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AmphibiansIn Wayne County, Ohio

Spring Peeper

Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838)

Spring Peeper in all of Ohio
Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Hylidae
Genus
Pseudacris
Near Wayne County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (16)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (53)
  • Recorded, season not shown (18)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Spring Peeper by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Athens County40 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Butler County31 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clermont County48 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Cuyahoga County121 · Season shownYes: year-round
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Delaware County36 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Franklin County51 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Geauga County40 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hamilton County43 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hancock CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake County47 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Licking County21 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lorain County56 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lucas County25 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Medina County46 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Portage County58 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Stark County35 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Summit County195 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Trumbull County22 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Warren County22 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wayne County24 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Wayne County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 24 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Wayne County · records of all species each week, 15,874 in all

Records per week from 24 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Spring Peeper in Wayne County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Spring PeeperYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100052
Jan 11–170027
Jan 18–240013
Jan 25–310035
Feb 1–70052
Feb 8–140052
Feb 15–210035
Feb 22–280067
Mar 1–70083
Mar 8–141189
Mar 15–2153127
Mar 22–2842138
Mar 29 – Apr 422190
Apr 5–1100265
Apr 12–1811352
Apr 19–2500307
Apr 26 – May 200350
May 3–900301
May 10–1600449
May 17–2300365
May 24–3000468
May 31 – Jun 600455
Jun 7–1311274
Jun 14–2000366
Jun 21–2700441
Jun 28 – Jul 400569
Jul 5–1100639
Jul 12–1800649
Jul 19–2511722
Jul 26 – Aug 100603
Aug 2–800582
Aug 9–1511786
Aug 16–2200406
Aug 23–2900741
Aug 30 – Sep 522772
Sep 6–1221588
Sep 13–1900696
Sep 20–2621409
Sep 27 – Oct 311520
Oct 4–1000441
Oct 11–1711287
Oct 18–2400218
Oct 25–3100165
Nov 1–700190
Nov 8–1400134
Nov 15–210068
Nov 22–280058
Nov 29 – Dec 50044
Dec 6–120020
Dec 13–190031
Dec 20–260029
Dec 27 – Jan 200154

In Ohio

Early March to mid-October, middle week May 17–23

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,850 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 912 dates. Latest record: November 2025.

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Records of Spring Peeper in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Spring PeeperYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10116,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24114,645
Jan 25–31214,698
Feb 1–7226,023
Feb 8–14315,888
Feb 15–21635,436
Feb 22–281956,846
Mar 1–74298,321
Mar 8–14106910,384
Mar 15–21171812,620
Mar 22–28108813,949
Mar 29 – Apr 4871019,661
Apr 5–1171926,860
Apr 12–1889939,925
Apr 19–2555641,623
Apr 26 – May 276956,391
May 3–9541052,952
May 10–1616653,785
May 17–2323757,698
May 24–3017754,651
May 31 – Jun 67553,099
Jun 7–1326753,700
Jun 14–2030856,625
Jun 21–2733955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 458958,477
Jul 5–1149861,336
Jul 12–1840964,722
Jul 19–2558969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 156859,416
Aug 2–855959,712
Aug 9–15511055,994
Aug 16–2242954,328
Aug 23–2938851,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5391057,167
Sep 6–1254959,075
Sep 13–19381054,543
Sep 20–2640945,860
Sep 27 – Oct 346943,180
Oct 4–1029937,841
Oct 11–1736930,824
Oct 18–2421821,156
Oct 25–3119619,021
Nov 1–712614,172
Nov 8–1412512,621
Nov 15–21227,965
Nov 22–28438,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5336,083
Dec 6–12116,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2228,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Western Chorus Frog Pseudacris triseriataOften confused in Ohio: 33 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Gray Treefrog Dryophytes versicolorOften confused in Ohio: 17 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Boreorana sylvatica Boreorana sylvaticaOften confused in Ohio: 15 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • American Toad Anaxyrus americanus257 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Cope's Gray Tree Frog Dryophytes chrysoscelis84 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When it is heard

Reported with a sound recording, too few times for a season.

From 3 iNaturalist records with a sound recording. Sounds are not kept or played here. Listen on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

Time of day it is recorded

midnight6 amnoon6 pm

From 1,812 Ohio records with a time. Most records are made when people are outside, so night and early-morning species are under-recorded.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest41%31%
Developed33%49%
Farmland17%11%
Wetland8%5%
Grassland and shrub0.7%0.9%
Open water0.4%3%
Barren0.1%0.6%

From 940 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

1,850 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.