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Four families: l Bufonidae, toads 



•_' Pelobatidae, burrowing toada 



.*'. Elylidae, tree frog 



4 Ranidae, frogs 



Family 1 bufonidae 

 Represented by one Bpecies. 



L9 Bufo lentiginosis (Sliaw) 

 ■i, mm,, toad 

 De Kay. Bufo amerlcanus, p. »'.;. pi. 19, fig. 46 (young); pi. 20 



58 (adult) 

 Yellowish brown with a yellow vertebral line and Borne brownish 

 ^l»«,t-. 1 m r variable; adult- very warty; young smooth. 



Common everywhere. Their eggs arc laid in the Bpring and are 

 inclosed in a long, thin-walled tube of transparent albumen, which 

 lies in Btring6 on the bottom of the ponds where they are laid. The 

 young attain the adult form at a very much earlier period of their 

 life than the fro--. 



Family '2 pelobatidae 

 Burrowing toads 

 Represented by one >pecies. 



20 Scaphiopus holbrookii Harlan 

 Spadefoot 



De I\:i\ . 8 C ;i p h i p u B BO 1 i t a r i U s, the hermit spade foot. p. W. pi. 19 



fig. 47 



Olive brown, a yellowish hand on each side from eve to coccyx; 

 a horny, Bpadelike process on each side of hind foot. Widely dis- 

 tributed, but rarely seen. It remains in burrows which it digs in 

 the earth and lavs it- eggs in temporary ponds which are formed by 

 rain. Metamorphosis may be wvy rapid. 



Reported by De Kay from Rockland county. 



family 3 hylidae 

 7/< 6 fi'ixjs 



Small form-, generally inhabiting tree- or bushes and frequently 

 possessing the power of adapting their color to the color of the object 

 on which they re-t. Generally with tin 1 tips of their toes expanded 

 to form disks. Eggs laid in water, \\\ -mailer packages than those 

 of the true fr< 





