494 DUN N . 



lected October, 1910, by Victor Kuhne, Iki-shima; costal grooves 12; 

 2 costal folds between appressed toes; head width in length from 

 snout to vent ; head length 3$ in length of body; head oval from above; 

 eye as long as its distance from tip of snout; outline of upper jaw 

 straight as seen from side; angle of jaw back of hind angle of eye; 

 lower eyelid fitting under upper in front and behind; a groove from 

 hind angle of eye to gnlar fold; a groove from this down behind angle 

 of jaw; limbs well developed; fingers 3, 2, 4, I in order of length; 

 toes 3, 4, 2, 5. 1 in order of length; a tubercle under base of first 

 finger and of first toe; tail shorter than body, cylindrical at base, 

 flattened at tip, trigonal just beyond level reached by appressed toes, 

 no keel; hind part of tail widened somewhat; vent a slit forking 

 forward so that there is a small triangular flap at apex; vomerine 

 series beginning behind and in from inner border of naris; a short 

 forward-and-ineurving branch of 5 teeth, a long straight line of 20 

 teeth extending back and slightly in; series separated from its fellow 

 by twiee length of outer branch in front and by 1^ times outer branch 

 behind; series reaches posterior border of eyesoekets; length of inner 

 branch equals distance from outer bonier of naris to a point halfway 

 between peak oi opposite 1 series and inner edge of opposite naris; 

 uniform dark grayish brown above; lighter below a line joining inser- 

 tions of legs; tail dark grayish brown above, lighter below, rather 

 bicolored; total length US mm., head 15, body 57, tail 40. 



Variation: A female, Cal. Acad, Sci. No. 26310, same data, has 

 13 costal grooves; one costal fold between appressed toes; head width 

 o'. in length from snout to vent; head length 4f in length of body; 

 vomerine tooth series beginning at level of nares, meeting its fellow 

 behind by an inner branch o( two teeth on each side; dull grayish 

 brown above with spots of black; gray below; middorsal and mid- 

 ventral lines of tail bright yellow; total length 101 nun., head 14. 

 body 58, tail 20. 



A young specimen, Cal. Acad. Sci. Xo. 20214, same data, has 13 

 costal grooves; appressed toes meeting; head width 4 in length from 

 snout to vent; head length 2% in length o( body; grayish brown with 

 an indication of an irregular dorso-lateral row of black spot-; and a 

 lateral darker stripe; a bright streak on median line of tail above and 

 below; these bordered by a black streak, and middle of sides of tail 

 lighter; light gray below; total length 38 mm., head 7. body 19.5, 

 tail 11.5. 



The males are generally darker, with less prominent tail stripe. 

 The tail is tlattest in some males. 



