Tliompson — .1 New Subspecies of Rana pretiosa from Nevada. 55 



aquatic, although the stomach contents, consisting of ants and water 

 insects, indicate thai at least part of the hunting is done <>n land. A 

 few young specimens were taken a short distance from water on the 

 hanks of Anne Creek, hut the adults were usually found along the edges 

 of swiftly flowing streams or with only the head projecting from the 

 vegetation of stagnant pools. When disturbed, they slipped quietly 

 under the surface, but quickly reappeared, usually in the same place. 

 Although they were almost as common as Rana pipiens, the two species 

 were seldom found in the same pond. 



