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  RANID2E. 
  

  

  webbed, 
  even 
  in 
  the 
  very 
  young, 
  with 
  obtuse, 
  slightly 
  

   swollen 
  tips, 
  and 
  large 
  and 
  very 
  prominent 
  subarticular 
  

   tubercles. 
  Inner 
  metatarsal 
  tubercle 
  soft, 
  oval, 
  

   measuring 
  two-fifths 
  to 
  one-half 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  the 
  

   inner 
  toe 
  ; 
  a 
  very 
  distinct 
  tubercle 
  at 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  

   fourth 
  toe. 
  

  

  Skin 
  of 
  upper 
  parts 
  smooth, 
  or 
  rough 
  with 
  small 
  

   warts. 
  Dorso-lateral 
  fold 
  narrow 
  and 
  not 
  very 
  pro- 
  

   minent, 
  sometimes 
  interrupted, 
  running 
  straight 
  or 
  

   but 
  very 
  slightly 
  curved 
  from 
  the 
  temple 
  to 
  the 
  groin 
  ; 
  

   the 
  distance 
  between 
  the 
  dorso-lateral 
  folds 
  on 
  the 
  

   scapular 
  region 
  equals 
  one-fifth 
  to 
  one-fourth 
  the 
  

   length 
  from 
  snout 
  to 
  vent. 
  

  

  Grey, 
  grey-brown, 
  reddish, 
  olive, 
  yellow, 
  or 
  yellow- 
  

   ish-olive 
  above, 
  with 
  small 
  or 
  indistinct 
  darker 
  spots, 
  

   or 
  speckled 
  with 
  blackish, 
  rarely 
  with 
  irregular 
  black 
  

   spots 
  on 
  the 
  back; 
  small 
  reddish 
  or 
  orange 
  blotches 
  

   may 
  be 
  scattered 
  on 
  the 
  back 
  and 
  sides 
  and 
  on 
  

   the 
  upper 
  eyelids 
  ; 
  glandular 
  lateral 
  folds 
  lighter, 
  

   sometimes 
  reddish 
  ; 
  a 
  dark 
  band 
  may 
  be 
  present 
  

   across 
  the 
  interorbital 
  region; 
  A 
  - 
  shaped 
  inter- 
  

   scapular 
  marking 
  sometimes 
  present, 
  sometimes 
  ill- 
  

   defined 
  or 
  absent. 
  Can 
  thus 
  rostralis 
  and 
  temporal 
  

   fold 
  brown 
  or 
  blackish 
  ; 
  loreal 
  region 
  down 
  to 
  the 
  

   border 
  of 
  the 
  lip 
  dark 
  ; 
  a 
  dark 
  olive 
  or 
  brown 
  

   temporal 
  spot; 
  a 
  light 
  streak 
  from 
  below 
  the 
  eye 
  to 
  

   the 
  angle 
  of 
  the 
  mouth. 
  No 
  large 
  spots 
  on 
  the 
  flanks 
  ; 
  

   limbs 
  with 
  dark 
  brown 
  or 
  olive 
  cross-bands, 
  some- 
  

   times 
  replaced 
  by 
  dots 
  ; 
  hinder 
  side 
  of 
  thighs 
  yellowish, 
  

   dotted 
  with 
  brown, 
  brownish, 
  or 
  dark 
  brown 
  with 
  

   whitish 
  dots. 
  Low 
  r 
  er 
  parts 
  cream-colour; 
  throat 
  with 
  

   grey, 
  brown, 
  or 
  blackish 
  marblings, 
  with 
  a 
  median 
  

   light 
  area; 
  dark 
  marblings, 
  dots, 
  or 
  spots 
  may 
  be 
  

   present 
  on 
  the 
  breast; 
  lower 
  surface 
  of 
  hind 
  limbs 
  

   yellowish 
  or 
  flesh-colour, 
  with 
  or 
  without 
  brown 
  dots 
  

   or 
  vermiculations. 
  Iris 
  pale 
  golden, 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  

   obscured 
  with 
  brown. 
  

  

  One 
  of 
  the 
  male 
  specimens 
  from 
  Monte 
  Morello, 
  

   sent 
  me 
  by 
  Count 
  Peracca, 
  belongs 
  to 
  that 
  aberration 
  

  

  