BUFO. 



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much depressed, webbed at the base, the web extending as a margin 

 to the tips, which are broad and truncate ; first finger shorter than 

 second ; toes rather short, nearly entirely webbed, the disks a little 

 smaller than those of the fingers ; subarticular tubercles small, 

 feebly prominent ; two flat metatarsal tubercles, inner the larger ; 

 a tarsal fold. The tarso-metatarsal articulation reaches the tip of 

 the snout, or not quite so far. Above with small scattered warts, 

 beneath finel}'' granulate ; a short but very prominent parotoid 

 gland. Male uniform brown, with indistinct spots or cross-bands 

 on the limbs, or dark brown with lighter markings which may 

 form indistinct, coarse vermiculations ; belly brown or whitish ; 

 throat dark brown or blackish. Female black above, with bright 

 yellow spots or vermiculations, or greenish olive with bright 

 chrome-yellow round spots on the sides and beneath. 



From snout to vent, male 65 millim., female 98. 



The largest species of the genus. 



Borneo and Malay Peninsula, where Mr. Robinson captured 

 two specimens, male and female, in a tree in deep jungle about 

 nine miles from Kuala Lumpur. The pairing and oviposition are 

 the same as in B(ifo melanostictas, the eggs forming long strings. 



Genus BUFO. 

 Lam-enti, Syn. Kept. p. 25 (1768). 



Pupil horizontal. Tongue elliptic or pyriform, entire and free 

 behind. Tympanum distinct or hidden. Fingers free ; toes more 



Fig. 75. — Open mouth of Biifo a&per. 



or less webbed. Outer metatarsals united. A large gland (paro- 

 toid) often present behind the eye. No omosternum ; sternum 

 cartilaginous or calcified. 



Cosmopolitan, except Australia and Madagascar. 



Seven species in the Malay Peninsula. 



