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Item The adaptive modifications of the arboreal tadpoles of Hoplophryne and the torrent tadpoles of Staurois. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 58, article 7.(New York : Published by order of the Trustees, American Museum of Natural History, 1929) Noble, Gladwyn Kingsley, 1894-1940.; Pope, Clifford Hillhouse, 1899-Item The amphibians collected by the American Museum Expedition to Nicaragua in 1916. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 38, article 10.(New York : Published by order of the Trustees, American Museum of Natural History, 1918) Noble, Gladwyn Kingsley, 1894-1940.; Nicaraguan Expedition (1916)Item An analysis of the remarkable cases of distribution among the Amphibia, with descriptions of new genera. American Museum novitates ; no. 212(New York City : American Museum of Natural History, 1926) Noble, Gladwyn Kingsley, 1894-1940.Item The anterior cranial elements of Oedipus and certain other salamanders. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 44, article 1(New York : Published by order of the Trustees, American Museum of Natural History, 1921) Noble, Gladwyn Kingsley, 1894-1940.Item The bony structure and phyletic relations of Sphaerodactylus and allied lacertilian genera, with the description of a new genus. American Museum novitates ; no. 4(New York City : By order of the Trustees of The American Museum of Natural History, 1921) Noble, Gladwyn Kingsley, 1894-1940.Item The breeding habits of two salamanders. American Museum novitates ; no. 347(New York City : The American Museum of Natural History, 1929) Noble, Gladwyn Kingsley, 1894-1940.; Marshall, B. C."(1) Ambystoma annulatum lays its eggs in water after rains in late September. (2) The eggs and embryos agree essentially with those of A. jeffersonianum. (3) The previous report of A. annulatum laying eggs on land suggests that the species is flexible in the choice of an egg-laying site. (4) Plethodon glutinosus lays its eggs in late summer in caves in northern Arkansas. The eggs and embryos agree essentially with those of P. cinereus except that there is no stalk of attachment for the egg-cluster and the egg-number averages greater. (5) The egg-capsule number exhibits some variation in preserved material. At least two egg-capsules and a vitelline membrane are present. The inner egg-capsule is normally subdivided into two and frequently into more capsules. (6) P. glutinosus passes through a poorly defined striped pattern during its ontogeny"--P. 11.Item The carpus of Eryops and the structure of the primitive chiropterygium. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 48, article 10.(New York : Published by order of the Trustees, American Museum of Natural History, 1923) Gregory, William K. (William King), 1876-; Miner, Roy Waldo, 1875-1955.; Noble, Gladwyn Kingsley, 1894-1940."(One) Eryops had only four digits in the manus. (2) Eryops possessed a well-developed prepollex. (3) The carpus (as well as the tarsus) consists of two moieties; the radius (tibia) moiety, embracing the prepollex (prehallux) and carpal elements, forming the first preaxial ray, and the ulna (fibula) moiety, including the digits and their carpals, converging toward the ulna (fibula). The distinctness of these two moieties is further demonstrated by the subdivisions of the carpal (or tarsal) musculature. (4) The pectoral appendage of Eryops is readily comparable with the pectoral fin of the rhipidistian crossopterygians. The distinctness of the two primary series of carpal elements even in these forms is obvious. (5) All known Amphibia, recent and fossil, possess only four digits in the manus, but embryological and indirect palaeontological evidence allows us to infer that the most primitive Amphibia had a prepollex, five digits, and a postminimus in the hand; a prehallux, five digits, and a postminimus in the foot. (6) The primitive chiropterygium was therefore at least seven-rayed in both the manus and pes, but with a tendency toward a reduction in the two marginal rays, which has proceeded furthest in the last postaxial ray. (7) The carpus of Eryops and the primitive chiropterygium possessed three medialia and one centrale, as well as the radiale, intermedium, ulnare and carpalia. (8) The phalangeal formula of Eryops was only 2-2-3-2 in the manus"--P. 287-288.Item Contributions to the herpetology of the Belgian Congo based on the collection of the American Museum Congo Expedition, 1909-1915. Part 3, Amphibia. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 49, article 2.(New York : Published by order of the Trustees, American Museum of Natural History, 1924) Noble, Gladwyn Kingsley, 1894-1940.; Lang, Herbert, 1879-1957.; Chapin, James Paul, 1889-1964.; American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)Item Experiments on the brooding habits of the lizards Eumeces and Ophisaurus. American Museum novitates ; no. 619(New York City : The American Museum of Natural History, 1933) Noble, Gladwyn Kingsley, 1894-1940.; Mason, E. R."The eggs of Eumeces laticeps are larger than those of E. fasciatus at the time of laying. At the time of hatching both may have swollen to the same size. 2. The young of E. laticeps at hatching are larger than those of E. fasciatus, and they grow more rapidly during the following weeks. 