Pseudacris ocularis 211 



in first finger; snout, .75 in fourth finger; snout, .66 in first toe; eye, 1.8 in 

 snout; eye, .5 in tympanum; eye, .85 in first finger; tympanum, 5.0 in inter- 

 tympanic width; tympanum, 3.3 in snout; internasal width, .5 in upper eye- 

 lid width; interorbital width, .5 in upper eyehd width; interorbital width, i.o 

 in internasal width; interorbital width 2.25 in intertympanic width; 



Forelimb: Forelimb, 2.5 in length of body; forelimb, t,.^ in hind limb; first 

 finger, 2.0 in third finger; second finger 1.5 in third finger; second finger, .75 in 

 third finger; third finger, .83 in second toe; fourth finger, 1.33 in third finger; 

 fourth finger, .90 in first toe; internasal width, .75 in first finger; internasal 

 width, 1.0 in second finger; internasal width, 1.5 in third finger; internasal 

 width, I.I 25 in fourth finger; 



Hindlimb: length, 1.3 in hind hmb; tibia, 2.2 in length; tibia, 2.9 in hind 

 limb; tibia, .875 in forehmb; tibia, .85 in hind foot; first toe, 1.25 in second 

 toe; first toe, 2.0 in third toe; first toe, 2.75 in fourth toe; first toe, 2.1 in fifth 

 toe; second toe, 1.6 in third toe; second toe, 2.2 in fourth toe; second toe, 1.68 

 in fifth toe; third toe, 1.375 in fourth toe; third toe, 1.05 in fifth toe; fourth 

 toe, 1.23 in hind foot; fourth toe, 1.4 in tibia; fourth toe, 1.2 in fore limb; 

 fifth toe, 1.3 in fourth toe; internasal width, i.o in first toe; internasal width, 

 1.25 in second toe; internasal width, 2.0 in third toe; internasal width, 2.75 in 

 fourth toe; internasal width, 2.1 in fifth toe. 



HABITAT 



Holbrook (1842, p. 138) refers to this species as "choosing the same damp 

 places for its abode (as Acris gryllus) and is not infrequently found on the 

 leaves of such low shrubs as inhabit the same localities, as the myrtle (Myrica 

 cerifera); . . . ." "... this animal is not infrequently found on low bushes, 

 or leaps upon them when pursued, . . . ." .... "They are all found near 

 water, or in darkest places, like to Ranoida, but are never observed sitting half 

 immersed in it, though they will conceal themselves by diving to the bottom 

 when pursued." 



Deckert (191 5, p. 23) writes "During the spring months, they abound on 

 the marginal vegetation of the 'bayous," . . . ." In 1922 he (1922, p. 88) 

 reports them "heard at Homestead and in rain-ditches along the road to a little 

 beyond Royal Palm Hammock," in Miami district. Mr. Jay A. Weber (Noble 

 1923, pp. 4, 5) gives his experiences with them as follows: "The tiny frogs 

 were a brilliant light green in life, similar to, but even brighter than H. 

 cinerea. They were observed most abundantly at Rocky Lake. A narrow 

 belt of reeds along the water's edge had been tramped down by cattle, and it 

 was here the frogs in association with Acris were found. They were extremely 

 agile and I found it impossible to get near enough to catch them by hand. 

 As one approached them they would hop among the crushed, but still living 

 reeds, where their green coloration caused them to disappear immediately. 

 Never did they seek a hiding place in the holes or shallow puddles in the 

 manner of Acris. The deep water of the lake was full of fish and I noticed 

 that neither Acris nor this species ever hopped into the deep water. At last, 

 after constructing a club from the base of a cat-tail stalk, I succeeded in 



