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larger in the male than in the female; snout rounded or obtusely 

 pointed, feebly projecting, as long as or shorter than the upper 

 eyelid ; canthus rostralis indistinct or none ; loreal region oblique, 

 slightly concave; nostril a little nearer to the tip of the snout 

 than to the eye ; interorbital space as broad as or broader 

 than the upper eyelid ; tympanum hidden (in preserved speci- 

 mens it can sometimes be distinguished below the skin), '/j 

 to ^/a the width of the eye. Fingers obtuse or with slightly 

 swollen tips, toes with small, but distinct disks; first finger as 

 long as, or extending a little beyond second, which is a little 

 shorter than fourth; third toe longer than fifth; toes entirely 

 webbed or terminal phalanx of fourth toe free; subarticular tuber- 

 cles well developed ; inner metatarsal tubercle narrow, '/s to 

 Y3 the length of the inner toe; no outer metatarsal tubercle; 

 a dermal ridge along outer side of fifth toe; a tarsal fold; 

 the heel reaches the temple or the eye; tibia -j- to '/., the 

 length of head and body; when the hind limbs are folded 

 at right angles to the body, the heels do not overlap. 



Above with short longitudinal folds or roundish tubercles, 

 sometimes nearly smooth, except upon the tibia, which is 

 coarsely granulate ; a fold above the tympanum; smooth beneath. 



Brown or olive-green above, with or without irregular small 

 black spots; often a black transverse bar, preceded by a 

 yellowish one, between the eyes ; sometimes a yellow vertebral 

 stripe; lips and limbs mottled or spotted with dark olive- 

 brown ; lower parts buff, the throat often marbled or reticu- 

 lated with brown. From snout to vent 105 mm. 



Omosternum with forked base. Terminal phalanges with 

 transversely expanded tips. 



Male without vocal sacs. 



Tadpole. — Length of body 1V2 times its width; tail 4 

 times as long as deep. Nostril halfway between eye and tip 

 of snout; eyes superior, the distance between them 1Y2 times 

 that between the nostrils; spiraculum sinistral, nearer to the 

 eye than to the vent, which is dextral. Tail obtusely pointed, 

 the crests rather low, the upper one a little deeper than the 

 lower one, not extending on to the back. 



Mouth with short papillae at the sides and below; jaws 

 broadly edged with black ; series of teeth i ' i / 3 , the outer 

 row of lower lip about '/o the length of the two inner ones, 

 which are subequal, the first one sometimes narrowly interrupted. 



