Cope's Tree Frog, 



Plate L. i. Female (xi). 

 2, 3. Males (Xij). 



Hyla versicolor chrysoscelis 

 (Cope). 



Range: Southern Arkansas 

 to east-central and southern 

 Texas. 



Habitat: Wooded stretches 

 along creeks and rivers. 



Size: Adults, 1 2/5-1 7/8 

 inches. (Males, 36-43 mm. 

 Females, 35-48 mm.). 



General appearance: These 

 frogs are a smooth skinned 

 version of our common tree 

 toad, Hyla versicolor. Of a 

 pair in hand, each has a light 

 spot below the eye, legs 

 barred and the irregular cross 

 on the back. The male at 

 present is a light grayish tan 

 with the pattern in green 

 outlined with black. The 

 female is gray with the pat- 

 tern in dark olive and black. 

 Both have the characteristic 

 orange on the groin and con- 

 cealed portions of the legs. In 

 these two there is no black 

 reticulation on the orange 

 rear of the femur. Often the 

 rear of the femur is marked 

 with very fine spots. The 

 dark mottling on the sides is 

 very distinct. The pattern of 

 the back is rather less massive 

 than in the average Hyla 

 versicolor. The male seems a 

 little smaller than the aver- 

 age Hyla versicolor male. 

 Sometimes the backs are 

 green. 



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