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Hylo regilla
(Tree toad)
Mayhew
1947
May 10
Wildcat Canyon, Contra Costa Co., Calif.
2 specimens were found along a little stream
just south of Tilden Park golf course clubhouse.
One was grunit-yellow + blended in perfectly with
the little stick on which he was sitting about
2" from the water. His body temperature was 14° C,
the water temp. was 12.7° C., air temp. was 16° C. He
was sitting below an alder tree right at the
edge of the stream. The other specimen was
bright green. Horsetails were the commonest plants
around the area where these 2 were found. Both
were M, which could be told by the dark gular patches.
After being in captivity for a few minutes, one
was a bright green in color, the other was a
dark brownish-green. The mask through the eye
was prominent in both specimens. The gular
pouch was rather folded - it is used in making
croaking sounds.
Two egg capsules were found attached to a
stick close to the shore of a small pool about
8' in diameter. One capsule was broken over, but
the other one still contained eggs. The capsules
were gelatinous in nature, about 1" in diameters.
Each egg was contained in its own separate
capsule within the large capsule. The stick
was about 2" below the surface. The temperature
of the water was 12.5° C.