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Bufo (marinus?)
Lake Olomega, 200', left 't. San Miguel, El Salvador
Feb. 24, 1942
Hard several toads calling from the stream, about
30 yds from the hacienda. On investigation turned
out to be the same species as that collected at the
lake shore on Jan. 27 (1103). The call was the same - a
very loud metallic trill suggestive of a riveting
machine. The posture in calling seems to be either
nearly erect / or with the body more nearly hori-
zontal -. The vocal sac is enormous, and ri-
gidly distended during the call. However, there is very
little tremor noticeable in the sac during produc-
tion of the call. After the last note of the trill the
sac is partially, but not entirely, relaxed. Each
trill lasts also from 5-7 seconds, and the intervals
between all are irregular. Sometimes two are
given one right after the other; at other times
several minutes may elapse between calls.
There were 4 individuals within 20 yds, all of
them in voice. Two were in water, one on
the streambank + one on a rock in the middle
of the stream. They took no alarm at my approach
and called when the light was turned on them.
When one starts a trill, the others seemed to
join in - these toads start calling at about
one hour after sundown + continue well into
the night. My observations were made at
6: 45 p. m.