VERTEBRATE ANIMALS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 2-41 



ANDERSON'S HYLA. Hyla andersoni, Baird. 



DARK-GREEN TREE-FROG. Chorophilus nigritus, (Leconte) Cope. 

 BLACK-SPOTTED BROWN TREE-FROG. Chorophilus ornatus, (llolbr ) Cope. 

 ? TREE FROG. Chorophilus ocularis, Daudin. 

 CRICKET FROG. Acris gryllus gryllus, (Leconte) Cope. 

 WESTERN CRICKET. Acris gryllus crepitans, (LeConte) Cope. 



ENGYSTOMID.E. 

 CAROLINA TREE FROG. Engystoma carolinense, Holbrook. 



BUFONID^. 



LATREILLE'S TOAD. Bufo lentiginosus lentiginosus, (Shaw) Cope. 

 AMERICAN TOAD Bufo lentiginosus americanus, (Shaw) Cope. 

 OAK FROG. Bufo quercicus, Holbrook. 



ORDER URODELA. SALAMANDERS. 



Amphibians, possessing elongated bodies, covered with smooth, naked 

 skin. Four hmbs present. No external gills in the adult. Tail long, 

 round or flattened. 



A large group of peculiar and, usually, small animals. 



PLEURODELIDiE. 



EASTERN WATER LIZARD. Diemyctylus miniatus miniatus, (Raf.) Cope. 

 GREEN TRITON. Diemyctylus miniatus viridescens, (Raf.) Cope. 



DESMOGNATHIDiE. 



BLACK TRITON; BLACK SALAMANDER. Desmognathus nigra, (Green) 



Baird. 

 BRO VVN TRITON. Desmognathus fusca fusca, (Raf ) Cope. 

 EARED TRITON Desmognathus fusca ariculata, (Raf) Cope. 

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