Green Tree Frog. Miller's Tree Frog, 



Plate XLI. i, 3. Males. 

 (Xii). 2. Female (xi). 



Hyla cinerea evittata 

 (Miller). 



Range: Virginia to New 

 Jersey. 



Habitat: Breed in lily pools 

 and reed beds of tidal marshes. 

 At other times, they are 

 found on bushes and small 

 trees near the water. 



Size: Adults, 1 1/4-1 7/8 

 inches. (Males, 36-47 mm. 

 Females, 32-47 mm.). 



General appearance: This 

 slim, smooth, green frog is 

 like Hyla cinerea^ but without 

 the light stripe on the sides, 

 and legs. Upper parts are 

 cosse or lettuce or oil green; 

 the sides, dull green yellow; 

 the sides of under jaw, bor- 

 dered with green or green 

 yellow. The under parts are 

 white, ivory yellow or mar- 

 guerite yellow, with purple 

 vinaceous to brownish vina- 

 ceous on the front of the fore- 

 arms, femur, the rear of the 

 tibia, and more or less on the 

 under side of the legs. The 

 rear of arms, legs and hind 

 feet are margined with white 

 to marguerite yellow. Some- 

 times there are fine yellow 

 spots on the back. 



Structure: Broader head 

 and deeper face than Hyla 

 cinerea. 



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