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''Description of type specimen. — Vomerine teeth in two long curved 

 series beginning behind the middle of the choanae, separated by the 

 width of the choanae; tongue moderate in size, heart-shaped; snout 

 pointed, depressed, sharp-edged, declining rapidly from the eyes to 

 the tip; when viewed in profile, upper lip projects considerably beyond 

 lower lip; can thus rostralis sloping and very indistinct; nostrils a little 

 nearer to end of snout than to eye; tympanum longer than high, its 

 greatest diameter very slightly more than half the diameter of eye; 

 interorbital space equals width of upper eyelid; first finger much 



Figure 28. — Leptodaclylus dominicensis: a, Dorsal view; b, side of head; c, inside of mouth; 

 d, underside of hindfoot; e, underside of forefoot. U.S.N. M. No. 65670, type, from Las 

 Cahitas, Dominican Republic. Twice natural size. 



longer than second, which equals fourth; toes slightly webbed at 

 base; third much longer than fifth; subarticular tubercles well devel- 

 oped; numerous smaller tubercles in series on the sole; two metatar- 

 sal tubercles, the inner connected with a very distinct tarsal fold; 

 heels just touching when hind limbs are folded at right angles to 

 axis of body; tarsometatarsal joint reaching anterior border of tym- 

 panum when hind limbs are carried forward along the body; skin 

 smooth above and below; numerous small, pointed glands on the 



