. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders. Zoology. THE CROAKERS. 23 eight species, according to Mr. Boulanger, but of these only six are common enough in our northeast- ern States to attract our notice. These are: 1. Rana viresoens virescens, the leopard frog; a subspecies of Roma vwescens [Rama haleoina, of other authors), a bright-green frog found along our seacoast and the adjacent country. 2. Rana palusi/ris, a light-brown frog found in cold springs and streamlets. 3. Rana septentrionalis, a round-spotted frog found in northern New York and the northw
. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders. Zoology. THE CROAKERS. 23 eight species, according to Mr. Boulanger, but of these only six are common enough in our northeast- ern States to attract our notice. These are: 1. Rana viresoens virescens, the leopard frog; a subspecies of Roma vwescens [Rama haleoina, of other authors), a bright-green frog found along our seacoast and the adjacent country. 2. Rana palusi/ris, a light-brown frog found in cold springs and streamlets. 3. Rana septentrionalis, a round-spotted frog found in northern New York and the northwest. 4. Rana clamata, the green frog, common every- where. 5. Rana catesbiana, the bullfrog, the largest spe- cies of all, also common. 6. Rana sylvatica, the wood frog, common every- where in our woodlands. The prettiest fellow of them all the leopard frog, Rana virescens virescens, about two and half inches long. A bright copper - col- ored line begins at his nose and ends at his eye; a sec- ond line of yellow- Leopard Frog ish white reaches IJtana virescens virescens).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938; Underwood, William Lyman, 1864-1929, phot. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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