Title: The American Museum journal
Identifier: americanmuseumjo05amer (find matches)
Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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BATRACHIANS OF THE VICINITY OF NEW YORK 191 (cat-like), a characteristic which is useful in distinguishing this species from the Common Toad, since in the latter the pupil is horizontal. The species presents some variation in color pattern. Speci- mens from the northern portions of the United States are some- times nearly uniform in color, while those from the extreme South possess a very distinct pattern. Length of body, in sitting posture, 2\ inches; total length, hind limbs outstretched, 5 inches; width of head over ear plates i^ inches. Range: The entire eastern United States, from New England to Florida and westward to Texas.
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FIG. 17- THE SPADEFOOT TOAD From specimen in New York Zoological Park Local Distribution: Rare. The retiring habits of the Spadefoot Toad render it an object seldom seen. The animal employs the sharp scoops of its hind feet to work its way into the soft ground or sand, and there passes the hours of daylight entirely hidden. At night or after heavy showers it ventures abroad for food, sometimes lingering in the vicinity of a rain-pool and uttering its plaintive cry. During the latter part of April and in May this toad congregates in numbers about shallow bodies of water to breed. The voice of the male resembles the tremulous call of the Common Toad, but is slightly louder. The eggs are similar to those of the Toad, and are laid in strings. The metamorphosis is completed within a few weeks from the time of hatching.

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