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Fingers rather short or moderately long, obtusely pointed, 

 with a more or less distinct dermal border, first longer than the 

 second, third shorter than the snout ; subarticular tubercles rather 

 small and feebly prominent. 



Hind limb moderately long, the tibio-tarsal articulation reach- 

 ing the eye or between the eye and the nostril, the heels over- 

 lapping when the limbs are folded at right angles to the body ; 

 tibia 2|- to 3 times as long as broad, ip; to 2-} times in length from 

 snout to vent, as long as or a little longer or a little shorter than 

 the fore limb or than the foot. Toes obtuse or somewhat swollen 

 at the end, entirely webbed, the web but feebly emarginate ; outer 

 metatarsals separated nearly to the base ; subarticular tubercles 

 rather small ; a dermal fold on the outer side of the fifth toe, and 

 a feeble one on the inner side of the first and of the tarsus, in- 

 terrupted by the inner metatarsal tubercle, which is blunt, feebly 

 compressed, if to 3 times in the length of the inner toe and 7^ to 

 12^ times in that of the tibia ; no outer metatarsal tubercle. 



Skin of upper parts smooth or granulate, with large prominent 

 warts and longitudinal glandular folds, these folds usually regular, 

 though not extending along the whole length of the back, 6 to 14 

 in number ; a strong glandular fold from the eye to the shoulder, 

 and usually- a fold across the head behind the eyes. I^ower parts 

 smooth. 



Yellowish, green, or olive above, with dark spots, which may 

 be disposed in longitudinal series on the back, or form two or three 

 cross-bands ; a narrow yellow vertebral streak often present ; young 

 with a 3'ellowish lateral band, from behind the eye, which may 

 entirely disappear in the adult ; a dark canthal streak and a more 

 or less distinct light streak above the upper lip, which may be 

 blackish or spotted with blackish ; limbs with dark crojs-bands, 

 which may be irregular on replaced by large spots ; hinder side 

 of thighs marbled black and yellow ; often a fine yellow line along 

 the upper surface of the thigh and another along the inner side of 

 the calf. Lower parts white, without spots, or with only a few 

 on the throat. 



Male with a white external vocal sac on each side of the throat, 

 forming longitudinal folds ; fore limb moderately thickened ; a 

 strong pad on the inner side of the first finger, covered, during 

 the breeding season, with a greyish-brown velvet-like horny layer. 



Nasal bones large, in contact with each other and with the 

 fronto-parietals ; ethmoid hidden above or only a small portion 

 uncovered ; fronto-parietals narrow, feebly grooved along the 

 median line, sometimes fused ; zygomatic process of squamosal 

 long. Omosternum forked at the base. Terminal phalanges ob- 

 tusely pointed. 



Tadpole with the tail attenuate to a fine point and about 

 twice as long as the body. Circular lip entirely bordered with 

 papillae ; beak entirely black, the upper mandible with a strong 

 median cusp, the lower with two ; horny teeth in 3 or 4 upper 

 and 4 or 5 lower series, the outer upper long and uninterrupted. 



