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spherical. The inner nostrils are very conspicuous, and quite distant 

 from each other. The tympanum is very small, vertically subellipti- 

 cal, and inconspicuous. The parotids are very narrow, elongated, 

 extending beyond the insertion of the anterior limbs, and tapering off 

 backwards into, a series of small glands, along the sides of the abdo- 

 men. 



The limbs, themselves, are proportionally small and slender. The 

 anterior ones, when brought alongside the abdomen, reach the 

 region of the groins with the extremity of the fingers, whilst the 

 hind ones are equal in length to the body and head together. The 

 first finger is conspicuously longer than the second ; the fourth is the 

 slenderest and shortest of all ; the third, as usual, is the longest. 

 Tubercles exist under each articulation, and granules under the palm 

 of the hand. There is a very large subcircular, metacarpal tubercle, 

 and another much smaller and elongated one at the base of the first 

 finger. The toes are slender and but slightly palmated ; the third 

 is a little longer than the fifth. Their articulations are, likewise, 

 provided underneath with small tubercles, and the sole of the feet is 

 covered with granules. Of the two metatarsal tubercles, the inner 

 one is the most conspicuous, and contiguous to the membranous ridge 

 along the inner margin of the tarsus. 



The skin is provided with small pustules and granules, extending 

 all over the upper parts of the head, body, and limbs. Pustules, 

 alone, are to be seen on the sides of the abdomen, under the thighs, 

 head, and belly ; the latter appearing almost smooth. 



The ground color above is reddish-brown, with a medial, dorsal, iu^ 

 distinct, black line. A pair of subtriangular brownish-black spots, 

 one on each side of the posterior part of the head, extending over the 

 upper lid. An oblique narrow patch behind each eye. Larger and 

 irregular patches of the same color are disposed on each side of the 

 back (two pairs in our specimen), intermingled with small spots. A 

 brownish-chestnut band may be seen on the line of the canthus ros- 

 tralis, from the eye to the tip of the snout. In advance of the eye, 

 and extending across the middle of the upper jaw to its margin, is 

 seen a black band, directed obliquely forwards. From the eye to the 

 shoulder, and across the tympanum, extends a large, subquadrangular, 

 black patch, connected with a narrow, lateral vitta. extending from 

 the shoulder to the groins. The side of the abdomen, beneath the 

 vitta, is dotted with greyish-black. Patches of brownish-black or 



