436 Frogs of the Okefinokee Swamj) 



MEASUREMENTS 



(Recent Material) 



Head to angle of mouth i.o (28 mm. near transformation)-:. 04 (36 mm. 

 9)-i.o8 (36 mm. cf)-i.o6 (44 mm. cr')-i.2 (56 mm. d^)-i.o (56 mm. 

 9) in width of head; head to rear of tympanum .87-.92-.96- 95-857-95 

 in width of head; head to angle of mouth 2.8-3.13-2.9-2.5-3.75-3.0 in length 

 of body; head to rear of tympanum 2.43-2.77-2.57-2.5-2.66-2.8 in length 

 of body; snout .Q5-1.18-.92-.94-.875-1.23 in fourth finger; .76-1.18-1,15- 

 .94-875-1.3 in first toe; eye i. 3-1. 57-1. 3-1. 23-1. 23-1. 21 in snout; .61-85- 

 .7-.69-1.07-.71 in tympanum; 1.12-1.85-1.2-1.0-1.07-1.5 in first finger; 

 tympanum 3. 2-3. 5-2. 7-2. 6-1. 8-1. 64 in intertympanic width; 2.1-1.83-1.71- 

 1.77-1.14-1.7 in snout; internasal width .66-85-1. 0-.66-1.0-.9 in upper 

 eyelid width; interorbital width 1.0-1.5-1.15-1.0-2.25-1.8 in upper eyelid 

 width; 1. 5-1. 75-1. 15-1. 5-2. 25-2.0 in internasal space; 4.0-5.25-3.15-4,0- 

 6.25-5.4 in intertympanic width. 



Forelimh: 1.7 5-2.0-1. 9-1. 9-2. 43-1. 93 in length of body; 2.75-2.6-2.65- 

 2.67-3.2-2.62 in hind limb; first finger i. 33-1. 3-1. 33-1. 46-1. 3-1. 23 in third 

 finger; second finger 1.5-1.3-1. 33-1. 35-1. 3-1. 44 in third finger; 1.12-1.0- 

 1.0-1.0-.93-1.72 in first finger; third finger i. 08-1. 17-1. 37-1. 26-1. 44-1. 2 in 

 second toe; fourth finger .80-1.0-1.25-1.0-1.16-1.04 in first toe; i. 2-1. 37- 

 1. 33-1. 26-1. 5-1. 24 in third finger; internasal space i. 5-1. 85-1. 7-1. 44-1. 55- 

 2.1 in first finger; 1.33-1.85-1.71-1.55-1,55-1.8 in second finger; 2.0-1.8- 

 2.28-2.11-2.0-2.6 in third finger; 1.66-1.85-1.7-1,66-1,33-2.1 in fourth 

 finger. 



Hindlimh: length 1.5 7-1. 3-1. 4-1. 3 2-1. 34-1. 3 5 in hind limb; tibia 2.07- 

 2.4-( )-( )-2. 43-2.33 in length of body; 3-25-3-i3-( )-( )-3-26-3.i6 in hind 

 limb; i.i8-i.2-( )-( )-i. 0-1.20 in forelimb; i.ii-i.33-( )-( )-i.o8-i.i5 in 

 hind foot; first toe 1.61-1.53-1,46-1.6-1.85-1.4 in second toe; 2.25-2.0-1.93- 

 2.26-2.55-2.0 in third toe; 3.0-2.6-2.6-2.93-3.43-2.45 in fourth toe; 2.0- 

 1. 84-1. 73-2. 0-2. 28-1. 82 in fifth toe; second toe i. 38-1. 3-1. 32-1. 41-1. 38-1. 4 

 in third toe; i. 84-1. 7-1. 72-1. 83-1. 83-1. 74 in fourth toe; 1.23-1.2-1.18-1.25- 

 1. 23-1. 29 in fifth toe; third toe i. 33-1. 3-1. 3 i-i. 3-1. 33-1. 25 in fourth toe; 

 .88-.92-.90-.88-.88-.93 in fifth toe; fourth toe i. 08-1. 35-1. 31-1. 54-1. 04-1. 5 

 in hind foot; i.i2-.88-( )-( )-.95-.9o in tibia; i. 25-1. 06-1. 0-1.04-.95-1. 07 in 

 forehmb; fifth toe i. 5-1. 4 i-i. 46-1. 46-1. 5-1. 3 5 in fourth toe; internasal 

 space 1. 33-1. 85-2.08-1. 66-1. 55-2. 1 in first toe; 2. 18-2. 85-3. 14-2. 8-2. 88-3.1 

 in second toe; 3.0-3.7-4.14-3.8-4.0-4.3 in third toe; 4.0-4.85-5.4-5.0-5.33- 

 5.4 in fourth toe; 2.66-3.4-3.7-3.3-3.55-4.0 in fifth toe. 



HABITAT 



Davis found (1905, pp, 795, 796) that "Rana virgatipes Cope is also more 

 abundant at Lakehurst than at first supposed and has been found from May 

 to September. In the early summer as many as twelve have been seen in 

 one day without much search having been made for them. They are apt to 

 be in some ditch and seated on the sphagnum moss, or on a floating lily pad, 



