Hyla gratiosa 309 



very slender waist and hind legs, the head being very broad. The body looks 

 very cuneate from eyes to waist to tip of tail. At transformation the tym- 

 panum may not be evident at all. The granulations of the dorsum begin to 

 show before transformation is completed. 



GROWTH 



At Hilliard, Fla., August 16, 1922, we took males 55, 59, 60 mm. respec- 

 tively, two groups (?). At Trader's Hill on July 4, 1922, we secured two males 

 52, 56 mm. On Billy's Island in 192 1 we secured males 60, 60, 61. From 

 July 15-17, 192 1, Chesser Island, we secured 58, 61, 63, 65, 65, 66, 68 mm. cf s, 

 59, 68 mm. 9 s. Our material apparently shows two groups 52-56 mm. and 

 58-68 mm. with transformation size at 18-23 nini- 



A glance over the U. S. National Museum material reveals that Dr. T. H. 

 Bean (U. S. N. M. No. 4742) at Micanopy, Florida, secured two groups 28, 

 30, 31, 31, 32, 32, 33-5 mm. and 47, 47, 49 mm., and Major J. LeConte (5901) 

 took 51 mm. cf, 56 mm. cf, 56.5 mm. 9 and 60.5 mm. cf and 9. There 

 seems three groups 28-33.5 mm.; and 47-56 mm.; 60.5- . In 'some 



ways the evidence seems 18-23 mm. at transformation, 28-34 mm. first year 

 olds; 37-45 mm. second year olds; 47-56 mm. third year olds; 56-68 mm. four 

 year olds. 



FOOD 



There is little of record regarding the food habits of this species. 



ENEMIES 



On July 24, 1927, at Anna's Pond 15-20 feet in diameter found "much 

 fewer tadpoles than before. ... A Green Heron flew up. Twice a chicken 

 turtle (Deirochelys reticularia) has been seined out of it and a black snake, 

 watersnake and riband snake taken around or in it. All doubtless take their 

 toll of tadpole or transformed frogs." On July 27, 1927, we found 5 or 6 

 transformed Hyla gratiosa, one with the hind foot gone." A female of a pair 

 captured July 17, 1921, on Chesser Island, had its left forearm and foot gone, 

 and in the front of the right thigh is a sharp cut gauge as if bitten by a turtle 

 or some animal. 



AUTUMNAL DISAPPEARANCE 



Deckert records it in March- June at Jacksonville, Fla. We at Okefinokee 

 Swamp a short distance away have recorded it from June to September i. 

 The U. S. National Museum have records of specimens taken Sept. 9, 1912, 

 and Nov. 20, 19 12. The known range is March to November 20. It may be 

 more or less active the year through, though seldom seen or heard except at 

 breeding time. 



AFFINITIES 



This Sabalian frog, like some others has outgrown the ''Florida" handle. 

 The singly deposited eggs may place it with Hyla squirella, Acris gryllus, 

 Pseudacris ocularis and Hyla crucifer. This I would not emphasize so much 



