. The Batrachia of North America [microform]. Amphibians; Amphibiens. 334 IJULLETIN :;i, UMTIID STATKS national Ml'.SHUM. The limbs Lave a lew diukbrowu ciossbauds; the reiuiii' is yellowish aud unspotted behiud. ( 1. ISM ; Fi; ! I ) Fk;. Kt. CliDriipliilKH .(•H, Tcxiis Dr. Ilolbiook describes the (;(>h)is of this species in lil'e as I'oUows: Dove color above, witli oblonj;- spots of darkbiowii, inari;ined with yellow. The head has a broad, indistinct, triangular spot between the orbits, the apex of which is directed backwards. A black liiu> extends Ironi the snout to the orb
. The Batrachia of North America [microform]. Amphibians; Amphibiens. 334 IJULLETIN :;i, UMTIID STATKS national Ml'.SHUM. The limbs Lave a lew diukbrowu ciossbauds; the reiuiii' is yellowish aud unspotted behiud. ( 1. ISM ; Fi; ! I ) Fk;. Kt. CliDriipliilKH .(•H, Tcxiis Dr. Ilolbiook describes the (;(>h)is of this species in lil'e as I'oUows: Dove color above, witli oblonj;- spots of darkbiowii, inari;ined with yellow. The head has a broad, indistinct, triangular spot between the orbits, the apex of which is directed backwards. A black liiu> extends Ironi the snout to the orbit of the eye, including the nostrils; below this black line is a yellowish blotch, covi'riug most of the upper Jaw, The lower Jaw is (tinereous above and white below. The i)upil is very dark, the iris of a golden color. The. tympanum is very dark (colored, and placed in a dar!' vitta, (U' blotch, wlii(!h extends from behind the orbit to within a, short distance of the shoulder. The body is of a delicate dove-color above, v/itli two or moi'e oblong sjiots of dark brown, mar- gined with yellow, on each sule of the vcitebral line; below these, and on eacli Hank, are three smaller spots, likewise margined with briglit yellow, the anterior one being the largest ; these, with a smaller one above the v»'ut, form a triangle on each llatdi;; s<'veral luiglit yellow spots, also disposed ni a triangulai' form, with the api<'es diiccled lor wards, aie concealed by the thighs. The inferior surface of tliis ani- mal is silver-white, ami ex<;ept (Ui the throat, everywhere granulated ; about the throat an' a few indistinct points of black; the anteiior and middle parts of the abdomen are white with a slight tinge; the poste rior third api)roaches to llesh-color. The anterior extremities are dove-<!oIer jiart of the shoul- der towards the lower Jaw ; dove-coloicd above, with transveise bands of dark brown; on the anterior part of the thigh are s^.^ral smiill yellow spots; on the
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