12 Frogs of the Okefinokee Swamp 



distinctive botanically as the "prairies," "bays," hammocks and barrens. 

 The islands of the swamp are hke a piece of the cut-off mainland with its 

 hammocks and barrens. Witness the mainland extending into the swamp, as. 

 The Pocket, followed closely by Jones Island, Gallberry Island, and Billy 

 Island. The "strand" or sphagneous formation in different forms extends 

 from the pine barrens to the "prairies." 



If we proceed from the "prairies" on the eastern edge of the swamp over 

 Chesser Island to St. Mary's river we have (without consulting notes) these 

 impressions on breeding habitats based on our 1922 experiences. 



Open prairies: 



Acris gryllus Hyla cinerea 



Rana gryHo 



Outer edge of cypress "bay;" open cypress pond in "bay"; edge of lakes 

 in "prairies": 



Acris gryllus Hyla cinerea 



Rana grylio 



"Strand" of "prairies" 



Rana virgatipes 



Cypress "bay" itself: 



Hyla (in next category) 

 Three species of "prairies," 

 Rana clamitans at island's edge. 



Cypress pond on Chesser Island : 



Acris gryUus Bufo quercicus 



Hyla cinerea Bufo terrestris 



Hyla femoralis Rana aesopus 



Hyla gratiosa Rana clamitans 



Pseudacris ocularis Rana sphenocephala 

 Gastrophryne caroUnensis 



"Dreen" (Cypress "bay" between island and mainland) 



Acris gryllus Rana grylio 



Hyla cinerea Rana clamitans 



Rana virgatipes 



Permanent open ponds in pinelands on mainland. (Anna's Pond, Petty 

 Pond, etc.) 



Rana sphenocephala Hyla squirella 



Rana aesopus Hyla gratiosa 



Hyla femoralis Bufo terrestris 



Gastrophryne caroUnensis Bufo quercicus 



Ponds (with shrubs or cypress) 



Pseudacris ocularis Hyla gratiosa 



Gastrophryne caroUnensis Rana aesopus 



Hyla femoralis Rana sphenocephala 



