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  RANID^. 
  

  

  the 
  lieels 
  overlap 
  wlien 
  the 
  limbs 
  are 
  folded. 
  Toes 
  

   slender, 
  obtuse, 
  one-half 
  to 
  three-fourths 
  webbed, 
  the 
  

   web 
  more 
  developed 
  in 
  the 
  breeding 
  male, 
  but 
  never 
  

   reaching 
  beyond 
  the 
  penultimate 
  phalanx 
  of 
  the 
  fourth 
  

   toe 
  ; 
  subarticular 
  tubercles 
  moderately 
  developed 
  ; 
  

   inner 
  metatarsal 
  tubercle 
  very 
  strong, 
  hard, 
  com- 
  

   pressed, 
  subcrescentic, 
  measuring 
  one-half 
  to 
  two- 
  

   thirds 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  the 
  inner 
  toe; 
  no 
  outer 
  metatarsal 
  

   tubercle. 
  

  

  Skin 
  smooth 
  or 
  with 
  small 
  warts, 
  which 
  may 
  form 
  a 
  

   chain 
  along 
  each 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  vertebral 
  line; 
  a 
  A-shaped 
  

   glandular 
  ridge 
  usually 
  present 
  between 
  the 
  shoulders; 
  

   glandular 
  dorso-lateral 
  folds 
  strong, 
  very 
  prominent, 
  

   narrower 
  than 
  the 
  upper 
  eyelid 
  ; 
  these 
  folds 
  slightly 
  

   converge 
  towards 
  each 
  other 
  behind 
  the 
  supra-temporal 
  

   folds, 
  the 
  distance 
  between 
  them 
  on 
  the 
  scapular 
  

   region 
  being 
  one-seventh 
  to 
  one-fifth 
  the 
  length 
  from 
  

   snout 
  to 
  vent 
  ; 
  a 
  glandular 
  fold 
  behind 
  the 
  angle 
  of 
  

   the 
  mouth. 
  Lower 
  parts 
  smooth, 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  dis- 
  

   tinctly 
  granulate 
  or 
  areolate 
  on 
  the 
  hinder 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  

   belly 
  and 
  at 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  thighs. 
  

  

  Coloration 
  very 
  variable. 
  Greyish, 
  yellowish, 
  red- 
  

   dish, 
  or 
  brown 
  above, 
  nearly 
  uniform 
  or 
  spotted 
  with 
  

   dark 
  brown 
  or 
  black, 
  or 
  closely 
  spotted 
  and 
  speckled 
  

   plum-pudding 
  fashion 
  with 
  black 
  ; 
  usually 
  a 
  A-shaped 
  

   dark 
  marking 
  between 
  the 
  shoulders; 
  a 
  dark 
  canthal 
  

   streak, 
  and 
  usually 
  a 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  distinct 
  dark 
  temporal 
  

   spot 
  ; 
  upper 
  lip 
  edged 
  with 
  brown 
  or 
  black, 
  with 
  a 
  light 
  

   labial 
  streak 
  above, 
  extending 
  from 
  the 
  tip 
  of 
  the 
  snout 
  

   to 
  the 
  shoulder 
  ; 
  females 
  sometimes 
  with 
  a 
  large 
  black 
  

   lumbar 
  spot; 
  flanks 
  usually 
  largely 
  spotted 
  or 
  marbled 
  

   with 
  brown 
  or 
  black; 
  dorso-lateral 
  folds 
  usually 
  light, 
  

   yellowish, 
  pinkish, 
  or 
  golden, 
  often 
  dark-edged 
  ; 
  limbs 
  

   usually 
  with 
  dark 
  cross-bars 
  ; 
  a 
  dark 
  streak 
  on 
  the 
  

   inner 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  arm 
  ; 
  hinder 
  side 
  of 
  thighs 
  yellowish, 
  

   pinkish, 
  or 
  greyish, 
  uniform 
  or 
  with 
  small 
  dark 
  spots. 
  

   Some 
  specimens 
  are 
  remarkable 
  for 
  the 
  handsome 
  

   markings 
  of 
  the 
  upper 
  parts 
  ; 
  a 
  broad 
  yellowish 
  or 
  

   pink 
  stripe 
  with 
  straight 
  or 
  wavy 
  borders 
  extends 
  

  

  