Taylor's Toad, 



K 



V 



Plate LXXXII. 1,3. Fe- 

 male (xii). 2. Male (xij). 



Hypopachus cuneus Cope. 



Range: Southern Texas. 

 San Diego and Brownsville. 

 Kingsville (Reed), Edinburg 

 (Muliak and Swanton) and 

 other localities. 



Habitat: Subterranean 

 form. 



Size: Adults, 1-1 5/8 

 inches. (Males, smaller, 25- 

 37.5 mm. Females, 29-41 

 mm.). 



General appearance: This 

 narrow-mouthed toad, 

 though small, is a large edi- 

 tion of the common narrow- 

 mouthed toads. The skin of 

 the back is smooth, loose and 

 leathery. The fold across the 

 top of the head may be 

 prominent when the head is 

 withdrawn, or almost lacking 

 when head is extended. The 

 head can be withdrawn till it 

 almost disappears as the 

 snout reaches the line of the 

 fold. They certainly have 

 turtle necks in this respect. 

 The conspicuous mark is the 

 light yellow or orange thread- 

 stripe down mid-back, the 

 back being a greenish brown 

 or olive color. One irregular 

 line of black dots may ex- 

 tend from mid-dorsal line 

 near head to upper groin on 

 either side. The most promi- 

 nent and apparently con- 

 stant mark in all ages is the 

 broad oblique white line ex- 



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