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was told by the country-folk on the Island that the Guasdbalo burrows 

 in the earth, making little caves for itself, and living in colonies just 

 as they do in Cuba. For details regarding its habits consult Gundlach 

 (Erpetologia Cubana, Havana, 1880, p. 87) and Barbour (Mem. Mus. 

 Comp. Zool., Vol. XLIV, 1914, p. 243). This toad is the real Guasd- 

 balo, although other amphibians are sometimes called by that name. 

 It is also called sapo de concha, referring to the curious ossified casque 

 of the head, which is so hard as to be quite shell-like. 



26. Eleutherodactylus ricordii (Dumeril & Bibron). 



So far the only species of this genus known from the Isle of Pines is 

 E. ricordii, which is also very widely distributed in Cuba. ;<:' 



