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  Skin 
  smooth 
  on 
  the 
  head 
  and 
  limbs 
  ; 
  sometimes 
  

   smooth 
  on 
  the 
  back, 
  usually 
  covered 
  with 
  small 
  flat 
  

   warts 
  of 
  unequal 
  size 
  ; 
  lower 
  parts 
  smooth, 
  with 
  a 
  few 
  

   granules 
  on 
  the 
  pubic 
  region. 
  

  

  Coloration 
  very 
  variable. 
  Ground 
  colour 
  olive-grey, 
  

   pale 
  brown, 
  yellow, 
  yellowish-white, 
  or 
  brownish- 
  

   white, 
  with 
  dark-edged 
  chestnut-brown, 
  olive-brown, 
  

   or 
  reddish 
  -brown 
  spots, 
  which 
  often 
  simulate 
  larger 
  

   and 
  smaller 
  islands 
  with 
  numerous 
  indentations, 
  or 
  

   may 
  be 
  confluent 
  into 
  a 
  pair 
  of 
  longitudinal 
  bands, 
  

   bordering 
  a 
  pale 
  area 
  of 
  the 
  ground 
  colour 
  along 
  the 
  

   spine; 
  sometimes 
  the 
  spots 
  are 
  very 
  small 
  and 
  nume- 
  

   rous, 
  giving 
  the 
  animal 
  a 
  speckled 
  appearance 
  ; 
  the 
  

   spots 
  often 
  form 
  irregular 
  bands 
  across 
  the 
  hind 
  

   limbs; 
  a 
  dark 
  streak 
  usually 
  extends 
  on 
  each 
  side 
  of 
  

   the 
  snout 
  to 
  the 
  eye, 
  involving 
  the 
  nostril, 
  and 
  a 
  dark, 
  

   continuous 
  or 
  interrupted 
  band 
  sometimes 
  extends 
  

   from 
  one 
  eyelid 
  to 
  the 
  other 
  across 
  the 
  crown 
  ; 
  a 
  light 
  

   streak 
  of 
  the 
  ground 
  colour 
  is 
  often 
  present 
  on 
  the 
  

   coccygeal 
  region. 
  In 
  addition 
  to 
  these 
  markings 
  there 
  

   are 
  often 
  brick-red 
  or 
  vermilion 
  spots 
  or 
  dots, 
  which 
  

   may 
  be 
  confined 
  to 
  the 
  sides, 
  or 
  so 
  profusely 
  scattered 
  

   on 
  the 
  whole 
  of 
  the 
  upper 
  surfaces 
  as 
  to 
  almost 
  obscure 
  

   the 
  ground 
  colour. 
  Lower 
  parts 
  dirty 
  white, 
  uniform, 
  

   or 
  spotted 
  or 
  speckled 
  with 
  greyish- 
  ^^^ 
  ^^ 
  

  

  brown, 
  the 
  soles 
  often 
  greyish- 
  

   brown 
  ; 
  metatarsal 
  spur 
  yellowish, 
  

   pale 
  horn-colour, 
  or 
  reddish-brown. 
  

   Iris 
  golden 
  or 
  copper-colour, 
  some- 
  

   times 
  fire-colour. 
  

  

  Male 
  distinguished 
  from 
  the 
  fe- 
  

   male 
  by 
  a 
  large, 
  oval, 
  smooth 
  gland 
  

   on 
  the 
  upper 
  surface 
  of 
  the 
  bra- 
  

   chium. 
  Vocal 
  sacs 
  and 
  copulatory 
  

   excrescences 
  are 
  absent; 
  during 
  Upper 
  view 
  of 
  fore 
  limb 
  

   the 
  breeding 
  season, 
  however, 
  small 
  ^^ 
  l^^eeding 
  male, 
  

   pearl-like, 
  uncoloured 
  excrescences 
  are 
  scattered 
  on 
  

   the 
  upper 
  surface 
  of 
  the 
  antebrachium 
  and 
  the 
  

   fingers. 
  

  

  