PELODYTES. 



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Fig. 68. 



sac the throat appears pale purplish-grey. During 

 the breeding season horny excrescences are much de- 

 veloped on the lower sur- 

 faces, and similar pro- 

 ductions of small size are 

 sometimes also scattered 

 on the upper surfaces, the 

 largest crowning the prin- 

 cipal warts ; no trace of 

 them being found nor- 

 mallyin the females. These 

 excrescences, which are of 

 a dark purplish-brown or 

 black colour, are disposed 

 as follows on the lower sur- 

 faces : — A rounded group 

 on each side of the breast, 

 at the base of the arm; 

 another on the arm; a band 

 along the inner side of 

 the fore-arm ; and a band 

 along the inner side of the 

 two inner fingers ; there 

 are besides, very often, a band on the chin, isolated 

 points on the abdominal granules, and two linear 

 series along the toes, interrupted at the articulations. 



Measurements (in millimetres). 



Lower view of breeding ^a" 

 male. 



