i il 



184 nULLKTIN 111, I'NITKI) RTATKS NATIOXAL MI'SKir.Nf. 



ijcllicr. It is siilM'.vIiiKlrical, soiiu'wliiit coiniu-essed, and tiuu'iiii;,' at 

 Iho 011(1. Il;i iippci- and Imuci eddies art' roiiiidcd. 



Tlic limbs aiv sleiidor, tiif posti-rior oiu's a liltk- loiiijor aiitl stoiiu-r 

 tliaii the ante rior. Wla'U tlii' loriiicrare liroiijilit Ibrvvanl and tlicl.itli r 

 backward al(.ii;,'sid.' tlu' body tlio toes of citber sliKbtl.v ovi'ilap (lie 

 (ttluT. The toes tlicmsrlvcsarc sIcikUt, oiiliicly froo, niid t«Mininalcd 

 by a callous, disk-like cxpansi.m, resembling' in that respect some Annr.i. 

 Tile anterior inner toe is (jiiite small; the third is the loiifresl ; tlie sec- 

 ond nearly e(pial in si/e to the lonrlh ; the second and lourth are nearly 



e(|nal. 



The skin appears quite smooth; when examined under the micro, 

 scope, however, il is found to contain a net work of minute irregular 

 stelliform i)ores, each stella havin;; a Indlow or clear center or mouth. 



The enlor, as preserved on specimens in alcohol, is of n uniform li;;lil 

 brown aiiove anil li^ht ycHow beneath. The sides, and frei|Ueiitly the 

 upjier surfaces, are markeil with small irre{,ndar yellow spots. 



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 Kill. 1 1. Aiil'^liir hfiiihrls-. No. |ii|7. I'rlaliliiiil, Cll. ; |. 



Miiltlircilli lllx, ill ilirliis. 



llH'llll. 



I,fii;;tli, axi.'i!, rioiii snout tn oiliit 'J 



IjrMj,'tli, ii\ial, I'll nil Hill 111 ( In 1 ictus oris ."> 



I.fiij;l!i, axial, Cioiii hikmi; to axilla 1. IS 



I.rli;,'tll, axial. IVhiii mioiiI In ;;r(iiii •,' Ci'.\ 



iiiM^lli, axial, iVoiii siimit to riid of vent '. )i. la 



L(Mi;;tli, axiiil, from snout to niil of tail 'J. (11! 



Li'li;;tll of foil'- li Mill -Ti 



I. I'll;; til of III ml liiiili i 



I.i'll;;tli of foic-fool 'JM 



I.i'ii;;fli of liiiiil foot I 



Will ill o( iiiiiii-foot soli" :i:i 



Willi li of licail at liiliis oris 1 



Wiiltli of liody at iniddlt' .V.I 



Width of lioily at s.icnini . II 



The raii^'e of this species is limited. embra(Mii;;(>nly middle California, 

 It is, however, not rare in that rej^ion. 



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