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the heels overlap when the limbs are folded. Toes 

 slender, obtuse, one-half to three-fourths webbed, the 

 web more developed in the breeding male, but never 

 reaching beyond the penultimate phalanx of the fourth 

 toe ; subarticular tubercles moderately developed ; 

 inner metatarsal tubercle very strong, hard, com- 

 pressed, subcrescentic, measuring one-half to two- 

 thirds the length of the inner toe; no outer metatarsal 

 tubercle. 



Skin smooth or with small warts, which may form a 

 chain along each side of the vertebral line; a A-shaped 

 glandular ridge usually present between the shoulders; 

 glandular dorso-lateral folds strong, very prominent, 

 narrower than the upper eyelid ; these folds slightly 

 converge towards each other behind the supra-temporal 

 folds, the distance between them on the scapular 

 region being one-seventh to one-fifth the length from 

 snout to vent ; a glandular fold behind the angle of 

 the mouth. Lower parts smooth, more or less dis- 

 tinctly granulate or areolate on the hinder part of the 

 belly and at the base of the thighs. 



Coloration very variable. Greyish, yellowish, red- 

 dish, or brown above, nearly uniform or spotted with 

 dark brown or black, or closely spotted and speckled 

 plum-pudding fashion with black ; usually a A-shaped 

 dark marking between the shoulders; a dark canthal 

 streak, and usually a more or less distinct dark temporal 

 spot ; upper lip edged with brown or black, with a light 

 labial streak above, extending from the tip of the snout 

 to the shoulder; females sometimes with a large black 

 lumbar spot; flanks usually largely spotted or marbled 

 with brown or black; dorso-lateral folds usually light, 

 yellowish, pinkish, or golden, often dark-edged ; limbs 

 usually with dark cross-bars ; a dark streak on the 

 inner side of the arm ; hinder side of thighs yellowish, 

 pinkish, or greyish, uniform or with small dark spots. 

 Some specimens are remarkable for the handsome 

 markings of the upper parts ; a broad yellowish or 

 pink stripe with straight or wavy borders extends 



