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California Treefrog
Pseudacris cadaverina (Cope, 1866)
SOO-day-kriss — cad-uh-VER-ee-nuh
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Occurrences:; 9,154 Total; 3,897 Museum; 5,257 Other

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Province/State Distribution:
United States: California

Taxonomic Etymology:
Named for its pallid, corpse-like coloration.
Pseudacris — From Greek pseudes (ψευδής), “false,” and akris (ἀκρίς), “locust.” Likely refers to their insect-like trilling calls—“false locusts.”
cadaverina — From Latin cadaverinus, meaning “of a corpse.” Refers to its grayish, mottled appearance, evoking a cadaverous look.

First instance(s) of published English names:
Cadaverous Hyla (Hyla cadaverina: Yarrow, Henry C. 1882. Check list of North American Reptilia and Batrachia with catalogue of specimens in U. S. National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum (24):1-249);


Selected References:
1866 Cope, Edward D. On the structures and distribution of the genera of the arciferous Anura. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Series 2 6:67–112
1923 Noble, G. Kingsley. The generic and genetic relations of Pseudacris, the swamp tree frogs. American Museum Novitates (70):1-6
1979 Gaudin, A. J. Hyla cadaverina Cope. California Treefrog. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (225):1–2
2004 Moriarty, Emily C. and David C. Cannatella. Phylogenetic relationships of the North American Chorus Frogs (Pseudacris: Hylidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 30:409-420
2005 Lannoo, Michael (Editor) Amphibian Declines: The Conservation Status of United States Species. University fo California Press, Berkeley. 1115pp.
2005 Faivovich, J., C. F. B. Haddad, P. C. de A. Garcia, D. R. Frost, J. A. Campbell, and W. C. Wheeler. Systematic review of the frog family Hylidae, with special reference to Hylinae: A phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (294):1–240
2007 Moriarty-Lemmon, Emily. Patterns and Processes of Speciation in North American Chorus Frogs (Pseudacris). Dissertation. University of Texas, Austin. 304pp.
2009 Phillipsen, I. C. and A. Metcalf. Phylogeography of a stream-dwelling frog (Pseudacris cadaverina) in southern California. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 53:152–170
2013 Dodd, C. Kenneth. Frogs of the United States and Canada. John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland. 982pp.
2023 Dodd, C. Kenneth. Frogs of the United States and Canada. Second Edition. John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland. 1032pp.

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