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R, virescens virescens Kalm. Characters fairly 

 constant. Muzzle acutish. head entering length of head and 

 body three times ; bands on thighs and colour pattern of dorsal 

 and lateral surfaces quite regular ; size small, averaging barely 

 three inches. Back-ground of superior surfaces bright green. 



Distribution coastwise, in the lower valleys of all rivers ; not 

 abundant. Found also in the other two maritime provinces ; 

 but is rare on the Gaspe peninsula. 



R. virescens brachycephala Cope. A more aber- 



r:.nt form. Muzzle blunter and more truncate ; head short, en- 

 tering length of head and body three and a half times ; size large, 

 averaging over three and a half inches in length ; limbs and 

 body stout, the latter less depressed. Ground colour of superior 

 surfaces pale green. Pattern less regular, two adjacent spots 

 being frequently fused into one, with an approximation to a 

 third or median row of dorsal spots often present. 



Abundant in the inland and western parts of New Brunswick. 

 Roy McLean Vanwart and I did not observe it on P. E. Island, 

 nor the Gaspe peninsula. 



R. palustris Le Conte. 



Marsh Frog. 



Though the iy^Q difters from that of southern New England 

 in some resjjects, none of the frogs exhibit within our range a 

 stronger and more constant balance of specific characters. The 

 type here has the muzzle less acute ; dorsal and lateral spots 

 larger ; the bands on the femur fewer and broader ; finer and 

 less extensive granulation of the buttocks ; and a general ten- 

 dency to form a vertebral row of spots, thus making three dor- 

 sal series instead of two. P. E. Island specimens show more 

 palmation with white line along edge of upper jaw extending 

 forward to the nostril. 



Generally distributed, but never abundant. Often met with 

 on rock}' and burnt areas. Roy McLean Vanwart nnd the writer 

 found it very rare in P. E. Island. Occasional on the Gaspe 

 peninsula. Not reported from Nova Scotia. 



