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2.5 to 2.75 times. Snout rather pointed, the canthus rosfra/es distinct. 

 Eyes prominent. Tympanic disk about two-thirds the diameter of the 

 eye. A dorso-lateral glandular fold starts at the corner of the eye and 

 continues along the side to near the vent. Over the tympanic disk it 

 .gives off a rather indistinct branch, which bends down behind the disk 

 and terminates over the arm. There are no folds between the dorso-lat- 

 erals. Another glandular fold begins at the corner of the mouth and 

 stops just over the arm. The skin of the back, the sides, and upper sur- 

 faces of the legs is provided with numerous minute sharp points, which 

 produce a slight roughness to the sight and touch. The hinder surface of 

 the thighs somewhat granulated. Other surfaces smooth. Legs long, the 

 lieel reaching to the muzzle or beyond. Tibia longer than the femur. 

 One metatarsal present. The subarticular tubercles feebly developed. 

 Web leaving two phalanges of longest toe, and one of the others, free. 

 X/eugth of head and body may be about 3 or 4 inches. 



In alcoholic specimens the color of the upper surfaces of body and 

 limbs varies from pale reddish-brown to ashy or dark gray ; the sides 

 may be pale yellow or brown ; beneath whitish. There may be a few 

 indistinct spots on the pelvic region of the back, while the sides may be 

 somewhat mottled with dusky. Lower surfaces occasionally indistinctly 

 marbled. Limbs distinctly or indistinctly barred with brown. A dark 

 stripe at the base of the humerus in front. A black stripe from the 

 snout to the eye. A triangular brown ear patch. A white stri])e from 

 Ihe snout and along the upper lip to the arm. Up2:)er and lower lips 

 ■marbled with brown and whitish. One specimen in my possession, captured 

 a,t Irvington, has a light streak from snout to vent, reminding one of 

 Jt. eatabrigensis. In life the colors are variable. One was gray above, 

 the back with a tinge of green, while the hind limbs had a tinge of 

 ireddish. The dark ear-patch was overlaid with a tint of copper. Iris 

 [golden. The glandular folds were golden-yellow, the flanks yellowish- 

 -green. Another living specimen was of a reddish or j^ink color every- 

 where above. In life the color is liable to undergo rapid and consider- 

 :able changes, according to the surroundings. 



This species occurs from Maine to the Athabasca River and south to 

 iSouth Carolina and Missouri. It is doubtless to be found everywhere 

 nn Indiana. Localities which have furnished specimens are as follows : 

 Marion and Shelby counties (Hay); Franklin County (Hughes); 

 Monroe County (Ind. Univ. coll.) ; Montgomery County (A. W. But- 

 ler) ; Hamilton County (F. C. Test); Terre Haute (Evermann and 

 Blatchley) ; Wheatland (R. Ridgway) ; Wabash County (A. B. Ulrey). 



This, it appears to me, is our most delicate, beautiful and interesting 

 species of Rana. It is far less aquatic than the uthers, preferring to 

 spend its life among the fallen leaves of the forest. It is not often seen, 

 but occasionally occurs in enormous numbers. DeKay (30, (34,) says 



