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center of aperture behind midpoint of body; anus median; greatest 
depth of tail (over fins) 3 in its own length; muscular part of tail at 
base about 2 in greatest height over tail fins ; body depressed, decidedly 
wider than high, broadest between orbit and spiracle, acutely tapered 
behind; dorsal crest of caudal fin originating at upper base of tail. 
Labial teeth in f rows, first row longest, extending entirely across 
mouth region ; second interrupted medially ; third, fourth, and fifth 
successively shorter but not divided at center; one row of papillae 
along either side of mouth region (text fig. FF). General coloration 
dull blackish, or dusky, with no red or yellow; undersurface slightly 
paler, but with little or no iridescence; tail fin clouded, but without 
spots ; muscular portion of tail solidly blackish ; iris black. 
Measurements of Adult Specimens of Bufo boreas halophilus from Southern 
and Central California 
M. V. 
Z.No. 
Sex 
Locality 
Date 
Head-and-body 
length 
| Length of head j j 
Width of head || 
| Orbit 
1 Interorbital 
| space 
| Forearm 
Ti 
Cl 
c3 
ffl 
| Femur 
| Tibia 
| Tarsus 
j Whole foot 
1 Spread of hind | 
| foot 
4341 
9 
Sierra Madre, Los 
Angeles Co 
Apr. 11, 1909 
75.0 
21.0 
30.0 
10.0 
6.5 
21.0 
18.7 
31.2 
26.5 
18.3 
50 
26 
4342 
9 
Sierra Madre, Los 
Angeles Co 
Apr. 11, 1909 
79.5 
22.0 
30.5 
10.3 
6.5 
22.5 
20.0 
29.0 
28.5 
18.5 
50 
28 
4351 
9 
Sierra Madre, Los 
Angeles Co 
Dec. 3, 1910 
85.0 
23.0 
31.4 
10.4 
6.3 
24.2 
18.0 
36.0 
30.3 
20.0 
55 
27.5 
6876 
d 
Los Angeles, Los 
Angeles Co 
Dec. 6, 1917 
86.4 
23.4 
34.0 
12.0 
5.0 
29.0 
20.0 
32.0 
32.8 
22.2 
60 
30 
4846 
d 
1£ mi. s. El Monte, 
Los Angeles Co 
July 23, 1913 
87.5 
25.0 
33.3 
11.5 
5.6 
26.5 
19.6 
36.0 
31.5 
20.0 
54 
28 
6879 
d 
4£ mi. n. Lankershim, 
Los Angeles Co 
Mar. 14, 1918 
87.5 
25.0 
33.7 
11.5 
6.4 
26.0 
21.0 
37.6 
34.0 
22.5 
60 
31 
6878 
d 
4§ mi. n. Lankershim, 
Los Angeles Co 
Mar. 14, 1918 
89.5 
25.0 
34.0 
11.0 
6.4 
26.0 
19.3 
33.5 
31.5 
21.0 
57 
28 
6880 
d 
mi. n. Lankershim, 
Los Angeles Co 
Mar. 14, 1918 
96.6 
26.0 
35.0 
11.4 
7.3 
29.2 
20.0 
41.2 
34.5 
21.4 
59 
34 
4053 
9 
2 mi. sw. Walnut 
Creek, Contra Costa 
Co 
July 12, 1912 
June 27, 1912 
85.0 
21.5 
32.5 
9.1 
7.4 
22.0 
20.5 
30.4 
28.2 
19.0 
54 
26.5 
4051 
9 
Rumsey, Yolo Co 
89.3 
24.6 
36.7 
11.2 
7.5 
24.0 
22.6 
38.5 
31.6 
22.7 
58 
27 
4056 
9 
2 mi. sw. Walnut 
Creek, Contra Costa 
Co 
July 17, 1912 
94.0 
24.0 
34.3 
9.5 
7.4 
24.3 
23.2 
36.0 
31.5 
22.1 
57 
26 
4055 
9 
2 mi. sw. Walnut 
Creek, Contra Costa 
Co 
July 13, 1912 
98.0 
25.2 
38.0 
11.5 
8.2 
27.5 
23.6 
40.4 
35.4 
23.0 
63 
32 
4133 
9 
Monte Rio, Sonoma 
Co 
Oct. 15, 1912 
109.5 
30.4 
41.0 
11.7 
9.3 
32.8 
25.0 
44.3 
38.0 
26.2 
65 
34 
5024 
d 
Gualala River, Sono- 
ma Co 
July 4, 1913 
78.2 
21.4 
28.5 
9.0 
5.3 
22.3 
18.1 
28.5 
27.3 
18.4 
50 
25 
5023 
d 
Gualala River, Sono- 
ma Co 
July 4, 1913 
79.5 
22.6 
28.0 
10.1 
6.0 
23.6 
17.4 
28.5 
27.5 
19.0 
52 
24 
4134 
d 1 
Monte Rio, Sonoma 
Co 
Oct. 15, 1912 
83.0 
22.5 
30.5 
9.0 
7.3 
22 0 
21.0 
35.4 
30 2 
20.5 
57 
29 
4853 
d 
San Geronimo, Marin 
Co 
Apr. 23, 1913 
86.4 
24.0 
30.0 
9.7 
6.7 
23.5 
21.2 
32.0 
33.0 
22.0 
58 
30 
4054 
d 
2 ihi. sw. Walnut 
Creek, Contra Costa 
Co 
July 12, 1912 
88.5 
23.2 
32.7 
9.2 
6.5 
27.0 
20.0 
35.8 
32.3 
21.6 
58 
30 
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