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1 . 8 times in interorbital dis- 

 tance, average 1.5; width of 

 body in its own length 1.25- 

 1.7, average 1.47 belly deep 

 cream color ; tail green mottled 

 with brown and covered with 

 fine yellow spots. 

 Egg mass, surface film. 

 Canada — Louisiana, Florida, 

 New England Rana clamitans. 

 kk. Spiracle nearer vent than 

 snout 1 .07-1 .45 averages 

 1. 23-1. 3; mouth 1. 0-1.3 7 in 

 interorbital distance, average 

 1 . 12. 



1. Teeth 2/3 or 1/3; four to 

 six rows of inner papillae 

 from end of upper fringe to 

 end of lower labial row; a 

 row of heavy inner papil- 

 lae below the third lower 

 row of teeth ; spiracle near- 

 er eye than vent 1.42- 

 1.82, average i . 62 ; nostril 

 nearer eye than snout ; i . o 

 -1 . 42, average 1.2; width 

 of body in body length 

 I. 45-1. 86, average 1.6; 

 tadpoles large (92 mm.); 

 second upper row 2/15 or 

 1/15 of the upper fringe or 

 second upper row absent; 

 belly pale chalcedony yel- 

 low, sulphur yellow, vin- 

 aceous, pale grayish vin- 

 aceous or vinaceous buff; 

 tail: upper tail crest with a 

 black line or row of large 

 black spots, more promi- 

 nent than in R. grylio; 

 middle of musculature with 

 another black line; tail dark 

 with pale chalcedony yellow 

 spots. Transformation size 

 25-35 mm. Eggs, a sub- 

 merged mass . 



