12 



BULLETIN 17 7, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



anus it measures 83 mm. ; tip of snout to posterior border of tympanum, 

 26 mm, ; greatest width of head, 31 mm, ; foreleg, 50 mm, ; hindleg from 

 groin, 88 mm. Compared with U,S,N,M. No, 59081, which is prac- 

 tically identical in head and body length, the foot of F.M.N.H. No. 

 5559 is relatively very long, the third toe being particularly noticeable 

 for its length when compared to that of 59081. The tibia of 5559 also 

 appears to be somewhat longer compared to the National Museum 

 specimen. 



Remarks. — A manuscript note by Dr. Stejneger reads as follows: 

 "There can be no doubt that Latreille and Daudin described as Bujo 

 gutturosus (and the latter also as B. strumosus) a toad totally different 

 from the one occurring in Santo Domingo or any of the Antilles. 

 Short and unsatisfactory as are theh' descriptions, the statement that 

 'all the digits are a little separated, without membranes and short' is 

 sufficient to preclude the adoption of the name to the present species. 

 The habitat of the type specimen was unknown, and the specimen 

 itself appears to be lost, so that it may never be known to what species 

 the name really belongs," 



Although this species is from the same stock as are the other similarly 

 crested West Indian toads, it is well differentiated from the others. 

 Bufo lemur from Puerto Rico has a much narrower and thinner snout, 

 so that the head in profile looks quite different from the Hispaniolan 

 species. The presence of a strong subnasal and a very pronounced 

 labial crest in the Puerto Rican toad, and their nearly complete absence 

 in the Hispaniolan species, constitute another point of distinct 

 difference. The pustulose warts of the back are more or less confined 

 to the anterior portion in giintheri, while they are uniformly scattered 

 on anterior and posterior surfaces in lemur. 



Specimens examined. — As listed in table 3. 



Table 3. — Specimens of Bufo giintheri examined 



