hh. Dorsal surfaces rough; 

 "brown reticulation on yel- 

 low ground of the posterior 

 face of the thighs"; "more 

 fully marbled with yellow 

 and brown, even covering 

 the whole inner face of the 

 tibia and the light inter- 

 spaces more or less angular." 

 Hyla versicolor versicolor. Plate XLIX. 



cc. Rear of thigh unspotted; usually a transverse bar or 



triangle or median longitudinal line between eyes. 



d. A narrow oblique cross on back; rear of thigh 



olive ocher or raw sienna; no prominent 



lateral dark stripe. 



Peeper. Hyla crucifer. Plate XLII. 



dd. No oblique cross on back; usually a triangle or 



spot between eyes or median dark longitudinal 



line; dorsal and vittal stripes or rows of spots. 



e. Size very tiny 2/5-5/8 of an inch (11.5- 



17.5 mm.); three dorsal stripes usually 



but not always absent; stripe from eye 



backwards usually present; very long 



hind legs (.53-64 in length of body); 



tibia very long (1. 5-2.1 in L.). 



Little chorus frog. Pseudacris ocularis. 



Plate XXXIII. 



ee. Size small 3/4 of an inch to 1 7/8 inches 

 (19-48 mm.); 4 or 5 dark stripes or rows 

 of spots usually present; hind limb .62-87 

 in L. 

 f. Five stripes or rows of spots usually 

 present; size small; disks incon- 

 spicuous. 

 Swamp cricket frog. Pseudacris nigrita. 



5 subspecies. 

 Plates XXVIII-XXXII. 



ff. Four stripes or rows of spots. 



g. Vittal stripe slender; dorsolateral 

 bands curved sometimes making 

 a cross or transverse bar on back; 

 hindlegs long (.60-67 in length); 

 triangle between eyes; disks dis- 

 tinct. 

 Pseudacris brachyphona. Plate XXVII, 



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