PELODYTES. 



183 



Fig. 68. 



sac the throat appears pale purplish-grey. During 

 the breeding season horny excrescences are much de- 

 veloped on the lower sur- 

 faces, and similar pro- 

 ductions of small size are 

 sometimes also scattered 

 on the upper surfaces, the 

 largest crowning the prin- 

 cipal warts ; no trace of 

 them being found nor- 

 mally in the females. These 

 excrescences, which are of 

 a dark purplish-brown or 

 black colour, are disposed 

 as follows on the lower sur- 

 faces : — A rounded group 

 on each side of the breast, 

 at the base of the arm ; 

 another on the arm; a band 

 along 1 the inner side of 

 the fore- arm ; and a band 

 along the inner side of the 

 two inner fingers ; there 

 are besides, very often, a 

 points on the abdominal 



Lower 



band on 

 granules, 



the chin, isolated 

 and two linear 



series along the toes, interrupted at the articulations. 



Measurements (in millimetres). 



From snout to vent . 

 Length of head 

 Width of head ■ 

 Diameter of eye 

 Interorbital width . 

 From eye to nostril . 



„ „ end of snout 

 Tympanum . 

 Fore limb 

 Hind limb 

 Tibia 

 Foot 



1. 



38 



12 



12 

 35 

 2-5 

 3-5 

 6 

 2 



24 

 59 

 18 

 20 



2. 



41 

 13 

 15 



4 



3 



3-5 



/ 



2 

 29 

 68 

 20 



3. 



40 



14 



14 

 4 



3-5 

 35 



4. 



40 

 13 

 13 



4 



o 



o 



5. 



43 

 15 



16 

 4 

 3 

 35 



1, 4. Paris : Heron-Royer. 



2, 5. Nice : Bedriaga. 



3,6. Valencia: Lilford 



6. 



44 

 14 

 14 



4 



3 



3-5 



7 

 o 



25 

 61 

 18 

 1° 



