94 RANA NIGRITA. 



Dimensions. Length, H inches; of thigh, 8 lines; of leg, 82 hnes; tarsus and 

 toes, 10 lines. 



Habits. But little is known of the habits of the Rana nigrita, but from the 

 form of the posterior extremities and the arrangement of its toes it would seem 

 to be a land animal, and closely allied with the Rana ornata. 



Geographical Distribution. This animal has as yet only been found in 

 Georgia and Carolina; Leconte observed it in the former state, and I have seen 

 it in the latter. 



General Remarks. Leconte gave the specific name nigrita to this animal in 

 his "Remarks on the genus Hyla and Rana;"* and although he does not describe 

 it in detail, yet the characters he assigns are sufficient at all times to distinguish 

 this frog from all others, consequently his name must be retained. 



* Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. N. Y., vol. i. p. 2S3. 



