Green Tree Frog. Carolina Tree Frog. 



Cinerous Frog. Bell 

 Frog. Fried Bacon 

 Frog. Cow-bell Frog. 

 Bull Frog. Cinereous 

 Frog. Hallowell's Tree 

 Frog. Carolina Hyla. 

 Banded Hyla {semi- 

 fas data). Carolina Tree 

 Toad. 



Plate XL. (xf). i, 3. Fe- 

 males. 2. Male. 



Hyla cinerea cinerea 

 (Schneider). 



Range: Virginia to Texas, 

 up Mississippi river to Illinois. 



Habitat: Swampy edges of 

 water courses; on the taller 

 water plants in ditches or 

 pools; on lily pads, on trees, 

 bushes or vines not far from 

 water. Prof. E. A. Andrews 

 in 1928 reports finding them 

 in pitcher plant trumpets. 



Size: Adults, 1 1/2-2 1/2 

 inches. (Males, 37-59 mm. 

 Females, 41-63 mm.). 



General appearance: This is 

 a very slim, smooth, bright 

 green tree frog with a light 

 side stripe, pointed head and 

 shallow face. It is relatively 

 the longest legged Hyla of the 

 east. Often there are small 

 gold or yellow spots on the 

 back. The under surfaces are 

 white or yellowish white. 



Structure: Slender, flat in 

 body; skin smooth or mi- 

 nutely granular; breast fold 

 present; vocal sac a round 

 subgular pouch; a tympanic 



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