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Size lai'ge, habit wry stout. Head tive-eif?litlis as loii^- ;is 

 broad, the measurement taken at a lino di'awn between the 

 hinder marsfins of the tympana. Vomerine teeth in two stout 

 groups not extendins^ out beyond tlie outer edge of t)ie choanjB. 

 In the tvpe, the specimen figured, the vomerine teetli ai'c 

 exceptionally stout. Foot very broad; toes short, stout, with 

 a very prominent fringe and with a well developed web which 

 extends to the extremity of the first and almost to the 

 extremity of the second toe; third, fourth, and fifth toes about 

 one-third webbed. No outer metatarsal tubercle. Back 

 smooth or with a leatliery texture. 



Colour (sjilrlfs). — Liglit brown above, wath a few lai'ge bi-owii 

 markings, situated on the sides of the back. These marking's 

 border above a lighter brown band which starts behind the 

 eyelid and continues to the groin. A very distinct brown band 

 starts on the canthus and extends on to the side wdiere it 

 breaks up into a series of reticulations. Upper-lip brownisli. 

 A curved half-inoon shaped yellowish axillary mark. 



Total length of largest specimen (Type) 84 m.m. 



Length of head to level of tympana 23 ui.m. 



Width of head 'SS m.m. 



Length of outstretched hind limb 102 m.m. 



The distinguishing characters of this variety are : — 



1. From L. dorf<iills var. tijiiica it differs in the broader head) 



stouter form and much larger size, the excessively 

 webbed and fringed toes, the stout vomerine teeth, and 

 the absence of a definite pattern of colour marking. 



2. From L. ilorxiilis var. (luiiicriHi it is also distinguished, 



though less definite!}', by the greater extent of webbing 

 and fringe to the toes, and the short, stout vomerine 

 teeth. The head is broader and the peculiar axillary 

 mark is absent in both var. dainerilii and var. tijpiai. 



Locs. — Four specimens are in the collection. The type was 

 collected at Merool Creek, Riverina, New South Wales, by Mr. 

 James Ramsay. Two other specimens almost as large, were 

 collected by Mi-. K. H. Bennett at Yandenbah, Riverina ; a 

 fourth, somewhat smaller specimen is unfortunately without 

 data. 



