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and they are found also in the ditches that border and intersect the cranberry 

 bogs, as well as in the lake." 



The other extended account of their habitat is given by Fowler (1905, 

 p. 662, 1906 (1907) p. 123). "Our specimens were obtained at the mouth of 

 the Mare Run, the type locality, and we noticed no other amphibians in this 

 vicinity. Associated in this locality were many examples of Chnjsemys pida 

 and Chelopus guttatus, which were constantly bobbing around in the sphag- 

 num. Enneacanthus obesus, Mesogonistius chaetodon, Erimyzon sucetta ob- 

 longus and Notropis chalbaeus abbottii were also abundant. The frogs seem 

 to occur exclusively in the almost submerged masses of sphagnum which Hne 

 the shores in many places and often extend well out in the stream. Here 

 the water is still and the animals rest more or less below, so that their dull 

 colors harmonize well with the surroundings. They were shy and sank 

 quickly out of sight among the aquatic vegetation on the approach of danger. 

 In attempting to escape they would not jump or leap and when caught in 

 the dip-net moved about in a rather slow stupefied manner. They swam for 

 short distances, but were usually able to find suitable shelter close at hand." 



Barbour (191 6 p. 5) "in search of the Sphagnum Frog, Rana virgatipes 

 Cope" at Lakehurst, N. J., writes: 



"The afternoons we have usually spent in wandering about the sphagnum 

 bogs and along the cold spring branches which run into the lake, searching 

 for the sphagnum frogs, which we have found at times in considerable num- 

 bers. Our observations have confirmed those of Davis and of other observers 

 who have recorded their shy ways and strictly aquatic habits." 



For our habitat notes of 192 1 see "Voice." In 1922 we camped the night 

 of June 9 on the north side of Everett's Pond (about 5 or 10 minutes by auto 

 from N. C.-S. C. state line), N. C. "In the wooded sections or streams 

 flowing into the lake in dense thickets of Smilax (briar) and other plants 

 were Rana virgatipes croaking quite generally. Several in different places." 

 The Hyla andersonii were in a wooded stream or branch swamp which flowed 

 into the wooded R. virgatipes area near the lake. 



In 1922 on June 21 in the prairie where we first found the species in 

 Okefinokee and just north of Lake Sego (Seagrove) "heard 7 or S R. virgatipes. 

 Found one in a grassy place with waterlilies. On a waterlily pad was the one 

 I captured. They like grassy places about or near the edge of a head (islet). 

 Also seem to like some timbered parts or be in timbered parts entirely." 



On May 22-23, 1924, we heard a few males croaking on the south side of 

 the west point into the lake at Lakehurst, N. J. "It was at noon with the 

 sun shining. Here in the sphagnum-heath edge caught 4 adults, two females 

 and two males. As we waded along we would see them sometimes wholly out 

 of water or at the lake's edge. Usually they leaped into the water and hid 

 under the vegetation mat or quickly came up under a water fily pad or swam 

 some distance and then poked out their heads. Most of the males were farther 

 out in deeper water. The heaths and birds such as prairie warbler, pine 

 warbler, white-eyed vireo, towhee, bob Vv^hite, turkey buzzard, etc., suggest a 

 southern environment." On May 23 from the west point northward "the 



