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depressed both above and below, and when viewed above elon- 
gately ovoid, bulge anterior, or at shoulders, and profiles gradu- 
ally convergent posteriorly. Form slender, and pelvic bones 
forming but slight angle near last #/; in length of head and 
trunk, though processes not especially elevated. Head rather 
large, broad and obtuse, depressed both above and below, with 
former surface more convex and latter more or less flattened. 
Snout short, broad, convex both over surface and in profile as 
viewed above, its length about half its width. Eye a little 
elongate, a little high, placed nearly midway between tip of snout 
and shoulder, or about over first 34 in gape of mouth. Mouth 
large, gape nearly horizontal, or but shghtly undulate in profile. 
Lips thin, and upper overlapping edge of mandible when mouth 
closes. Lower lip very firm, or hardly developed. When viewed 
below mouth appears slightly more broadly convex than profile 
of upper jaw, which protrudes a little in front. Teeth obso- 
letely minute and apparently uniserial above, perhaps none in 
mandible. Vomerine teeth minute, about %4 of eye horizontally, 
in 2 oblique series convergent towards parasphenoid between 
internal nares. ‘Tongue large, broad, rounded, slightly indented 
posteriorly, and surface finely papillose. ‘Tongue broadly adnate 
in front though sides posteriorly, and all of posterior edge, free. 
Internal nares placed equidistant to edges of bony interorbital 
width. External nostrils well within limits of bony interorbital 
space, a little superior on front side of snout. Internasal and 
interorbital spaces more or less levelled, median depression slight. 
Loreal region slightly concave. ‘Tympanum rounded, a little 
deeper than wide, and close behind eye above rictus, its vertical 
diameter about 3% of orbit horizontally. Skin above smooth, 
minutely corrugated. ‘That on limbs similar. Throat, belly and 
lower femoral region areolated, or presenting a papillose appear- 
ance. Apparently no keels or glandular folds. A cutaneous 
fold across throat, and another across breast. Fore limbs in- 
serted about first third of head and trunk, slender, and when 
appressed reaching a trifle beyond groin. Fingers 4, slender, 
disks small, or less than half diameter of, tympanum, barely 
depressed towards their bases, and not webbed. Third finger 
