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E.L. Kardatum
1954
Bufo boreas (7)
April 13 testis is larger, 7.2 mm. x 4.1 mm. I found
no signs of food in the stomach which would
be expected for animals retained alive for four
days or those love [illegible] However, the colon contained
some dark chitinous looking pieces. I preserved the
colon. Under the dissecting scope the thorax and abdominal
segments of some insect were clearly visible. The
water at the bottom of other jars clearly contains
broken pieces of insect material. These mole toads
obviously have fed prior to their capture. It
is difficult to predict for how many night
(or how long) they have been out from
underground sites.
April 14 ELK # 158 shows no harmful effects of the
anesthesia. I injected it again with lethal dose of
m.s. 222 solution. Left testis 9.7 x 3 mm., RT.
testis 12.8 x 3.2 mm. Both-
ELK # 159 - Body length 81 mm. 0?0?
shows the grayer brown ground color
of 159. He undertone are darker gray-white
with smaller but more numerous black blotches
blotches than 159. The dorsal vertebral stripe
is clearly distinct and carnick in color. It has
a maximum width of 1.5 mm., LT 7.3 mm. x 3.1 mm.
RT 11.0 x 3.0 mm.
ELK 161. Body length 90.5 mm. This large 0?0?
shows a olive drab green ground color (Pl. 21, E1,
M & P) Gray Drob. The distinct vertebral stripe