386 Frogs of the Okefinokee Swamp 



1. 23-1. 23-1. 3 in third finger; second finger i.o-i.o-i. 375-1. 18-1. 09-1. 06-1. 05 

 in first finger; third finger 1.125-1.3-1.2-1.36-1.3-1.3-1.16 in second toe; 

 fourth finger 1. 1 6-1. 3 5-1. 1 4-1. i-i.i 8-1. 06-1.0 in first toe; fourth finger 1.33- 

 1. 43-1. 42-1. i-i. 45-1. 23-1. 2 in third finger ;internasal width 1. 5-1. 4-1. 63-1. 7 1- 

 1. 85-1. 8-2.0 in first finger; i. 5-1. 4-1. 36-1. 57-1. 71-1. 7-1. 9 in second finger; 

 2. 0-2.0-1. 8-1. 85-2. 3-2. 2-2. 5 in third finger; i. 5-1. 4-1. 27-1. 43-1. 57-1. 8-2.1 

 in fourth finger. 



Hindlimb: length i. 36-1. 46-1. 5-1. 45-1. 4-1. 4-1. 28 in hind Hmb; tibia 

 2. 5-1. 9-1. 93-2.0 2. 11-2. 0-2. 17 in length; tibia 2.8-2.7-2.89-2.9-2.95-2.86- 

 2.7 in hind limb; tibia 1.03-.95-1.0-.853-1.04-.80-.96 in forelimb; tibiai.03- 

 i.o-i. 03-1. 04-1. 06-.93-.95 in hind foot; first toe i. 26-1. 45-1. 5-1. 63-1. 61- 

 1.5-1.4 in second toe; i. 85-1. 84-1. 87-2. 72-1. 84-2. 1-2. i in third toe; 2.57- 

 2.2-3.37-3.45—3.23-2.9-2.7 in fourth toe; i. 8-1. 7-2. 25-2. 63-2. 3-2. 1-2.0 in 

 fifth toe; second toe 1.44-1.27-1.41-1.61-1.14-1.4-1.5 in third toe; 2.0-1.6- 

 2.25-2.11-2.0-1.9-1.9 in fourth toe; i. 4-1. 23-1. 5-1. 55-1. 42-1. 4-1. 4 in fifth 

 toe; third toe i. 38-1. 2-1. 59-1. 31-1. 75-1. 4-1. 2 in fourth toe; .96-.91-1.06-.96- 

 1.25-1.0-.95 in fifth toe; fourth toe 1.0-1.1-1.11-1.13-1.14-1. 0-1.02 in hind 

 foot; .97-1.1-1. 07-1. 07-1. 07-1. 07-1. 07 in tibia; 1.0-1.05-1.07-.92-1.12-.86- 

 1.04 in forelimb; fifth toe i. 44-1. 31-1. 5-1. 35-1. 4-1. 37-1. 35 in fourth toe; 

 internasal width i. 75-1. 9-1. 45-1. 57-1. 85-1. 9-2.1 in first toe; 2.25-2.6-2.18- 

 2.57-3-0-2.85-3.0 in second toe; 3.25-3.5-3.08-4.14-3.43-4.0 4.4 in third toe; 

 4.5-4.2-4.9-5.43-6.0-5.47-5.7 in fourth toe; 3.12-3.2-3.2-4.0-4.3-4.0-4.2 

 on fifth toe. 



HABITAT 



It seems to be a frog of the swampy edges of rivers and streams, a truly 

 fluviatile species. 



On August 18, 1922, with a light we captured eight or ten frogs of various 

 sizes from probably one year frogs to full sized adults. We found them in 

 shrubbery and on the banks about the bases of trees. More were captured 

 than lost. They were rather awkward in their escape and would tumble off 

 from their perches. Later in the evening we lost all but three of our capture. 



If this were truly a wooded river swamp species, it is hard to explain its 

 presence in the brickyard clay hole in Callahan. It is only a short block from 

 Alligator Swamp, the type locality. Either they were introduced or they in- 

 vaded the place from the nearby Alligator Swamp. The clay hole is immense 

 in breadth, artificial, yet it is becoming already very swampy in character. 

 These pools have waterliHes, arrowhead (Sagittaria), water hyacinth, water 

 pennywort ( Hydrocotyle) and countless other water plants. Some of the 

 residents told us that when ditches for the clay hole were dug they were 

 absolutely crowded with seething masses of black tadpoles which must be the 

 larvae of this species. No other tadpole is so distinctive in the eastern U.S.A. 



Cutside and inside the swamp. On the western edge of the swamp the day 

 we entered the swamp in 191 2 (last of May) "We secured a frog which puzzled 

 us. We saw it only for a few moments. We soon lost it in the rigors of the 

 trip." It was a fine male of Rana heckscheri. We have no positive specimen 

 from within the swamp. 



