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  ranidj:. 
  

  

  Hind 
  limb 
  very 
  variable 
  in 
  length 
  ; 
  the 
  tibio-tarsal 
  

   articulation 
  reaches 
  between 
  the 
  shoulder 
  and 
  the 
  tip 
  

   of 
  the 
  snout 
  ; 
  tibia 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  or 
  shorter 
  than 
  the 
  fore 
  

   limb, 
  as 
  long 
  as, 
  longer, 
  or 
  shorter 
  than 
  the 
  thigh. 
  

   Foot 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  or 
  longer 
  than 
  the 
  tibia 
  ; 
  toes 
  entirely 
  

   or 
  almost 
  entirely 
  webbed, 
  with 
  small 
  subarticular 
  

   tubercles 
  ; 
  inner 
  metatarsal 
  tubercle 
  varying 
  in 
  shape 
  

   and 
  size 
  according 
  to 
  the 
  varieties, 
  oval 
  and 
  feebly 
  pro- 
  

   minent 
  or 
  compressed 
  and 
  crescentic 
  ; 
  a 
  small 
  rounded 
  

   tubercle 
  usually 
  present 
  at 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  fourth 
  toe. 
  

  

  Skin 
  smooth 
  or 
  verrucose, 
  usually 
  with 
  small 
  granu- 
  

   lar 
  asperities 
  on 
  the 
  sides 
  and 
  hind 
  limbs 
  ; 
  a 
  prominent 
  

   glandular 
  dorso-lateral 
  fold; 
  these 
  folds 
  parallel 
  or 
  

   slightly 
  diverging 
  towards 
  the 
  sacrum, 
  the 
  distance 
  

   between 
  them 
  on 
  the 
  scapular 
  region 
  one-sixth 
  to 
  one- 
  

   fourth 
  the 
  length 
  from 
  snout 
  to 
  vent 
  ; 
  a 
  short 
  glan- 
  

   dular 
  fold 
  behind 
  the 
  angle 
  of 
  the 
  mouth 
  ; 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  

   distinct 
  glandular 
  ridges 
  may 
  run 
  along 
  the 
  upper 
  

   surface 
  of 
  the 
  tibia 
  ; 
  lower 
  parts 
  smooth, 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  

   distinctly 
  granulate 
  or 
  areolate 
  on 
  the 
  hinder 
  part 
  of 
  

   the 
  belly 
  and 
  under 
  the 
  thighs. 
  

  

  Upper 
  parts 
  brown, 
  green, 
  olive, 
  or 
  blue, 
  uniform 
  

   or 
  spotted 
  with 
  dark 
  olive 
  or 
  black, 
  often 
  with 
  a 
  light 
  

   yellow, 
  green, 
  or 
  blue 
  vertebral 
  stripe 
  ; 
  glandular 
  lateral 
  

   folds 
  usually 
  golden 
  or 
  bronzy 
  ; 
  hind 
  limbs 
  with 
  or 
  

   without 
  dark 
  cross-bars 
  ; 
  hinder 
  side 
  of 
  thighs 
  usually 
  

   with 
  dark 
  marblings 
  ; 
  a 
  dark 
  temporal 
  spot 
  sometimes 
  

   present 
  ; 
  lower 
  parts 
  white, 
  uniform 
  or 
  spotted 
  or 
  

   marbled 
  with 
  blackish. 
  Iris 
  golden, 
  or 
  black 
  and 
  

   golden. 
  

  

  Males 
  distinguished 
  by 
  stronger 
  fore 
  limbs, 
  a 
  pad-like 
  

   swelling 
  at 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  inner 
  finger, 
  covered 
  during 
  

   the 
  breeding 
  season 
  with 
  grey 
  horny 
  granules, 
  and 
  

   an 
  external 
  vocal 
  sac 
  on 
  each 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  head 
  ; 
  this 
  

   sac 
  issues 
  from 
  a 
  slit 
  in 
  the 
  skin 
  behind 
  the 
  angle 
  of 
  

   the 
  jaws, 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  which 
  about 
  equals 
  the 
  dia- 
  

   meter 
  of 
  the 
  orbit. 
  A 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  distinct 
  fold 
  in 
  the 
  

   position 
  of 
  the 
  vocal 
  sac 
  is 
  usually 
  visible 
  in 
  the 
  

   females, 
  and 
  in 
  a 
  large 
  female 
  from 
  Pisa 
  I 
  even 
  find 
  

  

  