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orbital width, which is considerably greater than the upper eyelid ; 

 tympanum nearly circular, its diameter about one-half that of the 

 eye, its distance from the latter greater than from the corner of mouth ; 

 fingers distinctly webbed at base, first shortest, fourth longer than 

 second, third longest; disks of fingers slightly larger than those of toes, 

 nearly as large as tympanum; hind feet rather long, tarso-metatar- 

 sal joint reaching considerably beyond tip of snout and heel joint 

 reaching to middle of eye when legs are carried forward along the side 

 of the body; heels just touch when folded legs are placed vertical to the 

 axis of the body; toes webbed slightly more than one-half; third toe 

 as long as fifth; inner metatarsal tubercle oval, prominent, about the 

 size of the disk of the longest toe; no outer metatarsal tubercle; sub- 

 articular tubercles under fingers and toes prominent; skin above 

 smooth; below granular, except on inner side of tibia; a strong 

 glandular fold from eye, curving downward behind the tympanum 

 to the insertion of the fore leg; a strong dermal fold across the chest 

 from axilla to axilla. Color (in alcohol) about smoke gray (in life 

 bright green), with dusky markings as follows: A Y-shaped rostral 

 stripe on the end of the snout, connected below with an undulating 

 blackish line, forming the edge of the upper jaw, the diverging upper 

 branches reaching the nostrils and continuing behind these through 

 the eye and over the tympanum as a dark stripe, edged above with 

 whitish; on the tympanum it widens so as to embrace the whole of 

 this organ, and continues backw^ard over the shoulder along the flanks 

 as an irregular broad band, which in the groin is replaced by coarse 

 vermiculation of blackish and white; a dusky spot between lower 

 anterior portion of eye to edge of lip; a pair of dusky spots, one on 

 each upper eyelid, converging, though not meeting, backward; a 

 large angular, L-shaped mark on each shoulder, and a smaller, more 

 irregular spot on each side of the lower back, descending toward the 

 groin, but not connected wdth the dusky band of the flanks; on the 

 coccyx several smaller irregular blotches; a spot in front of the upper 

 end of humerus, a narrow dusky line along the posterior outline of the 

 arm; posterior aspect of femur brownish gray with distinct rounded 

 wdiite spots; upper aspect of fore leg and hind legs, including tarsus, 

 with distinct dusky crossbars; lower lip whitish, with a series of 

 dark spots; underside whitish, with numerous small dusky spots on 

 throat. 



Dimensions. 



mm. 



Tip of snout to vent 37 



Tip of snout to anterior border of tympanum 9.5 



Nostril to anterior border of tympanum 8 



Internaral width 3 



Interorbital width 4 



Diameter of tympanum 2 



