Brimley — Notes on the Zoology of Lake Ellis, North Carolina. 133 



Hyla squirella. 



SQUIRREL TREEFROG. 



A niiinber were sent me l)y INIr. J. J. Ballard in June, 1905. (Has also 

 been taken at Cape Hatteras by H. H. Brimley, in July, 1905, and by 

 Franklin Sberman near Suutliport, in October, 1906. ) 



Hyla femoralis.* 



PINE TREEFROG. 



Three taken on trees along the edge of the north canal in May, 1907-. 

 (Also taken by Sherman iiear Wilmington in December, 1901.) 



Acris gryllus. 



CRICKET FROG. 

 Abundant. 



Bufo americanus. 



COMMON TOAD. 



Three adults taken in May, 1907, were typical americanus, and not len- 

 tiginosus. 



Bufo quercicus. 



DWARF TOAD. 



About half a dozen taken in drier situations in May, 1908. ( Also taken 

 by Sherman on Shackleford's Banks, near Beaufort, N. C, in June, 1901.) 



Rana pipiens. 



LEOl'ARD FROG. 



Tlie commonest and most evenly distributed Rana of the region. 



Rana clamata. 



SPRING FROG. 



A single small specimen taken in a pool in Great Lake woods in May, 

 1907. 



Rana catesbiana. 



BULLFROG. 



Heard on each trip. A few were seen but none taken. 



Rana virgatipes. 



COPE'S FROG. 



Six specimens taken in lOOti and ;iS in 1907, none being over 45 nam. in 

 length of head and l>ody. These little frogs were found in shady places 

 wherever there was water, and in such situations acted much like cricket 

 frogs, almost always coming to the surface immediately after jumping into 

 the water, and seldom diving to the bottom and hiding there. 



Anolis carolinensis. 



GREEN LIZARD. 



A few seen each year. 



Eumeces fasciatus. 



BLUETAILED LIZARD. 

 A few each year. 



*A third of the southeastern treefrogs, Hyla cinerea. the Carolina treefrog, was taken 

 by H. H. Brimley at Cape Hatteras in July, 1905. 



