeConte, 1825) (LeConte, 1825) | synonym |
| Pseudacris nigrita verrucosa (Cope, 1877) (Cope, 1877) | synonym |
| Chorophilus verrucosus Cope, 1877 Cope, 1877 | synonym |
| Pseudacris verrucosus (Cope, 1877) (Cope, 1877) | synonym |
| Chorophilus nigritus verrucosus Cope, 1877 Cope, 1877 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=173530 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4NH9P. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.