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however, there are specimens of what I can regard as only a 

 well-marked variety of this species, with or without recognisable 

 crimson or reddish spots on the upper eyelids, a little longer in 

 the legs (the tarso-metatarsal joint of the adpressed limb reaching 

 the level of the tip of the snout, or not quite so far, or even 

 further), with two or with three metacarpal tubercles, with two 

 or with one metatarsal tubercle (the outer one being either absent 

 or at least not distinguishable), with very often a very distinct 

 basal webbing of the toes, and without pointed fingers and toes. 

 In other words, but that the head is not much depressed and the 

 snout not shorter than usual, some of these specimens might be 

 referred to L. platycephalus ; while if the fingers and toes were 

 but pointed, some of them might very well be referred to L. 

 Jletcheri. Of four specimens from Wentworth three have crimson 

 spots, all have a distinct basal webbing, but in two of them the 

 tai'so-metatarsal joint of the adpressed limb does not reach beyond 

 the level of the nostiil ; they have three metacarpal tubercles, but 

 in none of them is there a recognisable outer metatarsal tubercle. 

 From Tirana Mr. Sloane, whom I had asked to look out for 

 specimens with crimson palpebral spots, kindly sent me two 

 specimens alive, of which he wrote, " I send you a couple of 

 remarkably robust specimens of L. tasnianiensis ; I have seen 

 several specimens with i^eddish markings on the upper eyelids, 

 but the two sent do not show it so strongly marked " ; one of 

 these, 60 mm. from snout to vent, is the largest specimen of the 

 species I have seen ; they agree substantially with the specimens 

 from Wentworth, but are both a little duskier on the throat and 

 sides of chest ; and more spotted on the undersurface of the calf 

 and foot. Of eighteen specimens from Waroo, some have crimson 

 palpebral spots, some have two metatarsal tubercles, while others 

 appear to have but one, and some appear to have but two meta- 

 carpal tubercles, some of them are much spotted on the throat, 

 sides of chest and even of the abdomen, and on the undersurface 

 of legs ; one specimen is of quite the typical form. From Gunta- 

 wang, with specimens of the typical form, together with specimens 

 of what might be called L. Jletcheri if the fingers and toes were 