3. Both E. fasciatus and E. laticeps will brood eggs of other females, and one species will brood the eggs of the other. 4. Neither species will brood the eggs of Sceloporus undulatus or of Ophisaurus ventralis. Paraffin models of Eumeces eggs are rejected, and living eggs that have been shellacked are usually not attended. 5. A blindfolded Eumeces will find and brood eggs even when these are placed in a foreign situation. 6. The tip of the tongue is employed in identifying the eggs. Removing this part of the tongue prevents the female from finding the eggs. 7. Eumeces fasciatus and E. laticeps voluntarily leave their eggs at frequent intervals to sun bathe or to seek food. 8. Their body temperature at this time in the laboratory ranges from 1.6° C. to 3.2° C. higher than that of the eggs. 9. This increased body temperature apparently aids the incubation of the eggs when the female returns to brood. 10. The brooding Eumeces fasciatus and E. laticeps, but not Ophisaurus ventralis, will attack mice, lizards and snakes of moderate size that approach their eggs. 11. The female Ophisaurus ventralis can find her eggs when these are placed in a foreign situation, but under laboratory conditions she does not increase their temperature in the manner of Eumeces. 12. The eggs of O. ventralis may vary greatly in their increase in size during development and yet the young on hatching from these eggs may be nearly the same size"--P. 27.Item Experiments on the egg-laying of salamanders. American Museum novitates ; no. 513(New York City : The American Museum of Natural History, 1932) Noble, Gladwyn Kingsley, 1894-1940.; Richards, Leah B.Item Five new species of Salientia from South America. American Museum novitates ; no. 29(New York City : By order of the Trustees of The American Museum of Natural History, 1921) Noble, Gladwyn Kingsley, 1894-1940.Item The fossil frogs of the intertrappean beds of Bombay, India. American Museum novitates ; no. 401(New York City : American Museum of Natural History, 1930) Noble, Gladwyn Kingsley, 1894-1940.Item Four new lizards from Beata Island, Dominican Republic. American Museum novitates ; no. 64(New York City : By order of the Trustees of The American Museum of Natural History, 1923) Noble, Gladwyn Kingsley, 1894-1940.; Heilprin Expedition to Santo Domingo of the American Museum of Natural History 1922)Item Further observations on the life-history of the newt, Triturus viridescens. American Museum novitates ; no. 348(New York City : American Museum of Natural History, 1929) Noble, Gladwyn Kingsley, 1894-1940.Item The generic and genetic relations of Pseudacris, the swamp tree frogs. American Museum novitates ; no. 70([New York City : Published by order of the Trustees of The American Museum of Natural History, 1923) Noble, Gladwyn Kingsley, 1894-1940."No characters exist to distinguish Pseudacris from the short-webbed neotropical species of Hyla. (2) Pseudacris has undergone an evolution parallel to this group of hylas. (3) The species of Pseudacris must be referred to Hyla, although all species are distinguished from American hylas on external characters. (4) In referring these species to Hyla, certain names are found to be preoccupied, and the following names have been proposed: H. canadensis for P. septentrionalis; H. weberi for P. copii"--P. 6.Item The hatching process in Alytes, Eleutherodactylus, and other amphibians. American Museum novitates ; no. 229(New York City : American Museum of Natural History, 1926) Noble, Gladwyn Kingsley, 1894-1940.Item The importance of larval characters in the classification of South African Salientia. American Museum novitates ; no. 237(New York City : American Museum of Natural History, 1926) Noble, Gladwyn Kingsley, 1894-1940.Item The induction of egg-laying in the salamander, Eurycea bislineata, by pituitary transplants. American Museum novitates ; no. 396(New York City : American Museum of Natural History, 1930) Noble, Gladwyn Kingsley, 1894-1940.; Richards, Leah B.Item The Long Island newt : a contribution to the life history of Triturus viridescens. American Museum novitates ; no. 228(New York City : American Museum of Natural History, 1926) Noble, Gladwyn Kingsley, 1894-1940.; Pope, Philip H. The life-history of the common water-newt (Notophthalmus viridescens), together with observations on the sense of smell.Item The method of sex recognition in the wood-frog, Rana sylvatica Le Conte. American Museum novitates ; no. 363(New York City : American Museum of Natural History, 1929) Noble, Gladwyn Kingsley, 1894-1940.; Farris, Edmond J. (Edmond John), 1907-"Sex recognition in the wood-frog, Rana sylvatica, is first accomplished after the embrace, the males retaining their grip on individuals having a certain girth and degree of firmness of body. 2. A chemical sense plays no part in sex recognition but the warning croak of an embraced male may shorten, and the normal movements of an embraced individual may increase the time period of the embrace. Other modifying factors are fatigue, degree of sexual ardor, and retreat of pair below surface of the water. 3. Males release females after egg laying for the same reason they release males which they happen to embrace. The body of both groups of individuals does not have the required girth or firmness to permit their continuing the embrace"--P. 16.