CONTENTS 



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Foreword v 



Table of contents vii 



List of illustrations xi 



Introduction i 



Acknowledgments i 



To residents i 



To specialists 3 



Previous pertinent amphibian explorations toi9i4 3 



Subsequent explorations (i9i4toi92 2) 9 



The Okefinokee region 10 



Plant habitats 11 



A catalogue of the species of Salientia of the Okefinokee region (1922) . . 13 



Hypothetical species 15 



General discussion of the Okefinokee Salientia 15 



Range 15 



Coloration of spirit specimens (1912). Measurements (1912-1914) . . 16 

 Measurements of Okefinokee frogs at 28, 44, 66, 82, 95, 113, 125, 136, 



150, 180 mm 16 



First appearance and autumnal disappearance 24 



Breeding sizes 24 



Voice 26 



Mating 26 



Coloration from life 27 



Structural differences 28 



Customary amplexation 28 



Cross embraces 28 



Departures from customary amplexation and their significance ... 29 



Ovulation 30 



The eggs 33 



Synopsis of the eggs of the Okefinokee Salientia 35 



Egg-laying process 37 



Hatching period 37 



Larval period 38 



Tadpoles 39 



Synopsis of the tadpoles of the Okefinokee region 41 



Transformation period 56 



Transformation size 58 



Rate of growth 59 



Food 62 



Enemies 62 



Affinities ' 62 



Criteria i-ii 63 



Hypotheses 65 



Summary of affinities 66 



Suggestions for local or resident naturalists and collectors in the south- 

 eastern United States 67 



General topics 67 



Special problems for each species 68 



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