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heard at the distance of a mile, more particularly during the 
silence of the night. This species is not known by the name 
of “ sha ”’ as was stated by Daudin; that name being 
applied to the halecina and palustris: though I haye not ob- 
served that any one species makes its appearance much 
earlier than the others. When immersed in spirits, this frog 
changes to a lively green, with a stripe along the back;.in 
which state it was figured by Daudin. 
Inhabit the middle states ; very common near Philadelphia. 
Sp. 8 Rana clamata. (Daudin.) 
Char. essent. Colour above dusky cinereus, beneath 
whitish; snout more or less green. 
Dimensions. Length of the body three inches; hind legs 
four inches and two tenths. Diy ie oe 
Description. (Male.) Body above dark cinereus, approach- 
ing to green, tuberculous; snout green; beneath the throat, 
breast, and interior of the fore legs, bright yellow ; tympanum 
large; longitudinal folds of the back not extending the whole 
length of the body, and of a light colour; the belly and inte- 
vior of the legs white; thighs and legs obsoletely banded or 
- spotted with black; sides more or less hg ie with black ; 
buttocks mottled. (Female rather larger, 
gether white beneath.) 
abit. Noisy; generally crying just as it leaps into the 
water, and skimming over the surface previous to diving; 
screaming when caught in most instances; very active and 
tenacious of life. A dog of Mr. Bartram’s having accident- 
ally swallowed one of these animals, it was observed to strug- 
le and to cry piteously for at least half an hour, to the great 
liversion of the spectators, and no small confusion of the dog, 
who was at a loss to comprehend this species of intestinal 
ighter, and alto- 
uence. 
Inhabit the middle states; the most common of all our 
frogs. a eS 
Sp. 9. Rawa ocedlata, (Linn.) aes 
. maxima virginiana. Seba. 
R, pentadactyla. Linn, Gmel. Argus frog. Shaw, 
Gen. Zool, vol. 2. pt. 1. p. 108, e 34. 
Grunting frog. Bartram, Tray. in N, Amer. p, 272. 
‘This bade is badly figured by Daudin from a specimen 
in spirits. I have not observed this specimen in a living state : 
it is very doubtful whether they exist north of Charleston. 
