Sierran Treefrog (Pseudacris sierra)

Created: August 16th, 2011 - 01:13 AM
Last Modified: September 17th, 2011 - 11:08 AM Entered by: Wim de Groot
Record 84996

Country: United States		State: California	County: Santa Clara County	Time: 2011-08-13 10:16:00
Qty: 1	Age: --	Sex: --	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: pond
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 76.00F	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Clear		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: 100.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

Several frogs were observed but only 1 photographed

Vouchers

Comments

Posted by Wim de Groot on Sep 17, 2011 at 11:10 AM

I have changed the species based upon your recommendation.

Posted by Jonathan Hakim on Sep 17, 2011 at 07:16 AM

If you want further verification on Pseudacris sierra in Santa Clara County, you can check this very excellent online field guide: http://www.californiaherps.com/frogs/pages/p.sierra.html

Posted by Jonathan Hakim on Sep 17, 2011 at 07:15 AM

Mr. Flaxington is definitely very knowledgeable. You'll notice the ID he posted on that forum thread was "Pseudacris regilla complex". The Pseudacris regilla "complex" is the group of closely related species Pseudacris regilla, Pseudacris sierra, and Pseudacris hypochondriaca. They are difficult to tell apart from each other unless you know where they are from, and you didn't mention your location information in the thread, so Mr. Flaxington was only able to tell you the complex they belong to.

Posted by Wim de Groot on Sep 16, 2011 at 10:40 AM

Hi Jonathan,

I entered P. regilla based on feedback I got from a posting on Field Herp Forum from someone who is supposedly knowledgeable and goes by the nickname of "Fieldnotes". Here is the link: http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=7676
I am willing to change the name but only if you can vouch for the necessity of the name change.

Wim

Posted by Jonathan Hakim on Sep 16, 2011 at 02:10 AM

This species is now considered Pseudacris sierra in Santa Clara County.