. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the collection of the British Museum. 2d Amphibians. 12. PALTJDICOLA. 231 2. Paludicola bibronii. Pleurodema bibroni, vars. A & C, Giinth. Cat. p. 31. Pleurodema bibroni, Tschudi, Batr. p. 85 ; Girard, Exped., Herp. p. 38, pi. 4. f. 33-38; Espada, Viaj. Pacif., Vert. p. 87. Cystignathus bibroni, Dum. 8f Bibr. p. 410, pi. 87. f. 2; Guichen. in "Gay, Chile, Rept. p. 96, pi. 7. f. 1. Pleurodema darwinii, Bell, Zool. Beagle, Rept. p. 3(3, pi. 17. f. 3; Hensel, Arch. f. Naturg. 1867, p. 133. elegans, Bell, I. c. p. 37,
. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the collection of the British Museum. 2d Amphibians. 12. PALTJDICOLA. 231 2. Paludicola bibronii. Pleurodema bibroni, vars. A & C, Giinth. Cat. p. 31. Pleurodema bibroni, Tschudi, Batr. p. 85 ; Girard, Exped., Herp. p. 38, pi. 4. f. 33-38; Espada, Viaj. Pacif., Vert. p. 87. Cystignathus bibroni, Dum. 8f Bibr. p. 410, pi. 87. f. 2; Guichen. in "Gay, Chile, Rept. p. 96, pi. 7. f. 1. Pleurodema darwinii, Bell, Zool. Beagle, Rept. p. 3(3, pi. 17. f. 3; Hensel, Arch. f. Naturg. 1867, p. 133. elegans, Bell, I. c. p. 37, pi. 17. f. 4; Girard, 1. c. p. 40, pi. 4. f. 28-32. Cystignathus elegans, Guichen. 1. c. p. Lower surface of foot. Tongue subcircular, entire or indistinctly nicked behind. Vome- rine teeth in two small oblique groups between the choanae. Snout rounded, slightly longer than the greatest orbital diameter ; nostril equally distant from the eye and the tip of the snout; interorbital space generally narrower than the upper eyelid ; tympanum indis- tinct or quite hidden. Fingers moderate, first not extending beyond second; toes moderate, with a rudimentary web extending as a fringe along their sides ; subarticular tubercles moderate; a small oval inner, and a small rounded, sometimes oval, outer metatarsal tubercle, both very distinct. The hind limb being carried forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches hardly the tym- panum. Skin smooth, or with small warts above ; a very prominent oval lumbar gland, generally larger than the eyeball. Greyish or olive above, marbled with brown ; lumbar gland black and white ; sometimes a light vertebral stripe; anterior half of the male's throat black. Male with a subgular vocal sac. S. America. 0. Darwin, Esq. [ (Type of P. darwinii.) Dr. Cunningham [C.]. C. Darwin, Esq. [P.]. (Type of C. elegans.) a. $. Maldonado. b. Several spec: 5, hgr., & yg. c-d, e, f, g, h-i. 5 & Talcahuano. Chili. hgr. k. 2r Chiloe. l
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