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FIG. 184. Studies of the CRICKET FROG (Acris gryllus Le Conte) . Two frogs at the left natural size. The uppeR 

 surfaces (frogs from Raleigh, N. C.) are tubercular and may be green or brown. The undersurfaces (frog from Hitchcock, 

 Texas) are relatively smooth. When frightened this frog " plays dead " in water floating about (in the position indicated) 

 like a stick or leaf. 



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FIG. 185. Studies of the SWAMP TREE FROG (Chorofrhihis n. frnanim laird.) Raleigh, N. C. Color gray or 

 brown with or without longitudinal stripes or series of spots. The SWAMP TREE FROG does little climbing because of 

 the small size of the disks on fingers and toes ; also it is a poor swimmer because of the lack of larg-e webs. 



