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  eye 
  ; 
  the 
  distance 
  between 
  the 
  eye 
  and 
  the 
  tympanum 
  

   equals 
  one-half 
  to 
  two-thirds 
  the 
  diameter 
  of. 
  the 
  

   tympanum. 
  

  

  Fingers 
  obtuse, 
  first 
  extending 
  beyond 
  second 
  ; 
  

   subarticular 
  tubercles 
  moderately 
  developed. 
  

  

  Hind 
  limb 
  very 
  long, 
  the 
  tibio-tarsal 
  articulation 
  

   reaching 
  beyond 
  the 
  tip 
  of 
  the 
  snout 
  ; 
  heels 
  strongly 
  

   overlapping 
  when 
  the 
  limbs 
  are 
  folded 
  ; 
  tibia 
  as 
  long 
  

   as 
  the 
  fore 
  limb 
  or 
  a 
  little 
  shorter, 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  the 
  foot 
  

   or 
  a 
  little 
  longer. 
  Toes 
  three-fourths 
  webbed 
  in 
  the 
  

   female, 
  the 
  web 
  with 
  crescentic 
  emargination, 
  three- 
  

   fourths 
  or 
  almost 
  entirely 
  webbed, 
  and 
  with 
  straight 
  

   or 
  even 
  convex 
  border 
  to 
  the 
  web 
  in 
  the 
  breeding 
  

   male; 
  subarticular 
  tubercles 
  moderately 
  large 
  and 
  

   prominent 
  ; 
  inner 
  metatarsal 
  tubercle 
  small, 
  soft, 
  oval, 
  

   measuring 
  about 
  one- 
  third 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  the 
  inner 
  

   toe 
  ; 
  a 
  small 
  outer 
  metatarsal 
  tubercle 
  is 
  usually 
  present 
  

   at 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  fourth 
  toe. 
  

  

  Skin 
  smooth, 
  or 
  with 
  a 
  few 
  small 
  warts 
  scattered 
  

   on 
  the 
  back 
  ; 
  back 
  of 
  the 
  thighs 
  granular. 
  Dorso- 
  

   lateral 
  glandular 
  fold 
  narrow 
  and 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  pro- 
  

   minent, 
  running 
  nearly 
  straight 
  from 
  the 
  temple 
  to 
  

   the 
  groin; 
  the 
  distance 
  between 
  these 
  folds 
  on 
  the 
  

   scapular 
  region 
  equals 
  one-fourth 
  to 
  one-fifth 
  the 
  

   length 
  from 
  snout 
  to 
  vent. 
  

  

  The 
  coloration 
  varies 
  less 
  than 
  in 
  B. 
  temporaria 
  and 
  

   R. 
  iberica, 
  but 
  more 
  than 
  in 
  R. 
  agilis. 
  Upper 
  parts 
  

   greyish 
  or 
  reddish 
  brown, 
  usually 
  with 
  a 
  few 
  dark 
  

   brown 
  spots 
  ; 
  a 
  dark 
  cross-bar 
  between 
  the 
  eyes, 
  and 
  

   a 
  A-shaped 
  marking 
  on 
  the 
  scapular 
  region 
  ; 
  small 
  

   orange 
  or 
  red 
  spots 
  may 
  be 
  present 
  on 
  the 
  back, 
  and, 
  

   very 
  rarely, 
  a 
  few 
  ink-black 
  blotches 
  ; 
  the 
  glandular 
  

   lateral 
  folds 
  usually 
  not 
  paler 
  than 
  the 
  surroundings, 
  

   sometimes 
  reddish, 
  often 
  with 
  a 
  dark 
  brown 
  outer 
  mar- 
  

   gin 
  ; 
  no 
  large 
  spots 
  on 
  the 
  flanks 
  ; 
  a 
  canthal 
  streak 
  and 
  

   sometimes 
  the 
  whole 
  of 
  the 
  loreal 
  region 
  dark 
  brown; 
  

   a 
  dark 
  brown 
  or 
  blackish 
  temporal 
  spot 
  ; 
  a 
  light 
  streak 
  

   from 
  below 
  the 
  eye 
  to 
  the 
  angle 
  of 
  the 
  mouth 
  ; 
  hind 
  

   limbs 
  with 
  well-marked 
  olive 
  or 
  dark 
  brown 
  cross-bars 
  ; 
  

  

  