BUFO. 251 
third or one-fourth the area of the eye. Parotoid projecting, subglobular, rather longer 
than the supraocular cover. Upper parts rough from numerous tubercles of unequal 
size; small tubercles extend forwards even into the interorbital space; lower parts 
roughly granular. First finger a little longer than the second. Toes one-fourth 
webbed ; two subconical metatarsal tubercles; no tarsal fold. Adult specimens nearly 
uniform brownish-black, with a yellow vertebral line ; lower parts whitish, uniform, 
or with a few darker spots. Young specimens with brown kidney-shaped spots on 
the back, and with two brown bands across the interorbital space; lower parts more 
extensively spotted with brown. 
Ad, 2 e 
Distance of vent from snout 65 millim. 
” ” metatarsal jot. . . . .. . 55 ,, 
end of fourth toe . . . ... 74 ~=,4, 
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14. Bufo coniferus. (Tab. LXIX. fig. B.) 
Bufo coniferus, Cope, Proc. Ac. N. Sc. Philad. 1862, p. 158; Bouleng. P. Z. S. 1898, p. 123; Zool. 
Record for 1899, Rept. p. 29. 
Chilophryne conifera, Cope, 1. c. 1863, p. 49. 
Bufo ehlersi, Werner, Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 1899, p. 481. 
Hab. Costa Rica, La Palma and Carillo (Underwood); Panama, Turbo (Schott).— 
COLOMBIA. 
Crown of the head with distinct ridges, the parietal branch forming a right angle 
with the postorbital; supraciliary and postorbital ridges forming a curve. Interorbital 
space and crown very flat, the former wider than the supraocular cover. Snout short, 
with sharp curved canthus rostralis. Tympanum distinct, subcircular, about two-thirds 
the area of the eye. Parotoid very small, smaller than the supraocular cover. Back 
of trunk rather smooth or with smaller tubercles, but the sides and the upper parts of 
the limbs are armed with large pointed tubercles, the largest forming a series from the 
parotoid to the groin. Lower parts finely granular. ‘Toes and, particularly, fingers 
slender, but the first finger is shorter than the second, sometimes very short. ‘Toes 
broadly webbed ; two flat metatarsal tubercles; no tarsal fold. Dark brown, with a 
whitish band or series of whitish spots along the lateral series of large tubercles ; 
lower parts light-coloured. Young specimens prettily ornamented with bluish and 
pink spots. 
Ad. 9. 
Distance of vent from snout 95 millim. 
metatarsal joint . . .. . . 88 4 
end of fourthtoe .. . . . 123 ~~ ,, 
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