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Megalophrys hasselti (Tschudi). 
Leptobrachium hasselti TscHupI, Class. Batr. (1838) 81. 
No. 1597A, E. H. Taylor collection; collected at Abung-abung, 
Basilan, October 21, 1920, by E. H. Taylor. 
Description—Vomerine teeth wanting; choane large, not 
concealed by jaw, separated by a distance equal to distance of 
nostril from eye ; palatal ridges behind choane low; tongue 
with a distinct nick; head large, about as long as broad; snout 
rounded, not projecting beyond lower jaw; canthus rostralis dis- 
tinct, not or but slightly rounding; nostril pierced halfway 
between tip of snout and eye; loreal region very slightly con- 
cave, strongly oblique; interorbital space broader than upper 
eyelid; eyes large, prominent, extending beyond edge of jaw in 
profile; tympanum feebly distinct, separated from eye by a 
- distance equal to one-half its diameter, slightly more than half 
the diameter of eye; a strong fold above tympanum to behind 
angle of jaw above insertion of arm; no trace of dorsolateral 
folds; skin on head and above eyes distinctly granulate; fingers 
obtuse, not swollen at tips; first finger equal to or slightly longer 
than second; third twice as long as second; subarticular tuber- 
cles irregularly elongate, sometimes coalescing into elongate 
ridges; two strongly defined carpal tubercles, the inner larger 
than the outer; toes obtuse at tips, not enlarged; subarticular 
tubercles irregular or forming ridges, usually distinct under 
longest toe; a very slight web, scarcely discernible, at base of 
toes; inner metatarsal tubercle moderately prominent, oval; no 
outer tubercle; tibiotarsal articulation reaches to near angle of 
jaw; foot slightly longer than head; skin on sides of body 
granular, with series of larger tubercles; chin and throat gran- 
ular; belly smooth; underside of femur slightly granular; two 
strongly developed, large, flat tubercles, or glands, on breast 
near insertion of arm. 
Color in life—Dark purple above with no trace of spots; 
the granules above slightly lighter; sides of belly with each 
granule cream yellow, the larger tubercles surrounded by dim 
black rings; underside of throat dull purplish, mottled with 
small dots of cream; middle of belly dirty yellow, unspotted; 
tubercles at base of arm yellow. 
Variation—A second specimen obtained in the same locality 
(No. 1597) agrees in practically all details save that distinct, 
islandlike markings of black or dark purple are evident on the 
back, as are spots on the lips and snout. 
