. The Batrachia of North America [microform]. Amphibians; Amphibiens. T THE HATKACIIIA OF NOUTll AMKKICA. lUJKO (il'KRL'ICUS ll(.ll)iook. 291 North AiinT. llfi'it., V, HI, If'W, TiiW. in, Copt', riocecds. Aiiier. IMiiloNoph. Soc. 1880,1). f)!'"). CUUoiihnjnvi^Ktloiiha Cope, rrocfcd. Ac. Nat. .Sci. I'liila., IH(W, :ill (crroneoiiH locality). Jliijo di( l{'Hilcn>,MT, Cat. Matr. Sal. IJrit. Miis., cd. ii, IH-^-.', p. :ill>. Head biojid; imixsiK! jnoiniin'iit, conic. Cranium stronj;l,v lidfjed. rieoinilar and postocnlar, suju'atynjpaiiic, and suptMciliarj rid^ics well develope
. The Batrachia of North America [microform]. Amphibians; Amphibiens. T THE HATKACIIIA OF NOUTll AMKKICA. lUJKO (il'KRL'ICUS ll(.ll)iook. 291 North AiinT. llfi'it., V, HI, If'W, TiiW. in, Copt', riocecds. Aiiier. IMiiloNoph. Soc. 1880,1). f)!'"). CUUoiihnjnvi^Ktloiiha Cope, rrocfcd. Ac. Nat. .Sci. I'liila., IH(W, :ill (crroneoiiH locality). Jliijo di( l{'Hilcn>,MT, Cat. Matr. Sal. IJrit. Miis., cd. ii, IH-^-.', p. :ill>. Head biojid; imixsiK! jnoiniin'iit, conic. Cranium stronj;l,v lidfjed. rieoinilar and postocnlar, suju'atynjpaiiic, and suptMciliarj rid^ics well developed, the ' 1 nialiiny a very open anyle with that of the eanthuss , and s .idiii},'' oil" pcsteriorly a parietal, whicli first converges toward that oi», and then runs on the occiput to meet it, failiii}^' in by a very 8li}>ht interval. A small nuchal i)it. Tymiianum in contact with jjostorbital ridj>e, only one fourth tlu; size of the oibit. Tongue small, narrow, half free; a strong symphyseal tubercle lilting a premaxillary pit. I'arotoids large, short, descending on sides to opi)osite lower edge of tymi»anum. Skin everywhere rigidly rugose, subspinous on the tarsus. The Joints of the extremities are pale and appear swollen. Fingers slendev; lirst shorter than* second, which equals the third. One metacarpal tubercle only. Toes short, one third webbed ; two acute metatarsal tubercles, the internal large, incurved, like a (lattered spur, jellow, brown tii)ped. Length of. head iiiid body, 10 lines; of hinder extremity, 12 lines. The head above is dusky, with a yellowish central longitudinal line; (lie superciliary ridges are gray, with a white mark in the center. On ea(;h si<le of this longitudinal line is an oblong black spot, extending from it to include most of the posterior part of the orbit of the eye; a .small part only of the orbit in front of this is light colored; the upper jaw is light Krc. 72. Uti/o rjurrciei
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