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DISCOVKHKIi IIV SiCMiH Nl-I.l.d ]!i;((AHI IN lÙi VTIIH KA. 



Bv (i. A. BOL'LKNGEK, F. K. S. 



Rant*, becotii'ii, s]i. n. 



Voinrrinc lui'lh absent or in iwo very tVelily ilcvclupcMl jrniujis 

 just licliiml flic level of lln- small rlioaiiac. Ik-ad iiiucli dejiressed, 

 much broader than loiijr; siinut brdadly i-oundeil , 2 V2 ^^ '^ 

 times as broad as lon^'; cantlius rostralis indistinct, loreal refrion 

 f,^roov('d ; nostril e(Hiaily distant from the eye and from the end 

 of the snout; eyes sup'i-o-lateral : interorbital space as Itroad as 

 tlie upper eyelid: tympanum hidden. Finj^ers moderatcdy lunjr. 

 with a di.stinct nari-o\v dermal mai%^in. the tips sli)j:htly swollen; 

 subai'ticular tubercles well developecl; tirst linger shorter than 

 second, fourth slightly shorter than third. Tibio-tarsjil articulation 

 I'eaching the angle of llie mouth; tibia ;2 '/.i ^'^ - ' ;i whiles in 

 length of head and body. Toes rather short, fully webbi'd , 

 ti-rminating in rather large rounded disks end)ran'd by the web: 

 a broad fold along the outer edge of the fifth toe; subai'ticulai- 

 tubercles well develo[)ed , very prominent; an elongate, blunt 

 inner metatarsal tubercle, measiu-ing ''/- to 7.; '''^' h'ugth ol the 

 iiuier toe; a nari'ow tarsal fold. Skin smooth, or with very small, 

 tlat warts on the back ; a strong fold across the interorbital 

 region and behind the eyes, pr(donge<l on each side to above the 

 arm. lllackisli brown above, dirty whitt' ben(atli: tlii-n;it ;iiid 

 sides of belly spotted or marbhd with brown. Male without 

 vocal sacs, with gi'cyish nu])tial I'Ugosities on thi' uppi'r surface 

 of the foiu- lingers. 



from snout to vent iD^i millim. 



This remarkable trog, of which tlir. e specinu-ns were (d)tained 

 at l-'iltil in a tori-eiit on the Ui'd Sea slope, is allied to tiie .Asiatic 

 A*, hulilii, I). i*i 1!. and the West .Mrican /i'. crassipes, Petei-s. 

 in both iif whiih the vomerine teeth .are sometimes absent. 



