. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the collection of the British museum. Amphibians. 310 BTJrO^'ID^. Herp. V. pi. 1; Diun. 8,- Bihr. p. G89; Leconte, Holbr. Herp. v. pi. 1; Dum. ^- Bibr. p. 689; L Proc. Ac. Philad. ISoo, p. 430. Biifo lentiginosus, Girard, Proc. Ac. PMJad. 1854, p. 86. Cliilopbryue lentiginosa, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. Ib63, p. 357,. \tj5s!)' Upper Tiew of head Lower surface of foot. Supraorbital ridges swollen behind and produced beyond the angle of the postorbitals ; subarticular tubercles generally simple; metatarsal tubercles moderate. s, t. Many
. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the collection of the British museum. Amphibians. 310 BTJrO^'ID^. Herp. V. pi. 1; Diun. 8,- Bihr. p. G89; Leconte, Holbr. Herp. v. pi. 1; Dum. ^- Bibr. p. 689; L Proc. Ac. Philad. ISoo, p. 430. Biifo lentiginosus, Girard, Proc. Ac. PMJad. 1854, p. 86. Cliilopbryue lentiginosa, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. Ib63, p. 357,. \tj5s!)' Upper Tiew of head Lower surface of foot. Supraorbital ridges swollen behind and produced beyond the angle of the postorbitals ; subarticular tubercles generally simple; metatarsal tubercles moderate. s, t. Many spec.: N. America. E. Doubleday, Esq. [P.]. Mr. Cope (Check-list IS". Amer, Eept.) distinguishes besides the three following varieties :— Yar. C. frontosus. Bufo frontosus, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1866, p. 301. Var. D. cognatus. Bufo cognatus, i^Say) Holbr. Herp. v. p. 21. Yae. E. fowleri. Bufo fowleri, Putnam, MS. 46. Bufo occipitalis. Bufo occipitalis, Camerano, Atti Ac. Tor. xiv. p. 889. Crown deeply concave, on each side with a straight bony ridge, very prominent and swollen behind (resembling a parotoid); a slight orbito-tympanic ridge. Snout pointed, prominent; tympanum small, not very distinct. First and second fingers equal; toes nearly entirely webbed; two moderate metatarsal tubercles; no tarsal fold. The hind limb being carried forwards along the body, the tarso-metatarsal articulation marks the tip of the snout. Skin covered with small granular tubercles ; parotoid moderate, its lower border forming an angle. Mexico,. 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 British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937. London, Printed by order of the Trustees
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