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HERPETOLOGY OF MICHIGAN. 



Hahits and SPahitat: The common tree frog, or tree toad as it is 

 frequently called, is the most familiar of our Hvlidae. It lives for 

 the most part in trees, bushes and vines. It is not confined to the 

 woods alone but lives also in orchards and in the vines around 



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Fig. 11. Distribution of HyZa rersicotor. 

 Horizontal ruling, specimens examined; verical ruling, reports only. 



houses. The large size of the disks on the fingers and toes allow 

 it to cling to smooth vertical surfaces and enable it to catch and 

 hold to branches when it climbs from place to place among the 

 trees and bushes. It is more active toward night when it is search- 

 ing for food. The latter consists of insects and larvae, found on the 

 tree in whose leafv branches it makes its home. In the winter it 



