48 THE BAYLOR BULLETIN 



150. Sykehopus marnochii Cope. Marnock's Frog. 



Known only from the type locality, Helotes, Bexar 

 County, Texas. 



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X51. Chorophilus ornatus HoWrook. Ornate Chorus 

 Frog. 



This handsome little frog is by no means common 

 in collections. It is recorded from Helotes and Dal- 

 las by Cope. Mr. Garni sent me several from Boeme, 

 Kendall County, and I have collected three specimens 

 in the vicinity of Waco. The following notes by Mr. 

 Garni will be of interest: "I caught several in a 

 temporary pool along the railroad tracks. These lit- 

 tle fellows are pretty hard to get, for, on the least 

 noise, they stop their chorus, and on coming to the 

 pool there is no trace of them. I noticed that by ap- 

 proaching cautiously and then rushing to the water, 

 on the side they happen to be, enables one to discover 

 them. Being so suddenly surprised, they can be seen 

 swimming to the bottom for a hiding-place. Judging 

 by the loud chorus these frogs made at night, they 

 must be pretty numerous here. They were heard 

 throughout the winter, especially after rains." 



152. Chorophilus occidentalis Baird and Girard. West- 



em Chorus Frog. 

 Cope reports this species from Dallas and the Up- 

 per Wichita River. I have no specimens from Texas. 



153. Chorophilus triseriatus Wied. Striped Tree Frog. 



This little frog is distributed over the greater por- 

 tion of Texas. Extreme localities from which speci- 

 mens are reported are Clarendon, Fort Concho, 

 Helotes and Refugio. Baird's types of Holocoetes 

 clarkii were from Indianola. In East-Central Texas, 

 during the breeding season, this species fairly 

 swarms in the roadside ditches and in shallow pools 

 on the grassy flats. 



