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Telmatobius angustipes (Cope). 



Cyclorhamphus angustipes Cope, Proc. Amer. philos. soc, 1877, 17, p. 38. 

 Telmatobius angustipes Boulenger, Cat. Batr. Sal. Brit, mus., 1882, p. 192. 



Diagnosis. A rather small species, with smooth skin, no supratympanic 

 fold; vomerine teeth present and moderately developed; the tibio tarsal 

 articulation reaching the anterior border of the eye and in color uniform brown 

 above. 



Habitat. The tjy'pe of this distinct and long-legged species formed a 

 part of the collection of Prof. James Orton's fruitful journey to Peru 

 in 1876-77. The single example which Cope described came from 

 Juliaca, a few miles west of Lake Titicaca, a desolate old town at an 

 altitude of 12,550 feet. 



Type. Acad. nat. sci. Phil. 11,389 from Juliaca, Peru; altitude 

 12,550 ft. 



Description of Type. Size small; head exactly as long as broad, slightly 

 narrower than body, its length contained in the total length a little more than 

 three times ; snout rounded, high but with the canthus rostralis obsolete, nostrils 

 slightly nearer the orbit than the labial border. Vomerine teeth in two small 

 groups between the choanae which are large and at an angle to each other, 



Fig. 8. — Telmatobius angustipes (Cope). 1. Foot. 2. Hand. 3. Open mouth. 



tongue longer than broad. Interorbital space 1.25 as broad as the length of 

 the eye ; the length of the snout 1 . 1 as long as the length of the eye ; tympanum 

 entirely concealed by the skin. Digits free, slender, without discs, the first 

 finger a trifle shorter than the second, much shorter than the fourth; the elbow 

 extended forward reaches nearly to the center of the orbit. Toes slender, 

 without discs, about one third webbed; subarticular tubercles not distinct; 

 only a slight indication of the inner metatarsal tubercle; heels slightly over- 



