Ornate Chorus Frog, 



Ornate Tree Frog. 



Ornate Swamp Frog. 



Plate XXXIV. ( xi). 1-4. 

 Females. 



Pseudacris ornata (Hol- 

 brook). 



Range: North Carolina, 

 (B. B. Brandt, 1933) to 

 Georgia, Florida and possibly 

 west along the Gulf to Loui- 

 siana. 



Habitat: Holbrook wrote of 

 its habits, "It seems to re- 

 semble very much those of 

 the Rana sylvatica. I have al- 

 ways found it on land and in 

 dry places, and frequently in 

 cornfields after light sum- 

 mer showers. It is very 

 lively and active, making 

 immense leaps when pur- 

 sued, and consequently is 

 taken with great difficulty. " 

 "The structure of this species 

 indicates terrestrial, possibly 

 subterraneous habits. I have 

 dug specimens out of the 

 sweet potato hills in my 

 garden." (Deckert, 191 5). 

 M. J. Allen found it breeding 

 in grass-land pools. 



Size: Adults, 1-1 2/5 

 inches. (Males, 25-35 mm. 

 Females, 28-36 mm.). 



General appearance: This is 

 a large Pseudacris , looking al- 

 most like a small Rana syl- 

 vatica. The general color of 

 this frog is chestnut brown 

 with two indistinct darker 

 dorsal bars and an indistinct 

 darker spot between the eyes. 

 There is a prominent dark al- 



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