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CHORD PHILUS, Bd. 

 C. triseriatus, Cope. Little Tree Frog. 



Toes not webbed ; tympanum distinct. Abundant near Glou- 

 cester (Cope, Bui. 34, U. S. Nat. Mus., 1889). 



Family BUFONIDJE. 



Toads. 



BUPO, Laur. 

 B. lentiginosus, var. americanus, Le C. American Hop-toad. 



Brownish olive, with yellowish vertebral line and some brown- 

 ish spots ; adults warty ; young nearly smooth. Very variable. 



" One of the most abundant, if not quite so, of the ' reptiles ' 

 of the State's fauna, and probably the combined benefits derived 

 from the other reptiles would not equal that conferred by the 

 toads. It is safe to say that from May 1st to September 1st the 

 toads destroy daily, in our State, one million of flies, or in the 

 time mentioned, one hundred and twenty-three millions. This 

 alone should, and does in a measure, protect this creature from 

 the uncalled-for, unchristian prejudice against the Reptilia as a 

 class, all of which, save the two venomous snakes, are of value 

 to the farmer ; and the dead snakes especially so frequently seen 

 upon farms, are in all cases dead losses ; and it is hoped that all 

 those who have it in their power to decrease the ignorance of the 

 value of animal life, will use it to the prompt, inestimable advan- 

 tage of our agricultural interests." 



ORDER URODELA. 

 Family SALAMANDRIDJE. 



Newts, or Salamanders. 



DIEMYCTYLUS, Raf. 



(Notophthalmus, Raf.) 



D. viridescens, Raf. Spotted Triton. Newt. Evet. Eft. [Salamander.] 



Outer and inner toes of hind feet rudimentary ; above olive 



green of varying shades ; lemon yellow below ; sides with large 



