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Fig. 31. Palmar view of hand (left) and plantar view of feet (right) of Tomopterna cryptotis (BM 

 1975.2445). 



Description 



Body plump. Head wide and round snout. Dorsum and flanks 

 covered with small round warts. Belly smooth. Snout short with 

 nostrils nearly at its tip and well separated. Tympanum 

 generally indistinct, in some individuals visible and measures 

 half the diameter of the eye. Fingers without webs and reduced 

 webbing between the toes. Subarticular tubercles single and 

 conspicuous. Three palmar tubercles. Small external metatarsal 

 tubercle, larger than toe nearest to it. 



Colour variable, from grey to olivaceous brown. Dark patch 

 between eyes and three longitudinal pale patches on dorsum. 

 Coloration of young similar to adults, green dorsum with yellow 

 vertebral stripe. Dark spot on each side of snout. Breeding 

 males with keratinized ridges on first and second finger. 



Variation 



Unknown . 



Ecology 



Unknown for North Africa. Apparently, they spend the day 

 buried in ground and comes out on damp or rainy nights. When 

 disturbed, they inflate their body. 



