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IlnhiUft. Central ("ordillcra of Piiira, northern Peru. It may 

 perhaps also he expeeti-d to oeeur in the higher portions of Cajamarca 

 and Lambayeque. 



Type. M. C. Z. 4,003 within the town limits of Huancahamba, 

 Piura, Peru; 5 August, lOUi, G. K. Noble. 



Description of Type. Size moderate; head broader than long, much nar- 

 rower than the body, its lenfjth contained in the total len^^th of the body just 

 three times; snout rounded and flat without canthus rostralis, nostril slightly 

 nearer the orbit than the labial border. Vomerine teeth in two large groups 

 between the choanae which are very small; tongue moderate in size, longer 

 than broad. Interorbital space 1.4 as broad as the length of the eye; the 

 length of the snout 1.5 times that of the e^^e; tympanum one fourth the diame- 

 ter of the eye, partly covered by the supratympanic fold. Digits free, stout, 

 slightly dilated at the tips, the first finger longer than the second but shorter 

 than the fourth; the elbow extended forward reaches slightly beyond the 



Fig. 5. — Telmatobius ignavus Barbour & Noble. 1. Foot. 2. Hand. 3. Open mouth. 



tympanum. Toes more than half webbed, but the webs notched, making the 

 toes appear only one third webbed ; a narrow border of free skin on the inner 

 side of the tarsus; subarticular tubercles distinct; the inner and outer meta- 

 tarsal tubercles well developed; heels just in contact when the hind limbs are 

 folded at right angles to the axis of the body; the tibiotarsal articulation 

 reaches nearty to the posterior edge of the orbit when the hind limbs are 

 carried forward along the body. Skin smooth; upper surface of body, and 

 appendages somewhat glandular, the glands appearing as irregular patches of 

 pores; a well-developed lateral fold, beginning at the posterior angle of the 

 orbit and extending to the groin; skin on the sides of body very loose and baggy; 

 ventral disc marked off by a transverse fold between the fore limbs and two 



