318 



BUFOjS^ID^. 



Oxyrhjiichiis typlioniu?, Espada, ViaJ. Pad/., Vert. p. 171. 



proboscideus, E^pada, I. c. p. 178. 



isemi, Espada, I. c. p. 18-5. 



Upper view of head. 



Head regularly triangular, the angles of the maxillaries forming 

 a more or less prominent point on each side ; crown on each side 

 with an enormous, erect, sharp bony ridge from the orbit to the 

 parotoid, in the adult ; this ridge scarcely developed in the young ; 

 a more or less distinct parietal ridge ; snout promiiaent, pointed ; 

 iiiterorbital space much broader than the upper eyelid ; tympanum 

 more or less distinct, about two thirds the width of the eye. First 

 finger not extending bej-ond second ; toes half or two-thirds webbed, 

 ■with simple subarticular tubercles ; two moderate metatarsal tuber- 

 cles ; no tarsal fold. The hind limb being carried forwards along 

 the body, the tarso-metatarsal articulation reaches the eje or a little 

 beyond. Skin covered with small warts ; parotoids rather small, 

 subtriangular, obli]ue; a lateral fold formed by a series of large 

 conical warts. Brown above, with a few black spots ; frequently a 

 light vertebral line ; beneath immaculate or spotted. Male with a 

 subgular vocal sac. 



S. America. 



Mr. Wickham [C.J. 

 E. Graham, Esq. [P.]. 



(Type of B. occllatus.) 



Mr. Eraser [C.]. 

 Mr. Eraser [C.]. 

 Mr. Buckley [C.]. 

 W. Davis [C.^], Messrs. 



Veitch [P.]. 

 H.W. Bates tC.]. 



