viii Frogs of the Okefinokee Swamp 



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General accounts of species 73 



Life-history of the Spade-foot 5cap/(iopMs/ioZ6rooH{ (Harlan) ... 73 



Scientific name 73 



Common names 73 



Range . 73 



Checklist — Stejneger and Barbour 1923 73 



Supplementary records 73 



Local Okefinokee records 74 



General appearance ■ 75 



Measurements 75 



Habitat 76 



First appearance 76 



General habits 77 



Voice 86 



Mating 90 



Coloration of male from life . 90 



Coloration of female from life 90 



Structural differences 90 



Duration, day or night 91 



Amplexation (normal, abnormal cross) 92 



Ovulation 92 



Habitat 92 



Period 92 



Temperature and humidity 93 



Egg-laying process 93 



Eggs 95 



Attachment 95 



Egg mass 95 



Egg description 95 



Dangers 97 



Hatching period 98 



Mature tadpole 98 



Color description from life 98 



General appearance 98 



Mouth parts 99 



Measurements 99 



General remarks 99 



Larval period loi 



Transformation 102 



Period 102 



Size 102 



Growth 103 



Food 103 



Autumnal disappearance 104 



Affinities 105 



Bibliography 106 



Life-history of the oak toad {Bufo quercicus Holbrook 107 



This species and subsequent accounts have the topics of the spade-foot 

 with these added topics 



Coloration of spirit specimens (191 2) 109 



Structural characters (191 2) no 



Measurements (191 2) m 



