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Description of species . — (From No. 1234, E. H. Taylor col- 
lection; collected at Manila, P. L, November, 1914, by E. H. 
Taylor.) Vomerine teeth in two oblique series beginning on 
anterior inner edge of choanse and extending behind their 
posterior edge; tongue large, deeply notched, extensively free; 
(male with vocal sacs) ; distance between choanse equals distance 
from eye to nostril ; head longer than wide ; snout rather pointed, 
tip rounded in lateral profile, slightly projecting; nostrils equi- 
distant or slightly nearer tip of snout than eye; no canthus 
rostralis, the lores very slightly concave, sloping broadly to 
mouth; diameter of eye a little more than distance of eye to 
nostril; tympanum from one-half to two-thirds eye; distance 
from eye to tympanum equals about three-fifths the diameter 
of the latter; interorbital distance about half the width of an 
eyelid; skin above on back strongly rugose, with longer and 
shorter longitudinal folds, the spaces between distinctly granular ; 
a strong angular fold from eye above tympanum to above foreleg ; 
a short glandular fold from corner of mouth to above foreleg; 
sides granular, with short longitudinal folds on upper part; chin 
and throat smooth ; belly smooth, except posterior part, which is 
slightly wrinkled and granular; anal region granular; fingers 
not, or but very slightly, swollen at tip, rather blunt ; subarticular 
tubercles prominent; carpal tubercles indistinct; first finger ex- 
tends considerably beyond second and fourth, no trace of skin 
fold on sides of inner fingers ; toes from one-half to three-fourths 
webbed, the membranes failing to reach the tips, and deeply 
excised between digits; no free skin fringe on outer toe, but a 
mere indication of a skin fold; inner metatarsal tubercle small, 
compressed, its length about one-third that of first toe; no in- 
dication of an outer tubercle; tibiotarsal articulation reaches 
anterior corner of eye or slightly farther; interorbital region 
equals about one-half the distance between nostrils. 
Color in life . — Above dark olive gray, with numerous, scattered, 
larger and smaller blackish spots on back, sides, and limbs; a 
prominent bar across head over posterior part of eyelids, and 
a prominent, broad W-shaped mark between shoulders; sides 
olive to yellowish brown with a dim, lighter, yellow-brown diag- 
onal stripe from eye to near groin ; axilla, underside of arm, groin, 
underpaid of hind limbs, and upper side of foot, bright lemon 
to canary; belly whitish; throat dusky; lips above and below 
with dark spots; a loreal stripe present; underside of hand and 
foot rather purplish ; posterior aspect of thigh black, reticulated 
with yellow lines. 
