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Range: Maine to Texas. Several varieties of the species are 

 recognized, some of which occur in the Western States, ^lexico 

 and Central America. 



Local Distribution: Abundant in swampy situations near the 

 coast. 



The Salt-Marsh Frog, sometimes called the Field Frog, in- 

 habits swampy meadows rather than large bodies of water, and 

 is common in many brackish swamps in this vicinity, although 

 it is also found in fresh-water swamps. It is particularly abun- 

 dant in the Newark meadows. The vocal sacs of the males are 



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FIG 24. THE LEOPARD FROG, OR PICKEREL FROG 

 From specimen in Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 



verv^ prominent externally and become distended as the species 

 gives voice to its sharp, rasping call. 



The Leopard Frog, or Pickerel Frog, Rana paliistris Le Conte 

 (Fig. ^4), is of moderate size and rather slender form. Ground 

 . , color above, pale brown, with four rows of large square 



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Pickerel, spots, two TOWS down the back and one on each side. 



Frog. These spots are very dark brown or black. The hind 



limbs are banded with the same color, which is also present in 



irregular spots on the fore limbs. There is a large spot over 



each eye, and one directly over the snout. The upper lips are 



dark brown, and above this color there is a band of pale bronze. 



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