. The Batrachia of North America. Amphibians. i 2 ^ 6 II I7 Fig. 91. Hyla andersonii. Anderson, ; \. Measurements of No. 3600. M. Totallength bead and body 0366 Lengtb of bead to posterior line of tympana Oil Widtb of bead at posterior line of tympana 015 Lengtb of fore limb from axilla •• 0224 Lengtb of bind limb from groin 0525 Lengtb of tibia 018 Lengtb of tarsus 010 Lengtb of rest of foot 0155 This beautiful species is of much rarity, but two specimens having thus far come under the eyes of naturalists. The longest known is the type from Anderson, S. 0., which is represeutod in Plate l


. The Batrachia of North America. Amphibians. i 2 ^ 6 II I7 Fig. 91. Hyla andersonii. Anderson, ; \. Measurements of No. 3600. M. Totallength bead and body 0366 Lengtb of bead to posterior line of tympana Oil Widtb of bead at posterior line of tympana 015 Lengtb of fore limb from axilla •• 0224 Lengtb of bind limb from groin 0525 Lengtb of tibia 018 Lengtb of tarsus 010 Lengtb of rest of foot 0155 This beautiful species is of much rarity, but two specimens having thus far come under the eyes of naturalists. The longest known is the type from Anderson, S. 0., which is represeutod in Plate lxxxiv; the second specimen was found by Professor Leidy, of Philadelphia, at Jackson, N. J., and was the subject of the description of coloration in life given above. HYLA CAROLINENSIS Pennant. (Plates 51, lig. 14 ; 72, fig. 19 ; 73, fig. 28.) Calamiia carolinensis Pennant, Arctic Zool., ii (17), 331. Calamita cinerea Scbneider, Hist. Ampb. Fasc, i (1799), 174. Bana hilineata Sbaw, Gen. Zool. Ampb., in (1802), 136. Hyla lateralis Daud. in Sonn. & Lat., Hist. Nat., Roptil., ii (1802), 180; Daud., Hist. Nat., Reptil., viii (1803), 27, aud in Hist. Nat. Rain. Greu. Crap. (1803), 16, ii; J. Lo Conte, Ann. N. Y. Lye, i (1825), 279 ; Harlan, Journ. Ac. Nat. Soi. Pbila., v (1827), 341, aud Med. & Pbys. Res. (1835), 107; Dam. & Bibr., Erp. Gdn., viii (1841), 587. Hyla viridis Holbrook, N. Am. Herp., Ist ed., ii (1838), 95, xx, and 2d ed., iv(1842), 119, XXIX. Hyla viridis arlorea C&teahy, Nat. Hist Carol., a (1743), pag. et tab. 71. Hyla semifasciata Hallow., Proceed. Ac. Pbila., 1856, p. 307. Hyla carolinetisis Giintber, Cat. Batr. Sal. Brit. Mas., 1868, p. 105; Boulenger, Cat. Batr. Sal. Brit. Mas., 2d ed. 1882, p. 377. Hjead subacute; body slender, nearly smooth above; tibia rather more than half the length of the body; above and on sides uniform olive-green, with an occasional circular light spot above; beneath white. A distinct narrow white line along the sides


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