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  REPORT 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OF 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  

  

  The 
  most 
  widely 
  distributed 
  species 
  is 
  tlie 
  common 
  frog, 
  spring? 
  frog, 
  

   shad 
  frog, 
  or 
  leopard 
  frog 
  [Rmia 
  virescens). 
  It 
  is 
  found 
  from 
  the 
  

   Atlantic 
  Coast 
  to 
  the 
  Sierra 
  Nevada 
  Mountains, 
  and 
  from 
  Lake 
  Atha- 
  

   basca, 
  in 
  Canada, 
  to 
  Guatemala, 
  Central 
  America, 
  but 
  is 
  most 
  abundant 
  

   in 
  the 
  Eastern 
  States. 
  It 
  reaches 
  a 
  length 
  of 
  about 
  3^ 
  inches, 
  exclusive 
  

   of 
  legs. 
  The 
  toes 
  are 
  well 
  webbed, 
  but 
  the 
  web 
  does 
  not 
  reach 
  the 
  

   tips 
  of 
  the 
  fourth 
  toe, 
  as 
  in 
  the 
  common 
  bullfrog. 
  The 
  head 
  is 
  moderate 
  

   in 
  size, 
  the 
  snout 
  being 
  rather 
  pointed; 
  the 
  tympanum 
  (ear) 
  is 
  distinct 
  

   and 
  nearly 
  as 
  large 
  as 
  the 
  eye. 
  The 
  hind 
  limb 
  being 
  carried 
  forward 
  

   along 
  the 
  body, 
  the 
  tibio-tarsal 
  articulation 
  reaches 
  nearly 
  the 
  tip 
  of 
  

   the 
  snout. 
  The 
  color 
  is 
  usually 
  bright 
  green, 
  marked 
  by 
  irregular 
  black, 
  

   dark-browD, 
  or 
  olive 
  blotches 
  edged 
  with 
  whitish 
  or 
  yellowish. 
  These 
  

   spots 
  form 
  two 
  irregular 
  rows 
  on 
  the 
  back 
  and 
  one 
  or 
  two 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  

  

  Green 
  Frog 
  or 
  Spring 
  Frog 
  (liana 
  clamata). 
  

  

  indefinite 
  rows 
  on 
  the 
  sides. 
  The 
  blotching 
  is 
  continued 
  as 
  spots 
  or 
  bars 
  

   on 
  the 
  posterior 
  extremities. 
  These 
  spots 
  are 
  frequently 
  smaller 
  and 
  

   more 
  numerous 
  than 
  shown 
  in 
  the 
  specimen 
  figured. 
  The 
  glandular 
  

   fold 
  which 
  runs 
  from 
  the 
  orbit 
  to 
  the 
  posterior 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  body 
  is 
  

   yellow. 
  The 
  under 
  surface 
  is 
  whitish 
  or 
  light 
  yellow 
  and 
  unspotted. 
  

   Tiie 
  leopard 
  frog 
  passes 
  the 
  tadpole 
  stage 
  the 
  first 
  season, 
  and 
  is 
  more 
  

   gregarious 
  than 
  the 
  bullfrog 
  or 
  green 
  frog. 
  These 
  considerations 
  are 
  

   of 
  importance 
  from 
  a 
  culturist's 
  standpoint. 
  

  

  The 
  green 
  frog 
  or 
  spring 
  frog 
  {Bana 
  clamata) 
  is 
  found 
  throughout 
  the 
  

   Eastern 
  and 
  Central 
  States 
  and 
  neighboring 
  parts 
  of 
  Canada. 
  Tlie 
  

   body 
  and 
  limbs 
  are 
  stout 
  and 
  massive, 
  the 
  legs 
  are 
  short, 
  and 
  the 
  head 
  

   is 
  more 
  rounded 
  than 
  in 
  R. 
  virescem. 
  The 
  tympanum 
  is 
  very 
  large, 
  

   though 
  this 
  differs 
  in 
  the 
  sexes, 
  as 
  a 
  rule 
  being 
  larger 
  than 
  the 
  eye 
  in 
  

  

  