Rana arborea. European’Tree Frog. Back fmooth; of a fine 
green colour, bound near the Tides with yellow: belly a pale yel¬ 
low . and covered with warts: from the noftrils along the head, 
and Tides, a dufky ftripe: four unwebbed toes to the fore feet; 
five femipalmated to the hind; ends of all the toes round, and 
Jpreading. 
This fpccies appears to be common to all parts of Europe; 
except Great Britain and Ireland: in the fpring frequents ditches 
and puddles to breed: their tadpoles refemble thole of the com¬ 
mon frog : after calling their fpawn afeend trees, where they pafs 
the warm months; the form of the ends of their toes, and a vifcid 
juice that ouzes from them, enable them to keep firm, on the 
fmooth furface of the branches and leaves: feeds on infects. 
The poifonous qualities attributed to animals of this genus are 
omitted; as they appear to be groundlefs, 
