506 



BUFONID^E. 



Head with more or less elevated bony ridges, viz. a canthal, a 

 prseorbital, a supraorbital, a postorbita], aud a short orbito-tym panic; 

 snout short, blunt ; interorbital space much broader than the upper 

 eyelid : tympanum very distinct, at least t\vo thirds the diameter 

 of the eye. First finger extending generally, but not always, beyond 

 second ; toes at least halt' webbed, \\ ith single subarticular tubercles; 

 two moderate metatarsal tubercles ; no larsal fold. The tarso- 

 metatarsal articulation reaches the tympanum or the eye. Upper 

 surfaces with more or less prominent, often spiny, warts ; parotoids 

 very prominent, kidney-shaped or elliptical, more or less elongate. 



Fig. 140. liwfo melcmostlctus, 



Yellowish or brownish above, the spines of the warts and the ridges 

 of the head generally black ; beneath immaculate or more or less 

 spotted. Male with a subgular vocal sac, and black nuptial excres- 

 cences on the two inner fingers. 

 From snout to vent 6'5 inches. 



