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Vomerine teeth in long and strong, more or less oblique series 

 between the choanse, touching the anterior corners of the latter. 



Head much depressed, a little longer than broad ; snout 

 acutely or obtusely pointed, strongh' projecting beyond the mouth, 

 longer than the eye ; canthus rostralis distinct ; loreal region 

 moderately oblique, concave ; nostril much nearer the tip of the 

 snout than the eye ; distance between the nostrils equal to or a 

 little greater than the interorbital width, which equals or a little 

 exceeds that of the upper eyelid ; tympanum very distinct, | to f 

 the diameter of the eye, 2 to 3 times its distance from the latter. 



Fingers rather long, the tips swollen, first longer than the 

 second, third longer than the snout ; subarticular tubercles rather 

 large, prominent. 



Hind limb long, the tibio- tarsal articulation reaching 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 4 to 

 5 times as long as broad, i| to 2 times in length from snout to 

 vent, shorter than the fore limb, as long as or a little longer or a 

 little shorter than the foot. Toes rather long, the tips dilated into 

 verj^ small discs with a groove separating the upper from the lower 

 surface, J webbed, 2 phalanges of fourth free, the web reaching the 

 discs of the third and fifth and penetrating almost to the base of 

 the outer metatarsals ; subarticular tubercles rather small, promi- 

 nent ; no tarsal fold ; inner metatarsal tubercle oval, feebly promi- 

 nent, ^ to -i- the length of the inner toe ; a very small and some- 

 times rather indistinct outer tubercle. 



Skin smooth ; a narrow or rather broad glandular dorso-lateral 

 fold from above the tympanum to the groin, the distance between 

 these folds J to \ the length of head and body ; another fold from 

 below the eye to the shoulder. Lower parts smooth. 



Greyish brown or reddish brown above, back uniform or with 

 dark brown spots ; a dark brown or black streak or band on each 

 side of the head and back, passing through the eye and bordering 

 the dorso-lateral fold ; tympanum dark brown or reddish brown, 

 edged with white in front and behind ; limbs with dark cross- 

 bands ; hinder side of thighs marbled black and yellow. Lower 

 parts white, throat or breast usually brown or mottled with brown. 



Males with an external vocal sac on each side of the throat 

 and a large flat gland at the base of the arm. 



Nasal bones small, oblique, widelj- separated from each other 

 and from the ethmoid, which is largelj- exposed and truncate in 

 front ;, zj^gomatic branch of squamosal rather long. Terminal 

 phalanges feebly expanded at the end. 



From snout to vent 



Head 



Width of head 



Snout 



