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In life, dorsal head yellowish green, body color changes gradually from yellowish 

 green to purplish gray from anterior body to top of vent; dark reddish brown triangular 

 marking appears between eyes, center of marking light green, its hind edge mixes with 

 anterior part of "X"-shaped marking. The "X"-shaped marking on mid-dorsal body and 

 longitudinal skin ridge on lateral body are all purple color; both sides of posterior part of 

 markings are in contact with longitudinal stripes on lateral body; all edges of these 

 marking and stripes are outlined with orange-yellow narrow lines. Color from canthus 

 rostralis to lower part of supratympanic fold are purple-red; upper lip edge dark red , 

 bearing two yellowish white markings, one below loreal region, another narrow and long 

 stripe starts from below eye to a level below tympanum. Lateral body light purple, warty 

 region grayish white, a broken light purple-gray longitudinal stripe appears from posterior 

 axilla to middle part of sides of the belly, either distinct or indistinct. Dark purple color 

 on throat and chest, dispersed with orange-red, milky white and yellowish green small 

 spots; ginger-yellow color on both posterior belly and ventral part of thigh, wdth orange- 

 red, black-gray small spots scattered around. Dorsal parts of forelimbs are purple-gray 

 bearing indistinct purple-black narrow transverse stripe, colors changes from dorsum 

 being purple-black becoming lighter on the belly; dark purple at posterior part of thigh, 

 bearing sparsely black and milky white spots; ventral parts of fingers and toes grayish 

 white. 



Table 3: Measurement of M mangshanensis 



