Frogs of the Okefinokee Swamp 



jj . Tadpole medium (40 and 45 mm.) 

 Dorsal crest extends ahead of 

 spiracle or to eye; depth of tail in 

 tail length i . 5-3 . 2, average 2.75; 

 nostril to eye i . o-i . 7 in nostril to 

 snout; mouth in interorbital space 

 1.4-2.0; internasal in interorbital 

 space 1 . 2 5-2 . o ; eye on lateral axis ; 

 papillae extending beyond end of 

 upper fringe i . 4-2 . 5 of the length 

 of the upper fringe ; median space in 

 second upper labial row 3-5 in 

 either lateral portion; third labial 

 row . 25-. 40 of the first labial lower 

 row; first row of lower labial teeth 

 1.0^1.3 greater than horny beak, 

 k. Dorsal crest to the vertical 

 halfway between spiracle and 

 the eye ; depth of body in body 

 length 1 . 7-2 . 5 ; musculature 

 of tail in depth of tail i . 7 5-2 . 4 

 average 1.9; spiracle i . 4-2 . 3 

 nearer eye than vent; mouth 

 I . o-i . 4 larger than internasal 

 space, average 1.25; two rows 

 of papillae below the third 

 lower row of labial teeth; pa- 

 pillae extend beyond the end 

 of the upper fringe . 22-. 25 of 

 the length of the fringe ; horny 

 beak in upper fringe 2 . 0-2 . 3 ; 

 third labial lower row . 25-. 40 

 the length of the first lower 

 row. 



Eggs surface or submerged ir- 

 regular mass. 

 Virginia — Florida — Texas to 



Illinois Hyla cinerea. 



gg. Third row of labial teeth long, longer than 

 horny beak, or . 75-1 . 00 of the first lower row 

 in length ; upper fringe very angulate in middle ; 

 flagellum on tail; tadpoles 32-50 mm.; heavy 

 papillary development, lower labial corner with 

 3 or 4 rows of papillae; two more or less com- 

 plete rows of papillae below third row of teeth 

 (except in Hyla arenicolor) ; papillae extend 



