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tibia 4I to 5 J times as long as broad, if to It'o times in length 

 from snout to vent, as long as or a little shorter than the fore limb, 

 as long as or shorter than the foot, which is nearh- as long as the 

 distance between tympanum and vent. Toes very long and 

 slender, the tips dilated into very small discs similar to those of 

 the fingers, ^ webbed, 3 phalanges of fourth and 2 of third and 

 fifth free ; outer metatarsals cleft almost to the base ; subarticular 

 tubercles moderately large, prominent ; no tarsal fold ; inner 

 metatarsal tubercle oval, very small, about ^ the length of the 

 inner toe ; a very small, more or less distinct, round outer tubercle. 



Skin smooth ; a narrow glandular dorso-lateral fold, from 

 above the tympanum to the groin ; the distance between the 

 dorso-lateral folds }- to ,'; the length of head and body ; another 

 glandular fold often extending from behind the tympanum to the 

 side of the body, continuous or interrupted, and a third from be- 

 low the eye to a little beyond the angle of the mouth. Lower 

 parts smooth, thighs granulate near the vent. 



Colour, in life, above rich dark brown, spotted with black 

 and, in some individuals, mottled with dull j'ellow and vivid green, 

 with 4 or 5 very distinct longitudinal lines, which are white with 

 golden shades ; the median line (rarely absent) from the tip of 

 the snout to the vent, the next on the dorso-lateral fold, the outer 

 from the t^-nipanum to the hind limb ; upper surface of limbs red- 

 dish yellow with dark brown markings, forming short cross-bars 

 on the thigh and the sides of the tibia and 2 or 3 longitudinal 

 lines on the back of the thigh. Head and body white beneath, 

 limbs yellowish. Iris golden. 



Males without secondary sexual characters. 



Nasal bones small, obliqne, widely separated from each other 

 and from the ethmoid, which is largely exposed and truncate in 

 front; zygomatic branch of squamosal rather long. Terminal pha- 

 langes feebly expanded at the end. 



Ova measuring i millimetre in diameter. 



The tadpole has been described by Malcolm Smith. Tail 

 pointed, twice as long as the body. Beak narrowh' edged with 

 black; lips with the papilla short at the sides and long below; one 

 long uninterrupted series of hornj' teeth above, two below, the 

 outer short and uninterrupted, the inner long and narrowly inter- 

 rupted . 



Measurements, in millimetres. 



