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fold; femur very short; the limbs being pressed along the side, the knee 

 and elbow are considerably separated; hind limb being extended 

 forward, the heel reaches the tympanmn; hind limbs being placed 

 vertically to axis of body, heels just overlap; a series of elongate glands 

 forming an interrupted dorso-lateral line from above tympanum to 

 groin; another series of glands forming a middorsal line from tip of 

 snout to vent; skin above shagreened, with rather regular glandular 

 ridges or tubercles, especially on the sacral region, where they lie 

 diagonally on each side of the midline; throat smooth; chest, belly 

 and thighs heavily granular. 



''Dimensions. — Tip of snout to vent, 25 mm,; width of head, 9 mm., 

 tip of snout to posterior tympanum, 9 mm.; diameter of eye, 3 mm.; 

 foreleg from axilla, 13 mm.; hindlegfrom vent, 32 mm.; vent to heel, 

 7 rmn. 



"Color in alcohol. — Dorsal surface drab-gray; a seal-brown inter- 

 orbital bar; can thai region with a dark brown stripe; a narrow brown 

 bar from eye to tympanum ; a brown dorso-lateral stripe following the 

 narrow glandular ridges of that region; an X-shaped brown mark behind 

 the occiput and a A -shaped mark across the middle of the back; sides 

 and sacral region with irregular, indistinct dark vertical bars; a wide, 

 dark, Ught-edged crossband on the femur and another on the tibia, 

 and paler ones on the feet; lower posterior part of femur and entire 

 postanal region covered by a uniform dark seal-brown triangle; a 

 brown diagonal mark on the lower proximal surface of the upper arm ; 

 forearm with some irregular dark vermiculations ; lower surfaces drab- 

 gray to olive gray, immaculate ; upper and lower lips with a faint brown 

 spotting. 



"Paratypes. — Thirteen additional specimens of half-grown and 

 adult frogs (M.C.Z. 19705-13 and U.S.N.M. 95111-3) were secured 

 at the same time and place as the type. Three half-grown examples 

 (U.S.N.M. 72595-7), rather badly mutilated, were secured at Morne 

 Cabaio, Massif de la Selle on April 10, 1927, by Dr. A. Wetmore. 

 Another young frog (U.S.N.M. 85009), was secured in the Morne La 

 Selle Range at 7000 feet altitude in 1932 by Lt. Comdr. S. S. Cook. 



"Variation. — The coloration in the half-grown specimens is rather 

 remarkable because it not only fails to be constant in several individ- 

 uals but also lacks bilateral synmaetry in a single individual. The 

 entire body of a young specimen (M.C.Z. 19705) is a pale pinkish 

 buff (in alcohol), and there are a few pale brown dots on the back and 

 some darker ones on the left leg, although there are no heavy patches of 

 dark color anywhere on the left side. The right femur, on the contrary, 

 has a large dark blotch on its posterior surface, and the anterior part 

 of the right tibia and foot have some lighter blotches which are notice- 

 ably greater in area than those on the left tibia. Below the skin is 



