Table 1 Summary of life history traits of Pseudacris species in North America, separated by clade. See Additional file 3: Table S3 for list of abbreviations
Clade | Species | Distribution | Breeding season | No. of eggs | No. eggs per cluster | Time to hatch | Time to metamorphose | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
West coast | P. cadaverina | USA: CA MEX: BCN | Feb–Oct | – | 1–2 eggs | – | 40–75 days | [50] |
|  | P. hypochondriaca | USA: AZ, CA, NV, UT MEX: BCN, BCS | Nov–July | 400–750 | 9–80 eggs | 2–9 days | 60–75 days | |
|  | P. sierra | USA: CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT | Nov–July | 400–750 | 9–80 eggs | – | 60–65 days | |
|  | P. regilla | USA: AK, CA, MT, OR, WA CAN: BC | Nov–July | 400–750 | 9–80 eggs | 7–21 days | 52–70 days | |
Fat frog | P. illinoensis | USA: AR, IL, MO | Feb–March | 200–1000 | 8–79 eggs | – | – | |
|  | P. ornata | USA: AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC | Nov–March | 10–106 | 20–40 | ~ 7 days | ~ 90 days | |
|  | P. streckeri | USA: AR, IL, KS, LA, MO, OK, TX | Nov–March | ≤ 600 | – | 2–5 days | ~ 60 days | |
Crucifer | P. crucifer | USA: AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV CAN: MB, NB, NL, NS, ON, PE, QC | Nov–June | ~ 700 | 2–3 eggs | 6–15 days | ~ 90 days | |
|  | P. ocularis | USA: AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, VA | Jan–Sept | ≤ 200 | 1–25 eggs | 1–2 days | 7–70 days | |
Trilling frog | P. brachyphona | USA: KY, MD, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV | Feb–June | 300–1500 | 4–144 eggs | 7–10 days | 30–64 days | |
|  | P. brimleyi | USA: GA, NC, SC, VA | Feb–April | ≤ 300 | – | – | 30–60 days | [94] |
|  | P. clarkii | USA: KS, OK, TX MEX: TLA | Jan–June | ~ 1000 | 3–60 eggs | 2–3 days | 30–45 days | |
|  | P. feriarum | USA: AL, DC, FL, GA, IL, KY, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV | Feb–May | ≤ 1000 | 40–60 eggs | 7–14 days | 40–90 days | |
|  | P. fouquettei | USA: AR, LA, MO, MS, OK, TX | Jan–May | 500–1500 | – | 2–3 days | – | |
|  | P. kalmi | USA: DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA | Feb–April | 500–1500 | 6–20 eggs | 7–14 days | 40–90 days | |
|  | P. maculata | USA: AZ, CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NY, OK, SD, UT, VT, WI, WY CAN: AB, BC, MB, NT, ON, QC, SK, YK | Feb–April | 137–793 | 5–100 eggs | 10–14 days | ~ 60 days | |
|  | P. nigrita | USA: AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, VA | Dec–Sept | ≤ 180 | 6–176 eggs | 2–3 days | 40–120 days | |
|  | P. triseriata | USA: IL, IN, KY, MI, NY, OH, PA CAN: ON | Jan–June | 440–1500 | 20–70 eggs | 3–27 days | 40–90 days |