HYLODES GRYLLUS. 133 
GeocraruicaL Distrisution. The Hylodes gryllus is found on the Atlantic 
coast from latitude 43° to the Gulf of Mexico, and is very abundant in Carolina 
and Georgia; but as yet I have no evidence of its existence west of the Alleghany 
mountains. 
Generat Remarks. The first notice of this animal is found in Bartram’s 
Travels in Carolina and Florida; he calls it the Savannah Cricket, and gives a 
tolerable account of its manners. This animal forms a good connecting link 
between the genus Rana and Hyla, and seems to partake of the habits of both, for 
though it hkes water at all times, yet it may be found on aquatic plants waiting 
for its prey; and it has the power of adhering to smooth surfaces like the Hyle, 
but much less perfectly, as it can never sustain itself on the under surfaces of 
leaves, &c. 
For the present I am disposed to arrange this animal with the Hylodes of 
Fitzinger: for 1. The extremities are slender, with the fingers and toes only 
slightly swelled at the tips; and, 2. It cannot belong to the genus Rana, as it 
wants a bony sternum, &c.* 
Dumeril and Bibron have established a new genus, Acris, for the reception of 
this animal and the Cystignathus migritus; but I see no reason for removing it 
from that of Hylodes, especially as thier genus is characterized by having the toes 
free. 
* See the Anatomical part of this work. 
