. The Batrachia of North America [microform]. Amphibians; Amphibiens. THE KATKACIIIA OF NOliTll AMKKICA. :n7 T x found III every ilht'ctiou aloii;; tin' bonlerH ami river viillevH of tlic plateau ro^^ioii of Texas. Mr. (>. W. Mariioiik, who discoverotl it, in- forms me that after rains it is very noisy, niakin;^ the roeUs resound with its cry, whieh is somewhat like a doj^'s bark. It hi(h's in fissures, and is so dilUcult to lind as to be generally ujdvuown to the (rountry j.'ople, who suppose that the voice proceeds from a lizard. Ac»;ording to Mr. Marnock the ejj;gs are hatched in
. The Batrachia of North America [microform]. Amphibians; Amphibiens. THE KATKACIIIA OF NOliTll AMKKICA. :n7 T x found III every ilht'ctiou aloii;; tin' bonlerH ami river viillevH of tlic plateau ro^^ioii of Texas. Mr. (>. W. Mariioiik, who discoverotl it, in- forms me that after rains it is very noisy, niakin;^ the roeUs resound with its cry, whieh is somewhat like a doj^'s bark. It hi(h's in fissures, and is so dilUcult to lind as to be generally ujdvuown to the (rountry j.'ople, who suppose that the voice proceeds from a lizard. Ac»;ording to Mr. Marnock the ejj;gs are hatched in winter, and the tatlpoles pass their existemie in temporary pools of rain-water which collects in holes in the rocks and at a distance from the A -^ 6 Fio. 80. LithiHljtrHlntrans. No. 1059. Hdotcs, Texas; }. Additional specimens of this species received from Mr. Marnock show that it reaches a laryer size than the above specimens indicate. I give the following Miamircmciils. M. lifiiKlli of lioiid anil lioily 0D4 l^ciif^tli of lioiid, iiicliidiiin tyiiipiiiiii 03r> Width of lu'iid at jtostt'iior cdj^n of tympana OUU of foro liiiili 0.')5 [.icnj^th of hind limh 115 Lcntion. Oiiliilogiio No. of iiuiiiber. spec. 10751 1 107.')2 1 lOTfia 1 ii)or.« 2 ) t> 1303a 1 Locality. Buxar County, Tux . tlo ilo ilo do do When oollt'cttnl. Frcnii whom locoived. Nature of spoc- iuieii. 10, ISKO D. W. Marnock ! Alcobolic. ..tlo I do ...do ; do ....do. ....do ....do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do, : I :( V'A i I J I. '{ m '1. 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 Cope, E. D. (Edward Drinker), 1840-1897. Washington : G. P. O.
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