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spring peeper: see tree frog tree frog, name for any of the small tree- or shrub-inhabiting frogs of the family Hylidae, characterized by an adhesive disk on the tip of each of the clawlike toes.
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spring peeper

Species (Hyla crucifer) of tree frog found in ponds, marshes, and other damp areas in the U.S. During the breeding season it can be found in woodland ponds; at other times it is seldom seen. It has a high, whistling call and is one of the first frogs to vocalize in spring. It is tiny (only 0.75–1.3 in. or 2–3.5 cm, long) and grayish, tan, or olive-brown, with an X-shaped or irregular brown mark on its back.

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Eleven poems celebrate the northern pond, cleverly mimicking the behavior or appearance of creatures from the spring peeper to the painted turtle.

Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems by The Horn Book Magazine

To investigate long-term exposure of amphibians to low pesticide concentrations, we exposed four local species of frogs, spring peepers (Pseudacris crucifer), American toads (Bufo americanus), green frogs (Rana clamitans), and wood frogs (Rana sylvatica), at early (Gosner stages 25-27; Gosner 1960) and late (stages 29-36) developmental stages to low concentrations of atrazine (3, 30, or 100 ppb).

Survivorship patterns of larval amphibians exposed to low ... by Kiesecker, Joseph M. / Environmental Health Perspectives

Even now I fail to see how to pack away my old barn pond with all its spring peepers and mosquitoes.

Growing season by Deen, Rosemary / Commonweal

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