AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES. IOI 
tudinal, appearing most distinct near edges of vertebral streaks. 
Lower parts more or less finely granular, except most of limbs 
and breast, which aré more or less smooth. Postfemoral region 
granular. A cutaneous fold across breast. Fore limbs inserted 
about first 3g in head and trunk, slender, and when appressed 
reaching back beyond groin to vent. Hands rather long and 
well developed, about as long as fore arm. Fingers 4, slender, 
rounded, not webbed, and slightly dilated at tips into very small 
disks, which are convex beneath and with a nail-like groove. 
Third finger longest, 2 in rest of arm, and others more or less 
subequal, with second a trifle shortest. A small tubercle at each 
articulation of phalanges below as 2 on first fingers (always 
counting disk) and 3 on each of others. Internal and external 
palmar tubercles well developed. Hind limb very long and slen- 
der, tibial region longer than femoral, and when combined rest 
of limb 1% in their length. Toes long, slender and with slight 
terminal disks, and fourth measured to carpus 24% length of space 
from its tip to heel. ‘Toes all graduated down to first, which is 
shortest, and third and fifth subequal, longer than second. Webs 
of toes extending to tips of phalanges, except external of middle. 
Below, each toe with a tubercle at each articulation, 2 on first 
and second (counting disks), 3 on third and fifth and 4 on fourth. 
Internal and external carpal tubercles very small. Color in 
alcohol brownish above, blotched with darker. A dark dusky 
triangle between eyes and with end pointing posteriorly. Back 
obscurely blotched with blackish. A large broad blackish 
blotch back from eye towards groin passing just over shoulder. 
Just above groin an oblique blackish blotch. Groin and femoral 
region more or less tinged with yellowish. Belly whitish. Throat 
yellowish-white soiled with dusky. Upper lip with some whitish 
specks. Lower lip whitish with some dusky specks. Limbs 
brownish like back above, and pale like belly below.  Post- 
femoral region yellowish with longitudinal blackish streaks 
above. Upper femoral region like back, with 2 blackish blotches. 
Tibial region like back, with about 3 obsolete blackish blotches. 
Tarsus with several blackish blotches on its dark surface. Feet 
and hands largely brownish. Length 2% inches. Rancocas 
