. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. BuFo GRANULOSUS Spix • GaUaicIo 109 and third fingers; edge of fingers grannlate, except the distal extreme. Pahiis with gran- ulations usually conical, sometimes rounded; outer metacarpal tubercle large and irreg- ularly round, inner tubercle small and elliptic. Hind limbs short, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaching shoulder or tympanum. First and second toes very short; double subarticular tubercles on the fourth toe; interdigital membrane reaching the toe tips, except in the fourth toe where it is present only at
. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. BuFo GRANULOSUS Spix • GaUaicIo 109 and third fingers; edge of fingers grannlate, except the distal extreme. Pahiis with gran- ulations usually conical, sometimes rounded; outer metacarpal tubercle large and irreg- ularly round, inner tubercle small and elliptic. Hind limbs short, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaching shoulder or tympanum. First and second toes very short; double subarticular tubercles on the fourth toe; interdigital membrane reaching the toe tips, except in the fourth toe where it is present only at the base but is prolonged as a ser- rated cutaneous fringe to the tip; outer metatarsal tubercle not so prominent as the innemiost, both conical, oblique. No tarsal fold, sometimes a line of spinous granules. Parotoids in general not very prominent, with lower edge not very evident; their lateral granules conical, the dorsal ones conical or rounded according to the sub- species. Granulations of the dorsum vary- ing in shape in the subspecies, but in gen- eral the anterior are rounded, the lateral and posterior ones conical. Conical granula- tions on the limbs. Ventral skin with gran- ules, smaller and abundant anteriorly, larger and sparser posteriorly. Dorsum yellowish or greenish, with large dark spots. A vertebral light hue exists in some subspecies but is absent in others. Belly yellowish. Secondary sexual characters: males with one subgular medial vocal sac and darker skin in this region; first and second fingers dorsally brown (sometimes also the inner metacarpal tubercle). Females larger and with gular and pectoral granulations with small horny points. Characters for the differentiation of the subspecies. In distinguishing the subspecies of B. granulosus, I found the following char- acters especially useful: the shape of the head; the degree of obliquit\^ of the loreal region; the development of the snout; the shape of the rostrum, vertical or oblique; the position of
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