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distant between spiracle and tip of 

 snout; internasal space in mouth . 7- 

 1 .0; dorsal crest extends to vertical of 

 spiracle or halfway between eye and 

 spiracle ; dorsal crest equal to or greater 

 than musculature depth; muscular part 

 of tail in depth of tail i . 72-1 . 9, aver- 

 age 1.8; depth of tail in length of tail 

 3.1-4.0; width of body in its own 

 length 1 . 3-1 . 7 ; no lateral hands in 

 tail; tail more or less scarlet or orange 

 Vermillion with Mack blotches more prom- 

 inent near the margins of the crests. 

 Body olive green; belly conspicuously 

 white or very light cream. Eggs a 

 surface film. 



Minnesota — Texas — Maine — Flor- 

 ida Hyla versicolor. 



hh. Third labial lower row . 75 of the length of 

 the first row; dorsal crest extends to the 

 vertical of the posterior edge of the eye; 

 dorsal crest usually less than depth of the 

 musculature; tadpoles to 32 mm.; width of 

 body in its own length 1.7-2.2, average 

 1.875; depth of tail in length of tail 2 . 2- 

 3.3, average 2.8; third lower row of teeth 

 not equal to first lower row; median space 

 between lateral upper rows contained 3.25 

 -5 . o times in length of either lateral row ; 

 papillae extend above and beyond the ends 

 of the upper fringe for .3-. 33 of the upper 

 fringe ; horny beak in upper fringe i . 8-2 . o ; 

 no bands nor red in tail; tail crest clear, 

 uniformly sprinkled with distinct black dots: 

 body greenish (like H. cinerea or Hyla grati- 

 osa) ; belly testaceous, or chalcedony yellow. 

 Eggs single, submerged. 

 Texas — Indiana; Florida to Virginia. 



Hyla squirella. 



TRANSFORMATION PERIOD 



(Pis. XV, XVI) 



Transformation for some species in Okefinokee may begin by April i or 

 earHer, but it occurs principally from May to August, especially from June 

 10- July 27. Thereafter to October i or 15 or November i, stragglers may 

 transform. The approximate order of transformation is given in the following 

 condensed table. (Table 17) 



