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it in the Panhandle. On account of its peculiar hab- 

 its, it is a toad that is little known in localities where 

 it occurs in abundance. It is partial to damp 

 weather and on rainy nights fairly swarms around 

 electric lights in the towns and cities. During the 

 breeding season, the male has a loud ringing cry, 

 very different from that of other toads of this genus. 

 This species breeds in temporary pools, and, as in 

 the case of Bufo punctatus, the tadpole goes through 

 all its stages in a very short period of time. 



164. Bufo cognatus Say. Say's Toad : Plains Toad. 



Staked Plains region, from the northern boundary 

 of the Panhandle south to the Pecos River. Also 

 occurs in the western portion of the trans-Pecos re- 

 gion. My specimens are from El Paso ; Hale Center, 

 Hale County; Stratford, Sherman County; Post 

 City, Garza County, and Claude and Goodnight, Arm- 

 strong County. In Cope's report on the reptiles and 

 amphibians of Northwestern Texas, it is stated that 

 this toad is common around the head of the Brazos 

 River, but not common south of Tule Canyon. In the 

 town of Goodnight, during a shower, I caught many 

 of these toads early in the afternoon. The following 

 night we captured nearly twenty -five specimens and 

 could have collected a hundred more. 



165. Bufo valliceps Wiegmann. Nebulous Toad. 



Eastern section of the State, west to the western 

 border of the grand prairie and granite country, 

 south to the Rio Grande River. Usually abundant 

 wherever found. The natural habitat of this species, 

 in Central Texas, is along the borders of creeks with 

 rocky banks. Here they inhabit fissures and caves 

 among the rocks. Occasional specimens are found 

 around electric street lamps in towns, but only after 

 they have been driven from their normal haunts by 

 heavy rains. In the region northeast of Houston, I 

 have captured specimens along the edges of pine 

 forests. 



