572 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1902. 



one with numerous blackish spines; first finger slightly shorter than 

 second; toes less than one-half webbed; subarticular tubercles conical, 

 single; two well-developed metatarsal tubercles; a strong fold on dis- 

 tal half of tarsus; a large gland near outer edge of tibia; back and 

 sides covered with numerous conical warts like those on parotoid 

 glands, though smaller and only with one blunt spine on the middle 

 of the lower back; whole lower surface with flatter, one-pointed warts; 

 upper surfaces of hands and feet nearly smooth. 



Dimensions. 



mm. 



Tip of snout to vent 83 



Tip of snout to posterior edge of tympanum 29 



Greatest width of head 32 



Fore leg from axilla 51 



Hind leg from vent 99 



Coloration of living specimens. — U.S.N. M. No. 27148 (L. S. No. 9058). 

 Iris pale brassy, sprinkled with black. General color above dull clay- 

 colored with a strong olive wash; blackish brown markings and an ill- 

 defined hourglass -shaped mark between shoulders; also a larger black- 

 ish spot on each side of the coccyx, which is marked by a pale streak; 

 indications of blackish cross bands on legs; underside dirty white, 

 becoming flesh-colored behind and strongly reddish flesh color on 

 underside of femur and nearest portion of belly; tips of toes dark 

 brown; tips of warts on back black, those between shoulders particu- 

 larly large. 



Another specimen (No. 27149) was colored as follows: Upper side 

 olive, strongly suff used with "gallstone yellow, " which is particularly 

 noticeable over the insertion of the fore limbs; very few traces of 

 dusky markings, but the pustules are black, especially anteriorly; an 

 intensely ochraceous-rufous spot on the middle of the back; on the 

 underside the yellow suffusion invades the white ground-color on 

 the portion nearest to the flanks. 



The third large specimen (No. 27150) was quite similar to the last, 

 though without any rufous spot on the back, which seems to be an 

 anomaly. Whole upper surface darker olive, and flanks, including 

 space at base of fore limb and below the ear, more intensely and more 

 well-defined yellow; underside dirty yellowish white. 



A young specimen (No. 27151) was colored as follows: General color 

 above drab, more isabella-colored on head; dark markings blackish, 

 those on shoulders pale-edged externally; flanks with a purplish suffu- 

 sion and indications of a broad longitudinal band, well-defined and 

 pale-edged above, but gradually fading below into the pale isabella 

 color of the belly; underside with a network of coarse dark-gra} T mot- 

 tlings and marblings. 



Habitat. — The toad seems to be somewhat rare in Porto Rico, pos- 

 sibly because of lack of suitable localities. Dr. Stahl informed me 



