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12 BULLETIN 17 7, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM
anus it measures 83 mm. ; tip of snout to posterior border of tympanum,
26 mm, ; greatest width of head, 31 mm, ; foreleg, 50 mm, ; hindleg from
groin, 88 mm. Compared with U,S,N,M. No, 59081, which is practically
identical in head and body length, the foot of F.M.N.H. No.
5559 is relatively very long, the third toe being particularly noticeable
for its length when compared to that of 59081. The tibia of 5559 also
appears to be somewhat longer compared to the National Museum
specimen.
Remarks.—A manuscript note by Dr. Stejneger reads as follows:
"There can be no doubt that Latreille and Daudin described as Bujo
gutturosus (and the latter also as B. strumosus) a toad totally different
from the one occurring in Santo Domingo or any of the Antilles.
Short and unsatisfactory as are theh' descriptions, the statement that
'all the digits are a little separated, without membranes and short' is
sufficient to preclude the adoption of the name to the present species.
The habitat of the type specimen was unknown, and the specimen
itself appears to be lost, so that it may never be known to what species
the name really belongs,"
Although this species is from the same stock as are the other similarly
crested West Indian toads, it is well differentiated from the others.
Bufo lemur from Puerto Rico has a much narrower and thinner snout,
so that the head in profile looks quite different from the Hispaniolan
species. The presence of a strong subnasal and a very pronounced
labial crest in the Puerto Rican toad, and their nearly complete absence
in the Hispaniolan species, constitute another point of distinct
difference. The pustulose warts of the back are more or less confined
to the anterior portion in giintheri, while they are uniformly scattered
on anterior and posterior surfaces in lemur.
Specimens examined.—As listed in table 3.
Museum No.
Table 3.
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Specimens of Bufo giintheri examined