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in North Carolina; further observation will doubtless prove its existence in other 



states. 



General Remarks. That this little animal is not the young of any other 

 species I am certain, for 



1. It cannot be the young of the Bufo lentiginosus, for the superciliary ridges 

 are not elevated in proportion, the upper jaw is not emarginate, and with the 

 young of that species I am well acquainted. 



2. It cannot be the young of the Bufo Americanus, as that animal is not found 

 near Charleston, and besides, it wants the characteristic spade-like process to the 

 foot. 



3. It cannot be the young of the Bufo erithronotus, for its whole form is 

 different. It is not half the size, nor are its toes half as extensively webbed; it 

 is, in fact, a distinct and adult animal, for I have seen male and female together, 

 and have seen the female deposit her spawn, even when confined in a glass vessel. 



