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bare hands is unadvised. A dark, triangular mark between the eyes is frequently seen, and can be used to easily identify the species. Many different colors can be seen on certain specimen's backs, usually being either a dark red, orange, light green, or in rarer cases, a combination. They are small frogs, growing to 0.6 inches (1.5 cm) in length on average.
267:, and/or near row crop agriculture. The average life span for this frog is about one year, which is why the species is considered to be short-lived. Little is known about the interactions and basic ecology, even though populations are decreasing. Blanchard's cricket frog was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the
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Hoskins, Tyler D.; Boone, Michelle D. (2017-01-20). "Variation in malathion sensitivity among populations of
Blanchard's cricket frogs (Acris blanchardi) and implications for risk assessment".
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Krynak, Katherine (January 2016). "Landscape and water characteristics correlate with immune defense traits across
Blanchard's cricket frog (Acris blanchardi) populations".
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Cusaac, J. Patrick (December 2015). "Acute toxicity of
Headline fungicide to Blanchard's cricket frogs (Acris blanchardi)".
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Youngquist, Melissa (August 2015). "Competitive
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