. The Batrachia of North America [microform]. Amphibians; Amphibiens. 74 HI, UNITliU SJATiS NATIONAL Ml'SKUM. i, i!!/ iiiiotlicial lli(^ pii'seiit time to warnuit tliiMii (listiiicf plaws and iianu\s ill llic »'; Dr. (i. IJoiiii'iificr, in tlic last edition ol" tlie catalojjue oC llii' sprcit's of .salaniaiidi'is in the Ijiitisli Mnseiini ISSi', has taken tills view of tlie ease, and has redneed the name marortiinn to the posi- tion of a synonym of iujrinum. In the present work I take the same view of the irlalions of the l^istern and Western forms. The following'
. The Batrachia of North America [microform]. Amphibians; Amphibiens. 74 HI, UNITliU SJATiS NATIONAL Ml'SKUM. i, i!!/ iiiiotlicial lli(^ pii'seiit time to warnuit tliiMii (listiiicf plaws and iianu\s ill llic »'; Dr. (i. IJoiiii'iificr, in tlic last edition ol" tlie catalojjue oC llii' sprcit's of .salaniaiidi'is in the Ijiitisli Mnseiini ISSi', has taken tills view of tlie ease, and has redneed the name marortiinn to the posi- tion of a synonym of iujrinum. In the present work I take the same view of the irlalions of the l^istern and Western forms. The following'is a desi;iiptioii of a specimen of tlie Western animal: Talaline teeth in a transverse series, more or hvss aii;inlar anteriorly, reaching"' to the posterior l)or(h'r of the inner iiares, or (»ne diameter be- yond* (' anjjie sometimes tlattened or rounded. The series scarcely or III- . all interi-iipteil on the median line; never (:') on the limhs, which are jicnerally a little iindnlalin^'. Inner nostrils separated hy the same space as the outer; rarely a lit- tle larther apart, TonyiM' itioader than loiiji'; more than half the width of the head, which Is llcsliy. l>ody lu'a\y, wlili twelve costal furrows. Head vt-ry hroad, <!on- taliied aitont three and one half tiiius in distance from snout to ^roin. Tall about e(|iial to the same distance, iiinch compressed from tiie base. .Males In breeding season with a distinct tin from near tin- base of the tail above, and from beyond the middle itelow; tail more o\al at other seasons. Chtacal re;;lon of male nnicli swollen, emar<;inate; angular itcliliid. Leo-s iiiuderate; dibits i -h depressed, v«'ry In-oad at base, tri- aii;;nlar. and adapted for swiininiiiji. I''ree portion of di«iits about one-third the distance Irom their tljis to elbow or Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustra
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