Breeding Hahifs. The brown and white eggs are laid any time 

 from May on through the summer. They are usually deposited 

 singly on the stems of grass in very shallow water. Hach frog lays 

 about 250. The tadpoles transform when about 12 mm. long. 



Food. Small insects. 



This little frog can be recognized best by its rapid, metallic, 

 cricketlikc call, heard along pond shores in the spring and again 

 in the fall. 



The cricket frog is so inconspicuous and so shy that it is seldom 

 seen by any but the most observant. When approached it dives into 

 the water and quickly buries itself in the silt. In captivity it is 

 quite shy but may be kept for many weeks if there is an adequate 

 supply of small mealworms to feed it. 



Swamp Cricket Frog 

 (Pseuclacris nigrita triser'iata) 



Appearance. A small, slender frog with a pointed nose and a defi- 

 nitely three striped appearance. The ground color of the back is 

 grayish to brown. The stripes are dark brown. The middle one is 

 often broken. The upper surfaces of the legs are spotted. Under- 

 neath, it is cream or silvery white. The skin is finely granular. 



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