LIZARDS, TORTOISES AND BATRA.CHIANS 405 



21 Chorophilus triseriatus Wied. 

 Light, ash colored, with about six dark stripes running back from 

 head ; legs blotched ; toes without disks Length 1 inch. Found 

 in southern part of state. 



22 Acris gryllus Le Conte 

 Cricket frog 

 De Kay. Hylodes gryllus, the cricket Hylodes, p. 70, pi. 22, fig. 61 

 Hind legs very long ; brown or gray above, with a blackish tri- 

 angle between eyes ; borders of this are green and are continued as 

 a band to the end of the body ; sides with three oblique bands ; has 

 considerable power of changing its color ; ends of toes not expanded. 

 Length 1-J inches. 



Found in southern part of state. Frequents the muddy borders 

 of the water, into which it leaps when alarmed. A very strong 

 leaper and is never found on trees. 



23 Hyla pickeringii Storer 



" Peeper " 

 De Kay. Hylodes pickeringi, Pickering's tree toad, p. 69, pi. 20, fig. 51 



Yellowish or reddish brown with a darker X-shaped mark in 

 middle of back, extending in front to eyes and to the sides of the 

 body ; below, yellowish white ; legs barred transversely ; large disks 

 on toes. Length 1 inch. 



Probably all over the state. Found in colder upland swamps and 

 meadows in the breeding season. Later, tree toads may be found in 

 low places or on the ground in the woods. Later still, they climb 

 the trees, and their voices are almost the last sound heard in the 

 fall. 



24 Hyla versicolor Le Conte 

 De Kay. Hyla versicolor, the northern tree toad, p. 71, pi. 21, fig. 53a 



Green, gray or brown, varying considerably, as its name indicates, 

 with the color of the object on which it rests ; Y-shaped black 

 blotches on the back ; below, white ; behind, yellow ; skin, warty ; 

 large disks. Length 2 inches. 



The tree frog par excellence of our state ; found on trees and 

 fences ; lays its eggs in small packages on blades of grass in the 

 water. 



