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scription of HvJa curta is the statement, " No. 5293, 19 

 specimens half (5), Cape St. Lucas. Jno. Xantus." 

 Later, in the list of specimens of H. regilla in " The 

 Batrachia of North America," is written, " No. 5293 — 

 19 specimens — Fort Tejon, Cal. — John Xantus," which 

 is also the entry made by Dr. Yarrow in his Check List. 

 Thus, apparently, the types of H. curta are referred to 

 //. regilla, with a change in the statement of locality. 

 But H. curta is still recognized as a distinct species (Bull. 

 U. S. N. M., No. 34, pp. 351, 360). It would be inter- 

 esting to know definitely which locality is the correct one, 

 and whether two species of Hyla really exist in Lower 

 California. 



ScAPHiopus coucHii Baird. 



ScapMopus couchii. 



(1854, Baird, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., vii, p. 62.) 

 (1889, Cope, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 34, p. 301.) 



Scaphiopus varius. 



1864, Cope, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1863, p. 52. 1 



(1881, Brocchi, Miss. Sci. au Mex., Batracieus, p. 27.) 



ScapMopus couchii (var. varius). 



(1866, Cope, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., p. 313.) 



ScapMopus varius varius. 



(1875, Cope, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 1, p. 31.) 

 (1883, Yarrow, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 24, p. 177.) 



ScapMopus coucM. 



1883, Yarrow, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 24, p. 177. 

 (1887, Beldiug, West Am. Scientist, iii, 24, p. 99.) 



ScapMopus couchii varius. 



(1884, S. Garman, Bull. Essex Inst., xvi, 1, p. 46.) 

 (1887, Cope, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 32, p. 12.) 

 1889, Cope, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 34. fig. 75. 



This species appears to be much less abundant in Lower 

 California than Btifo -punctatus. It has been recorded 

 only from the San Lucas Fauna, where Mr. Xantus col- 

 lected it at Cape San Lucas, and Mr. Belding at La Paz. 



