. The Canadian field-naturalist. , 1954] The Canadian Field-Naturalist 167. M ILES Fig. 1. Location of range extension records for Salientia. side of this region, there is only a specimen taken near Terra Nova in 1950. Rana pipiens — Leopard Frog. The range is extended about 100 miles to the north. The National Museum has only this one specimen from Labrador. Wright and Wright (p. 481) exclude this species from Anticosti Island and include it in Newfoundland in spite of published records (Johansen, 1926) which point out that the reverse situation is true. Rana septentrionalis — Mink Fr
. The Canadian field-naturalist. , 1954] The Canadian Field-Naturalist 167. M ILES Fig. 1. Location of range extension records for Salientia. side of this region, there is only a specimen taken near Terra Nova in 1950. Rana pipiens — Leopard Frog. The range is extended about 100 miles to the north. The National Museum has only this one specimen from Labrador. Wright and Wright (p. 481) exclude this species from Anticosti Island and include it in Newfoundland in spite of published records (Johansen, 1926) which point out that the reverse situation is true. Rana septentrionalis — Mink Frog. The range is extended about 200 miles north to the Quebec-Labrador border. Mink Frogs were abundant in this region during their spring spawning season in 1952. If Packard's record at Okak is accepted (the specimen was identified by Cope) the range is ex- tended past Wright and Wright's limits by approximately 600 miles. The first specimen of this species from Anticosti Island was collected in 1953. Previous to 1953 there were only two published records of the Mink Frog from New Brunswick and but one re- ported specimen from Nova Scotia (Bleak- ney, 1952). The has one speci- men each from Halifax and Inverness Counties of Nova Scotia, reported here for the first time. However, during the sum- mer of 1953 this species was found through- out both provinces including Cape Breton Island. Rana sylvatica cantabrigensis — Wood Frog. The range is extended about 600 miles to the north. Adults were common at Knob Lake and at Fort McKenzie in 1952. In two ponds located near Fort Chimo tadpoles and. 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 Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
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