2 66 Frogs of the Okefinokee Swamp 



Mouth parts: Teeth 2/3. Upper labium fringed with a continuous row of 

 labial teeth; the papillae extend above and inwards beyond the end of the 

 fringe for about 1/4 to 2/9 of the length of the upper fringe. The end of the 

 second row is usually even with the end of the upper fringe. The horny beak 

 is contained in the upper fringe 2-2.3. Median space between the lateral 

 second upper labial row 3 or 4 times in the length of the lateral row. The 

 latter row about 2 1/2 in the upper fringe. Inner papillae extend beneath the 

 third lower labial row of teeth often giving a two rowed appearance below it 

 like H. andersonii, H. femoralis, H. versicolor or H. squirella. The third 

 lower row of teeth, however, is not like this group but shorter like H. gratiosa 

 or H. crucifer. In one specimen it was absent, with the papillae below also 

 absent. This third row is contained 2/5-1/6 in the length of the first or second 

 row of lower labial teeth. The first and second rows (lower labial) are equal 

 or I 1/3 greater in length than horny beaks. Sometimes fringes are united 

 by their ends as in H. gratiosa. 



Measureinents. Length of body (11-15 mm.) in tail (16-25 mm.) 1.25-2.0, 

 average 1.6. Width (6-7.5 mm.) of body in its own length 1.8-2.2, average 

 1.9, Depth of body (6.0-7.0 mm.) equals body width. Depth of body 

 1.69-2.5 in body length, average 1.95. Depth (7.0-8.0) of tail in length of 

 tail 2.0-3.125, average 2.75. Muscular part (4.0) 1.75-2.4 in depth of tail, 

 average 1.925. Spiracle 1. 15- 1.6 nearer base of hind legs or vent region (5.0- 

 7.0 mm.) than the tip of the snout (8.0-9.0 mm.), average 1.375. Spiracle 

 1.4-2.3 nearer eye (3.0-3.5 mm.) than base of hind legs or vent, average 1.85. 

 Eye 1.1-1.65 nearer spiracle (3.0-3.5 mm.) than to tip of snout (3.5-5.0 mm.), 

 average 1.38. Nostril i. 0-1.5 nearer eye (1.8-2.5 mm.) than snout (2.0-3.5 

 mm.), average 1.35. Mouth (2.0-3.5 mm.) 1.-1.4 in internasal space (3.0-4.0 

 mm.), average 1.25. Mouth contained 1.6-2.0 (average 1.83) in interorbital 

 distance (5.0-6.0 mm.). Internasal space contained in interorbital space 

 1. 2 5-1. 8, average 1.48. 



The dimensions of the largest tadpole are : 



General remarks. In 1923 Wright (1923, p. 406) gives this characteriza- 

 tion: " Hyla cinerea — greenish tadpoles, yellowish tails." When they are 

 young they have a little light cross band across the body reminding one of 

 the pattern in small Rana heckscheri tadpoles. Before we knew this Rana's 

 tadpoles well we had superficially identified its young tadpoles as Hyla 

 cinerea tadpoles. 



