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The Green Frog comes from his 

 winter sleep soon after the red- 

 wings appear in the marshes. 



throated creature, hidden among the 

 green slime and brown leaves of the 

 pond margin, gulps out his ejaculatory 

 remark; exclamatory responses come from 

 other yellow throats hidden in other parts of 

 the shallow water. 



It is easy to confuse the Green Frog with 

 the Bullfrog. This is not alone because the two 

 look alike, but because both are more aquatic 

 than most of the other frogs of eastern North 

 America. From season to season they remain 

 in the 'water or wander out on the bank only 

 a few feet from the water. The Green Frog 

 can always be identified by the conspicuous 

 lateral folds of skin which extend from the eyes 

 to the posterior part of the body. The Bullfrog 

 has no such folds. 



In the adult frog the head and the upper 

 third of the body are brilliant metallic green. ,, t 



This colour merges^ into a dull brownish olive on ( 'i 



the posterior portion of back and sides. This 

 dull colour is likely to be irregularly spotted with 

 dark brown. The young frogs (sometimes the older ones) lack 

 the light metallic green on the head and shoulders. Instead, 



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