Bufo quercicus in 



The parotoids of the oak toad are finely spinose while those of a small southern 

 toad are no more than tuberculate at the most ; the parotoids of the former are 

 relatively shorter their width i. 25-1. 5, usually 1.5 times in the parotoid's 

 length, while in the latter the parotoids are more elongate, 1.8-2.0, usually 

 2.0 in their length. The posterior ends of the parotoids of B. quercicus are 

 far more divergent than those of B. terrestris, i.e., set more obliqufely to the 

 vertebral line. The parotoids of B. quercicus in many send a downward por- 

 tion to the lower level of the tympanum while in these young B. terrestris, as 

 in adults, the lower edge of the parotoid, is little if any below the upper border 

 of the tympanum. The tympanum is in contrast with the postorbital ridge. 

 Upper parts including upper eyelids rugose, on the fore-hmbs and sometimes 

 on the tarsus, spinose; symphyseal tubercle as in young southern toads; 

 underparts granulate in young and females, rugose often in the larger males; 

 first finger shorter than second and about equal to the 4th ; outer metacarpal 

 tubercle quite large, inner tubercle small; subarticular tubercles often in a 

 double series, the tubercle at the base of each finger transverse or double in 

 nature and as wide as finger tips; the other sole tubercles and subarticular 

 ones are circular. Outer metatarsal tubercle small; inner tubercle large and 

 brown-tipped; plantar tubercles relatively smaller than the palmar tubercles. 

 In all except six of the 24 specimens the tongue is small, narrow, elongate 

 and elliptical with the posterior third or half free. In one it is as broad as 

 long; in four quite broad and much shorter and in one specimen the front half 

 is broad and the free half narrow. 



MEASUREMENTS 



(1912-1914) 



The measurements of 8 adults are as follows : In length they are 2 1-30 mm., 

 average 25.3 mm., the head including the tympanum is 7-9 mm., average 8 

 mm., usually 3 sometimes 3.5 times in the length of the body, or head meas- 

 ured to rictus oris is 4-4.6 in the length, or the head measured to posterior 

 end of the supraorbital crest is 3.3-4.3 in the length; width of the head 7-10.5 

 mm., average 9 mm., usually i.i times greater than the length of the head, 

 equal to the femur and tibia; snout 2.75-4 mm., average 3.3 mm., less than 

 the eye which is 3.5-4 mm., average 3.5 mm. while in small B. terrestris 

 of the same size usually the two are equal; tympanum indistinct, 1.25-2 mm., 

 average 1.65 mm., much less than the interorbital distance or eyehd; inter- 

 orbital distance 2.25-3.5 mm., average 3 mm., usually greater than the 

 upper eyelid which is 2-3 mm., average 2.5 mm.; femur from 6.5-10.75 mm., 

 average 9.35 mm., slightly more than tibia which is 7.5-10 mm., average 

 8.8 mm., femur slightly more than foot without tarsus; tarsus 4.5-6.75 

 mm., average 5.75 mm.; rest of foot 6-9.75 mm., average 8.3 mm., equal 

 to or shghtly less than the tibia; anterior limb from axilla 9-16 mm., average 

 12.2 mm.; posterior limb from groin 18-29 mm., average 22 mm. or forward 

 on body to posterior part of the posterior part of the parotoid or to the arm 

 insertion. 



In all these measurements we compared these B. quercicus specimens with 

 about 40 B. terrestris of the same size and season of capture, and must confess 



