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Coloi/r (sjiirils) : — Dark <rroyiKli, biowuiKli, or olive above, 

 with or witliont a liq-lit doi-sal stripe. Back clouded, mar- 

 morated, or spotted witli l)]ack or dark brown, tlie spots in a 

 few cases, as in Nortli (Queensland examples and occasional 

 soiitliei'ii specimens, taking' the form of more or less continuous 

 obscure bands. Sides, tjland at ang-le of mouth, and undei- 

 surfaces lemon yellow ; the sides are always, and the belly, 

 throat, and the legs are sometimes reticulated with black or 

 brown. Hinder side of thigh black, spotted with grey, or, as 

 in some Queensland examples blotched with CT'imson. The 

 under surfaces of the hind limbs in some Queensland specimens 

 are uniform bright scarlet. Sometimes in speQimens from 

 Monaro Range, Southern New South Wales, the legs, sides of 

 back, canthus and gland at ang"le of mouth, have briglit 

 burnished bronzy reticulations. 



The following measurements are given for the purpose of 

 showing still further racial forms. In all cases a specimen 

 typical of its district has been selected and measured, and 

 when the largest specimen is typical I have always measured 

 that one. Thus it will be seen that Queensland specimens 

 are very large and have very broad heads, and in North 

 Queensland examples the leg is very short ; Sydney specimens 

 are much smaller and haA^e a longer snout ; tableland specimens 

 are larger again and also possess a greater amount of webbing 

 to the toes ; and so on. 



Table of Measurements in millimetres. 



1, Cape York, Queensland, figured on PI. iii.. figs. 2 and 2a. 



2. Burnett River, Queensland. Like the Cape York speci- 



mens most of these examples have practically no fringe 

 to the toes, but the leg is considerably longer. In all 

 respects they link up Cape York and southern examples. 



