a) Stout, toad-like in appearance; toes of hindfoot short, 

 inner metatarsal tubercle flattened and longer than first 

 toe Tomopterna breviceps 



b) Slender body; toes of hindfoot long, inner metatarsal 

 tubercle small to moderate in size and rounded 

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a) Green with darker green spots on back, a whitish stripe 

 in middle of back and another diagonal white stripe on 



each side of body; long glandular ridges Rana 



tigerina group (fi. crassa , E. tigerip^) 



b) Brown, often with a narrow tan stripe down middle of 

 back, and occasionally with orange or green blotches on 



nape; numerous short glandular ridges on back Rana 



limnocharis group (E- limnocharis . E. pjerrej, E- 

 shadrensis ) 



CROCODILES 



a) Snout broad, length 1.0-1.5 times width; dorsal scales in 

 16-17 transverse rows; maxillary teeth < 19 . . Crocodylus 

 palustris 



b) Snout narrow and long, length 3.0-5.5 times width; dorsal 

 scales in 21-22 transverse rows; maxillary teeth > 19 

 Gavialis gangeticus 



TURTLES 



a) Bony shell covered with hard, keratinous epidermal plates 

 (scutes) ; snout not formed into proboscis; neck and head 

 not longer than shell 3 



b) Shell covered with thick, skin-like layer with no 

 indication of plates; nose elongated into proboscis; neck 

 and head as long or longer than shell 2 



