54 REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE, MUSEUM. 
in advance of end of outer portion of palatine patch of teeth, 
and falling a little nearer each other than bony space across 
interorbital width. Exterior nostrils near front edge of snout, 
and a trifle closer together than bony interorbital space. Inter- 
nasal space convex, and interorbital space flattened or level. Skin 
beautifully granulated or corrugated, though rather smoothly 
so, and not rough to touch. Pores obsolete. Fore limb inserted 
at first sixth in body, reaches half way to hind limb, and rather 
small. Digits rather depressed, short, of more or less similar 
even width, not webbed and without keels, surfaces convex. 
Third finger longest, about 6 in rest of arm, and first and fourth 
subequal and very short. Hind limb inserted near first 7% in 
length of body, and reaching about 5% in tail to its tip. Third 
toe longest, nearly 5 in rest of leg, first shortest, and fourth much 
shorter than second. Vent a longitudinal slit just after hind 
legs on lower surface of tail. Color in alcohol back and upper 
surface generally rather dull brown, and upper surface of head 
and tail generally a little darker than that of tail, which 1s 
ochraceous tinted. Lower surface of body pale creamy-white, 
which color extends all way from snout to tip of tail. Snout 
above, and around edges creamy-brown, dotted minutely with 
dusky. ‘Top of head, back, and tail above, all with some rather 
obscure scattered specks or small irregular spots of dusky. From 
postocular region along each side of trunk and tail, a slightly 
paler tint than general dorsal color, though annectant below a 
darker color. This darker color made up of a rather regular 
series of irregularly distributed dusky spots, usually 1 in or at 
each costal groove. On corresponding lower edge of body, from 
breast along below limbs out towards end of tail, a series of deep 
dusky or blackish spots. Just above these, a narrow pale or 
grayish area. Median line of belly and lower surface of head 
with similarly pronounced blackish spots. Several blackish spots 
from below eye back to shoulder. Upper surfaces of limbs 
brownish like belly, though specked with darker, and forming 
3 or 4 irregular transverse bands or bars. Under surface of limbs 
creamy basally, but becoming brownish on outer portions. Iris 
slaty, eyelids speckled brownish. Length 2%4 inches. Swartz- 
wood Lake, Warren County. October, 1895. Samuel N. 
Rhoads. 
