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distance between the nostrils greater than the interorbital width, 

 which is a little less than that of the upper eyelid; tympanum 

 very distinct, i to f the diameter of the eye and 2 to 4 times its 

 distance from the latter. 



Fingers rather slender, with slightly swollen tips, first a little 

 longer than the second, third longer than the snout; subarticular 

 tubercles strong, prominent. 



Hind limb long, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaching the tip 

 of the snout or between the eye and the tip of the snout, the heels 

 strongly overlapping when the limbs are folded at right angles to 

 the body ; tibia 3 to 4 times as long as broad, a little less than 

 twice in length from snout to vent, a little shorter than the fore 

 limb, as long as the foot. Toes slender, the tips dilated into small 

 discs with a groove separating the upper from the lower surface, 

 ■I to § webbed, 2 or 3 phalanges of fourth free, the web separating 

 the outer metatarsals almost to the base; subarticular tubercles 

 moderate ; no tarsal fold ; inner metatarsal tubercle oval, i or f 

 the length of the inner toe ; a more or less distinct, small, round 

 outer tubercle. 



Skin smooth ; a moderately broad, very prominent glandular 

 dorso-lateral fold from above the tympanum to the groin ; the 

 distance between the folds, or the back, 4|- to 5^ times in length 

 from snout to vent. 



Greyish brown above, with or without darker spots or mar- 

 blings, with or without a light vertebral line ; a more or less dis- 

 tinct dark band on each side of the head, passing through the eye ; 

 a whitish streak along the upper lip ; dorso-lateral fold dark edged ; 

 limbs with dark cross-bars ; hinder side of thighs yellowish, spotted 

 or marbled with brown or black. Lower parts white, throat some- 

 times brownish. 



Males with internal vocal sacs and a very large fiat gland on 

 each side above and behind the shoulder ; first finger with a feeble 

 pad on the inner side, covered with a velvet-Hke greyish layer. 



Nasal bones large and in contact with each other, separated 

 from the frontoparietals, which do not cover the ethmoid in front ; 

 zygomatic branch of squamosal not longer than the posterior. 

 Terminal phalanges with feeble transverse expansion. 



Measurements of type specimens, in millimetres. 



From snout to vent 

 Head .. 

 Width of head 

 vSnout . . 

 Eye .. 

 Interorbital width 

 Tympanum 

 Fore limb 

 First finger 

 Second finger 

 Third finger 

 Fourth finger 



