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  binder 
  side 
  of 
  thighs 
  brownish, 
  or 
  yellow 
  speckled 
  

   with 
  brown. 
  Lower 
  parts 
  white 
  or 
  yellowish-white, 
  

   immaculate, 
  or 
  with 
  small 
  brown, 
  blackish, 
  or 
  red 
  

   dots 
  or 
  arborescent 
  lines 
  on 
  the 
  throat 
  and 
  sides; 
  

   lower 
  lip 
  usually 
  marbled 
  with 
  grey 
  or 
  brown 
  ; 
  in- 
  

   guinal 
  and 
  femoral 
  regions 
  often 
  bright 
  yellow, 
  the 
  

   feet 
  pinkish. 
  

  

  Iris 
  golden 
  in 
  its 
  upper 
  half, 
  brown 
  or 
  nearly 
  black 
  

   in 
  its 
  lower 
  half. 
  

  

  Males 
  distinguished 
  by 
  stronger 
  fore 
  limbs, 
  although 
  

   not 
  to 
  the 
  same 
  extent 
  as 
  in 
  R. 
  arvalis 
  and 
  B. 
  tem- 
  

   poraria, 
  a 
  shorter 
  body, 
  and 
  somewhat 
  more 
  developed 
  

   webs 
  between 
  the 
  toes. 
  A 
  moderately 
  developed 
  pad 
  

   is 
  present 
  on 
  the 
  inner 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  first 
  finger, 
  and 
  this 
  

   is 
  covered 
  during 
  the 
  breeding 
  season 
  with 
  greyish 
  

   granular 
  excrescences, 
  forming 
  a 
  single 
  patch 
  extend- 
  

   ing 
  to 
  the 
  tip 
  of 
  the 
  finger. 
  Yocal 
  sacs 
  are 
  absent. 
  

  

  Measurements 
  (in 
  millimetres). 
  

  

  6 
  ? 
  

  

  

  1. 
  

  

  2. 
  

  

  3. 
  

  

  4. 
  

  

  5. 
  6. 
  

  

  7. 
  

  

  8. 
  

  

  From 
  snout 
  to 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  vent 
  

  

  61 
  .. 
  

  

  56 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  57 
  

  

  ...49 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  76 
  ... 
  76 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  65 
  . 
  

  

  .. 
  68 
  

  

  Head 
  . 
  

  

  19 
  .. 
  

  

  17 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  20 
  

  

  ...16 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  24 
  ... 
  23 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  18 
  . 
  

  

  .. 
  21 
  

  

  Width 
  of 
  bead 
  . 
  

  

  20 
  .. 
  

  

  19 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  20 
  

  

  ...17 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  24 
  ... 
  24 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  20 
  . 
  

  

  .. 
  21 
  

  

  Diameter 
  of 
  eye 
  . 
  

  

  6 
  .. 
  

  

  6 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  6 
  

  

  ... 
  5 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  7 
  ... 
  6-5. 
  

  

  . 
  6 
  . 
  

  

  .. 
  6 
  

  

  Interorbital 
  width 
  

  

  4 
  .. 
  

  

  35. 
  

  

  . 
  35... 
  3 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  5 
  ... 
  4 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  4 
  . 
  

  

  .. 
  35 
  

  

  From 
  eye 
  to 
  nos- 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  tril 
  . 
  

  

  35.. 
  

  

  3 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  3- 
  

  

  5... 
  35. 
  

  

  . 
  4-5... 
  4 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  4 
  . 
  

  

  .. 
  4 
  

  

  From 
  eye 
  to 
  end 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  of 
  snout 
  . 
  

  

  8-5.. 
  

  

  8 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  8 
  

  

  ... 
  8 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  10 
  ... 
  10 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  8-5. 
  

  

  . 
  9 
  

  

  Tympanum 
  

  

  5 
  ... 
  

  

  4 
  .. 
  

  

  . 
  5 
  

  

  ... 
  35. 
  

  

  . 
  55... 
  5 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  5 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  5 
  

  

  From 
  eye 
  to 
  tym- 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  panum 
  

  

  15... 
  

  

  15.. 
  

  

  . 
  1-5.. 
  

  

  . 
  2 
  ... 
  2 
  .. 
  

  

  . 
  1-5. 
  

  

  . 
  15 
  

  

  Fore 
  limb 
  . 
  

  

  37 
  ... 
  

  

  35 
  .. 
  

  

  . 
  37 
  

  

  ...30 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  43 
  ... 
  44 
  .. 
  

  

  . 
  41 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  39 
  

  

  Hind 
  limb 
  . 
  

  

  109 
  ... 
  

  

  101 
  . 
  

  

  .109 
  

  

  ...86 
  . 
  

  

  .134 
  ...128 
  .. 
  

  

  .121 
  . 
  

  

  .118 
  

  

  Tibia 
  . 
  

  

  36 
  ... 
  

  

  33 
  .. 
  

  

  . 
  35 
  

  

  ...29 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  44 
  ... 
  44 
  .. 
  

  

  . 
  40 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  40 
  

  

  Foot 
  . 
  

  

  34 
  ... 
  

  

  32 
  .. 
  

  

  . 
  34 
  

  

  ...27 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  41 
  ... 
  40 
  .. 
  

  

  . 
  37 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  36 
  

  

  Inner 
  toe 
  . 
  

  

  7 
  ... 
  

  

  6 
  .. 
  

  

  . 
  6 
  

  

  ... 
  55. 
  

  

  . 
  8 
  ... 
  9 
  .. 
  

  

  . 
  9 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  7-5 
  

  

  Inner 
  metatarsal 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  tubercle 
  . 
  

  

  25... 
  

  

  3 
  .. 
  

  

  . 
  3 
  

  

  2 
  

  

  . 
  3 
  ... 
  4 
  .. 
  

  

  . 
  3 
  . 
  

  

  . 
  35 
  

  

  1, 
  5. 
  St. 
  Malo: 
  

  

  Boulenger. 
  

  

  

  4, 
  8. 
  

  

  Marcellise, 
  Yerona: 
  

  

  De 
  

  

  2 
  Jersey: 
  H 
  

  

  ornell. 
  

  

  

  

  

  Betta. 
  

  

  

  

  3,6. 
  Vienna: 
  Wernei 
  

  

  . 
  

  

  

  7. 
  

  

  Bologna: 
  Bianconi. 
  

  

  

  