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inner nostrils, on the other hand, are quite large, very conspicuous, 

 and circular in shape. The Eustachian tubes being of medium size. 



The body is twice and a half as long as the head ; it is elongated, 

 raniform. The anterior feet, when stretched alongside the body, 

 scarcely reach the groins with their extremities. The fingers are per- 

 fectly free, slender, and their terminal disks of medium size. The 

 inner finger is the smallest ; the outermost, a little longer than the 

 second ; the third is the longest, being about one-fourth longer than 

 the fourth. The inferior surface of the carpus is minutely granular. 

 Small tubercles may be observed under each digital articulation. The 

 hind legs are long and slender; the knees touch the elbows when 

 brought close to the body. The leg proper is somewhat longer than 

 the thigh ; the tarsus and foot together are as long as the body, the 

 head excluded. A membrane unites the toes to about half their 

 length. A small, horny, spade-like tubercle exists at the base of the 

 inner and smallest toe ; the fourth toe is the longest, and the fifth 

 about equal to the third. The terminal disks are a little smaller than 

 those of the fingers, though similar in structure ; there being a medial 

 longitudinal furrow, dividing them into two halves or hemidisks. A 

 minute granulation is also to be observed under the sole of the feet, 

 and small tubercles under the articulations of the toes.. 



The skin above, is smooth; a few very small and scattered tubercles 

 are observed on the two anterior thirds of the body and head, more 

 crowded on the upper lid. The legs are either smooth or, likewise, 

 provided above with small tubercles. On the inferior surface of the 

 body, a pectoral fold extends from one shoulder to another, and in the 

 male, there are well developed vocal pouches, perfectly smooth, whilst 

 in the female the inferior surface of the head is minutely granular. 

 The granulation is coarser on the anterior portion of the belly than 

 posteriorly, and under the thighs, it is quite fine. 



In the adult, the ground color is deep-green, with orange or golden 

 reflections on the sides of the head, abdomen, and legs. A deep-brown 

 vitta extends from the nostrils to the anterior rim of the orbit, pass- 

 ing over the eye, across the tympanum, down the abdomen to the 

 groin; sometimes, however, an irregular series of spots is observed 

 along the abdomen. Transverse series of dots' are seen on the limbs, 

 and longitudinal series along their outer edge, extending also to the 

 toes. Sometimes, and perhaps only in the male, may be observed two 

 dorsal longitudinal brown vittae, one on each side of the back, extend- 



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