AET. 11 NORTH AMERICAN TADPOLES — WRIGHT 4.3 



tail in depth of tail 1.72-1.9, average 1.8; depth of tail in length of tail 

 3.1-4.0; width of body in its own length 1.3-1.7; no lateral bands in tail; 

 tail more or less scarlet or orange vermillion with black blotches more prominent 

 near the margins of the crests. Bodies olive green; belly conspicuously 

 white or very light cream. 



Eggs a suface film. 



Minnesota-Texas-Maine-Florida. (PL 4, fig. 8.) . Hyla versicolor. 



h'. Third labial lower row 0.75 of the length of first row; dorsal crest extends to 

 the vertical of the posterior edge of the eye; dorsal crest usually less than 

 depth of the musculature; tadpoles to 32 mm.; width of body in its own 

 length 1.7-2.2, average 1.875; depth of tail in length of tail 2.2-3.3, average 

 2.8; third lower row of teeth not equal to first lower row; median space 

 between lateral upper rows contained 3.25-5.0 times in length of either 

 lateral row; papillae extends above and beyond the ends of the upper 

 fringe for 0.3-0.33 of the upper fringe; horny beak in upper fringe 1.8-2.0; 

 no bands nor red in tail; tail crest clear, uniformly sprinkled with distinct 

 black dots; body greenish (like H. cinerea or Hyla gratiosa) ; belly testaceous, 

 or chalcedony yellow. 



Eggs single, submerged. 



Texas-Indiana-Florida- Virginia. (PI. 4, fig. 6.) Kyla squirella. 



2. DESCRIPTION OF THIRTY-FOUR MATURE TADPOLES, MOSTLY 

 FROM EASTERN AND SOUTHERN UNITED STATES 



Each color description from life was made in the field. The topics 

 of general appearance, mouth parts, relative measurements, and 

 largest measurements are based on preserved material. Several 

 species collected during the southwestern trips of 1917 and 1925, such 

 as Bufo compadilis, Bujo valliceps, and Bufo punctatus, are not 

 included. 



GASTROPHRYNE TEXENSIS (Girard) 



Plate 6, figure 3 



Color description jrom life (May 27, 1925). — Dorsal parts citrine 

 drab or grayish olive or light graj^sh olive or even deep grayish 

 olive. In minute appearance the dorsum is smoke gray or a pale 

 smoke gray. In fact, the tadpole sometimes in general looks drab. 

 Hind legs, if developing, same colors as dorsum; with black or dark 

 grayish olive cross bands on the toes; one or two bands on the tibia. 



Belly. — Either side of middle for one-third to one-sixth inch is a 

 clear line of pale grayish vinaceous or hght vinaceous fawn. Between 

 these lines the belly is light vinaceous purple. In chin region and 

 lower belly pale pinkish cinnamon areolar areas more or less outlined 

 by dots of black. Just ahead of the branchial pore two clear tilleul 

 buff lines with considerable clear black between them. 



Tail. — White or pale cinnamon pink band from body on muscula- 

 ture one-third inch or more in length, distinct, and in middle of 

 musculature. Above and below tail musculature spotted smoke gray, 

 or light grajush olive and black or citrine drab and black. Rest of 



