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Body bright orange yellow, with irregular black spots; tail longer than 
rest of body.— Spelerpes longicaudus—p. 113. 
Body not bright orange yellow; no black spots; tale equal to or less 
than rest of body. 20. 
Lower jaw projecting beyond upper. Body slender.— 
Amblystoma microstomum—p. 110. 
Lower jaw not projecting. Body stout. 21. 
Habits terrestrial ; never in immediate vicinity of water. Body spotted 
with white.— Flethodon glutinosus—p. 112. 
Habits aquatic, being found in or near water. 22. 
A dorsal band of brown. 23. 
No dorsal band of brown.— Gyrinophilous porphyriticus—p. 112. 
With a series of small red spots on the sides.— 
Desmognathus fusca auriculata—p. ¥15. 
No series of red spots.— Desmognathus fusca fusca—p. 115. 
Toes without terminal discs or suckers. 25. 
Toes with terminal dises or suckers. 32. 
Size very large, 5-8 in. in length.— Rana catesbiana—p. 121. 
Size smaller, not over 4 in. in length. 26. 
Jaws without teeth. Skin warty.— 
Bufo lentiginosus americanus—p. 117. 
Jaws with teeth. 27. ; 
With a very prominent brownish band running along the sides of head, 
through the eye, to the angle of the mouth.— 
. Rana sylvatica—p. 122. 
No brown band through eye. 28. . 
Body uniform brownish or green, without blotches, 29. 
Body with large blotches. 30. 
Ear smaller than eye.— Rana septentrionalis—p. 121. 
Ear as large or larger than eye.— Rana clamata—p. 121. 
Blotches on back arranged it two rows, the blotches of one row being 
opposite those of the other.— Rana palustris—p. 121. 
Blotches irregularly arranged, the blotches of one row alternating with 
those of the other. 31. 
A longitudinal band on front of thigh.— 
Rana virescens virescens—p. 120. 
No longitudinal band on front of thigh. — 
Rana virescens brachycephala—p., 120. 
Habits palustrine, on the ground in swamps. 33. 
Habits arboreal, living in trees and bushes. 34. 
Toes webbed ; top of head bright green.— 
Acris gryllus crepitans—p. 118. 
Toes not webbed ; head brownish.— Chorophilus triseriatus—p. 118. 
Length over 144 in. Green.— Fiyla versicolor—p. 120, 
Length less than 1% in. Yellowish.— Fiyla pickeringti—p. 119. 
Four legs developed. 36. 
Legs not developed. 51. 
Body encased in shell. — TESTUDINATA. 37. 
Body not encased in shell. 47. 
Shell flattened, leathery and pliable. 38. 
Shell heavy, firm, more or less arched. 39. . 
Nostrils at end of snout.— Aspidonectes spinifer—p. 138. 
Nostrils not at end of snout, but beneath it.—Amyda mutica—p. 138. 
