. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the collection of the British museum. Amphibians. 176 ENGYSTOMATID^. 16. BREVICEPS. Breviceps, Men-. Tent. p. 178; Dum. 8f Bibr. viii. p. 752 ; Cope, Nat. Hist. Rev. 18G5, p. 102, and Journ. Ac. Philad. (2) vi. 18G7, p. 191. Systoma, Wagl. Syst. Amph. p. 205; Tschudi, Batr. p. 47. Pupil horizontal. Tongue oval, entire and free behind. Palate papillose. Tympanum hidden or slightly distinct. Fingers and toes free, the tips not dilated. Outer metatarsals united. Cora- coids very much dilated; precoracoids well developed; no omo- steruum; stern
. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the collection of the British museum. Amphibians. 176 ENGYSTOMATID^. 16. BREVICEPS. Breviceps, Men-. Tent. p. 178; Dum. 8f Bibr. viii. p. 752 ; Cope, Nat. Hist. Rev. 18G5, p. 102, and Journ. Ac. Philad. (2) vi. 18G7, p. 191. Systoma, Wagl. Syst. Amph. p. 205; Tschudi, Batr. p. 47. Pupil horizontal. Tongue oval, entire and free behind. Palate papillose. Tympanum hidden or slightly distinct. Fingers and toes free, the tips not dilated. Outer metatarsals united. Cora- coids very much dilated; precoracoids well developed; no omo- steruum; sternum very small, cartilaginous. Sacral vertebra with very strongly dilated diapophyses, confluent with coccygeal style. Terminal phalanges simple. Africa. 1. Breviceps gibbosus. Breviceps gibbosus, Gilnth. Cat. p. 53. Sela, ii. 37. 3. Bufo acephalus, Klein, Quadr. IJisp. p. 121. liana gibbosa, Linn. Mas. Ad. Frid. p. 48, and 8, N. p. 355. Bufo gibbosus, Lanr. Si/n. p. 27 ; Latr. Bept. ii. p. 119 ; Daud. Rain. p. 80, pi. 29. f. 1, pi.'35. f. 2, and Rept. viii. p. 158. Breviceps gibbosus, Merr. Tent. p. 178 ; Gravenh. Delia, p. 69 ; Dum. 8f Bibr. p. 754; Smith, III. S. Afr., Rept., App. p. 27. Engystoma dorsatum, Cuv. R. A. granosum, Cuv. R. A. Systoma breviceps, War/l. Si/st. Amph. p. 205 ; Tschudi, Batr. p. Sternal apparatus. Habit extremely stout. Head very short; snout indistinct; mouth small; eyes rather small, directed forwards. Limbs very short; first and second fingers nearly equal; outer toe not longer than inner ; subarticular tubercles distinct; a very large shovel- shaped inner metatarsal tubercle. Upper surfaces with small warts ; beUy granulate. Brown above, with a broad brownish-yellow ser- rated dorsal band; an obsolete lateral streak of the same colour. S. Africa. a. Adult. S. Africa. b, c. Young. S. Africa. d. Adult. Cape of Good Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability -
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