American Bell Toad. American Ribbed Toad. 



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Plate V. (xi). i, 5. Fe- 

 males. 2. Tadpole. 3, 4. Males. 



Ascaphus truei Stejneger. 



Range: Washington, Ore- 

 gon into northern California, 

 and eastward to Haugen, 

 Montana. In 1932, Dr. A. L. 

 Hazzard took it in 4 differ- 

 ent places above 4000-6000 

 ft. in Glacier National Park. 

 Mt. Baker National Forest 

 (Edith Hardin, July-Aug. 

 1928) near the British Co- 

 lumbia line. 



Habitat: They live in for- 

 ested sections, under rocks in 

 perennial, usually swift flow- 

 ing, small mountain streams 

 of low temperature. After 

 heavy rains, several collec- 

 tors have found them in 

 moist woods, at varying dis- 

 tances from the streams. 



Size: Adults, 1 1/8-2 inches 

 (Males, Length to tail 29-40 

 mm. Tail 3-10 mm. Females, 

 28-51 mm.). 



General appearance: This 

 small "toad" is gray, pink, or 

 brown to almost black. In 

 live material from Rainier 

 National Park, the back of 

 the female is grayish olive to 

 citrine drab; the male, kaiser 

 brown, hazel to vinaceous 

 russet. Numerous black spots 

 occur on the tops of the legs 

 and on the back. The bar 

 across the head is pale green 

 to pale yellow; the venter, 

 dull citrine, with belly light 

 orange yellow with some pink- 

 ish vinaceous interspersed ; the 



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