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fourth, being one -third longer than the third and 

 fifth. The skin is a little wrinkled on the thighs, 

 but is elsewhere smooth. The upper parts are 

 brownish, or yellowish-brown, sometimes very 

 dark, and spotted with black, and the legs as- 

 suming the form of bands. There is also an 

 elongated patch of brown or black on the 

 temples, with an indistinct paler line down each 

 side of the back. Length about three inches. 



Tadpole, natural size, and enlarged, in its early stage. 



