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CRESCENT TOAD. 



Rana Semilunata. R. nigricans, svbtus 'pallida, macula auricu- 



lari ufrinque lunata alba. 

 Blackish Toad, paler beneath, with a white crescent-shaped 



spot at each ear. 

 Bufo semilunatus. Schneid. Jmpk. p. 215. 



Described by Mr. Schneider, from a speci- 

 men in the collection of Dr. Bloch. Size larger 

 than that of the common toad : body blackish ; 

 paler beneath : behind the parotids a large, round, 

 white spot : tympanum black, with a semicircular 

 white spot behind it : towards the middle of the 

 back a long narrow spot on each side : hind feet 

 semipalmated : body covered above with tubercles. 



BLACK-LIPPED TOAD. 



Rana Melanosticta. R. cinereo^avescens, verrucis nigro-pw/fe- 

 tatis, labio superiore palpebrisque nigro marghtatis plantis sub' 

 hexadactylis semipalmatis. 



Yellowish-brown Toad, with black-speckled warts ; the upper 

 lip and eyelids edged with black, and subhexadactylous se- 

 mipalmated hind feet. 



Bufo melanostictus. Schneid. Amph. p. 2l6. 



In the collection of Dr. Bloch : supposed to be 

 a native of China : colour cinereous ; body and 

 limbs thickly scattered over with warted tuber- 

 cles, which are speckled with black, except on 

 the sides and belly, where they are of the colour of 



