240 VERTEBRATE ANIMALS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 



tiles. Skill usually Avitliout scales. Eggs without hard shell, strongly 

 resembling those of fishes. 



A class of animals mostly of no economic value. The frogs, however, 

 furnish excellent food, and the toads are invaluable to the agriculturist 

 as insect-eaters. Many absurd notions exist regarding these animals, 

 which have no foundation of truth, Ijut are progeny of ignorance and 

 prejudice. The majority of amphibians are entirely harmless. 



ORDER ANURA. TAILLESS AMPHIBLA.XS. 



Amphibians without tails in the adult state. Body broad and short ; 

 legs large, usually adapted for jumping. Young (tadpoles) with tail and 

 gills, but without teeth. 



A comparatively small group of clo.sely allied animals, found through- 

 out the world. Some are almost exclusively terrestrial {Bnfoniche and 

 Hylad-x), while others are almost totally aquatic. This and the remaining 

 orders of amphibians are, in certain respects, the least known of the 

 vertebrates. 



RANID^. 



BULL-FROG. Rana catesbiana, Shaw. 

 GREEN FROG; SPRING FROG. Rana clamitans, Merrem. 

 SHAD FROG. Rana haiecina halecina, i^Kalm) Cope. 

 MARSH FROG. Rana palustris, LeCcnte. 

 WOOD FROG. Rana teniporaria silvatica, (Linne) Coi)e. 

 ? FLORIDA FROG. Rana areolata capito, ( Baird and Girard) Cope. 



SCAPHIOPID.E. 



SOLITARY SPADE-FOOT. ScapMopus holbrookii. (Harlan) Baird. 



HYLID^. 



GREEN TREE-TOAD. Hyla carolinensis, Pennant. 

 DAUDIN'S TREE-TOAD. Hyla femoralis, Daudin. 

 COMMON TREE-TOAD. Hyla sauirella. Daudin. 

 ? FLORIDA HYLA. Hyla gratiosa, LcContc. 

 CHAMELION HYLA. Hyla carolinensis samifasciata, iPennanti Cope. 



