RAN A. 327 



eye ; the distance between the eye and the tympanum 

 equals one-half to two-thirds the diameter of the 

 tympanum. 



Fingers obtuse, first extending beyond second ; 

 subarticnlar tubercles moderately developed. 



Hind limb very long, the tibio-tarsal articulation 

 reaching beyond the tip of the snout; heels strongly 

 overlapping when the limbs are folded ; tibia as long 

 as the fore limb or a little shorter, as long as the foot 

 or a little longer. Toes three-fonrths webbed in the 

 female, the web with crescentic emargination, three- 

 fourths or almost entirely webbed, and with straight 

 or even convex border to the web in the breeding; 

 male; subarticnlar tubercles moderately large and 

 prominent ; inner metatarsal tubercle small, soft, oval, 

 measuring about one-third the length of the inner 

 toe ; a small outer metatarsal tubercle is usually present 

 at the base of the fourth toe. 



Skin smooth, or with a few small warts scattered 

 on the back ; back of the thighs granular. Dorso- 

 lateral glandular fold narrow and more or less pro- 

 minent, running nearly straight from the temple to 

 the groin ; the distance between these folds on the 

 scapular region equals one-fourth to one-fifth the 

 length from snout to vent. 



The coloration varies less than in E. temporaria and 

 E. iberica, but more than in E. agilis. Upper parts 

 greyish or reddish brown, usually with a few dark 

 brown spots ; a dark cross-bar between the eyes, and 

 a A-shaped marking on the scapular region ; small 

 orange or red spots may be present on the back, and, 

 very rarely, a few ink-black blotches ; the glandular 

 lateral folds usually not paler than the surroundings, 

 sometimes reddish, often with a dark brown outer mar- 

 gin ; no large spots on the flanks ; a canthal streak and 

 sometimes the whole of the loreal region dark brown; 

 a dark brown or blackish temporal spot ; a light streak 

 from below the eye to the angle of the mouth ; hind 

 limbs with well-marked olive or dark brown cross-bars ; 



