506 



BTJFONIDjE. 



Head with more or less elevated bony ridges, viz. a canthal, a 

 pra'orbital, a supraorbital, a postorbital, and a short orbito-tympanic; 

 snout short, blunt ; interorbital space much broader than the upper 

 eyelid : tym2)anum very distinct, at least two thirds the diameter 

 of the eye. I'irst tiuger extending generally, but not always, beyond 

 second ; toes at least half webbed, w ith single subarticnlar tubercles ; 

 two moderate metatarsal tubercles; no tarsal fold. The tarso- 

 metatarsal articulation reaches the tympanum or the eye. Upper 

 surfaces with more or less prominent, often spiny, warts ; parol oids 

 very prominent, kidney-shaped or elliptical, more or less elongate. 



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Fig. 140. — Bitfo luelanorifictuti. 



Yellowish or brownisli above, the spines of the warts and the ridges 

 of tlie head generally black ; beneath immaculate or more or less 

 spotted. Male with a subgular vocal sac, and l)lack niijitial excres- 

 cences on the two inner fingers. 

 From snout to vent 6"5 inches. 



