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Philippine 'Journal of Science 
19J0 
Description of species . — (From Girard.) “This appears to 
be the smallest species of its genus, the greatest length of the 
body and head together measuring but one inch, the head 
forming about the third of it, and is as long as broad. The 
upper surface of the head is almost flat, and, when viewed from 
above, ovoid in its outline. The snout is elevated, rounded, 
narrow, and quite prominent. The nostrils are conspicuous, and 
nearer the extremity of the snout than the anterior rim of the 
orbit. The space between the nostrils and eyes is subconcave, 
whilst the margin of the jaw constitutes a convex ridge. The 
eyes are proportionally large and prominent, subcircular in shape, 
their diameter being equal to the distance between their anterior 
rim and the extremity qf the snout. The interocular space is 
equal to the greatest width of the upper lid, which, itself, is 
smooth like the surface of the head. The tympanum is situated 
very close to the eye, and is less in diameter than the latter. 
The tongue is large, fleshy, subelliptical ; its posterior bifurcation 
being narrow and diverging. The inner nostrils are subcircular, 
of medium size, and situated near to the jaw-bone. The vomerine 
teeth are not very conspicuous, disposed upon two narrow, widely 
separated, elliptical groups or series, directed obliquely inwards 
and backwards from the posterior margin of the inner nostrils. 
“The body is elongated, subcylindrical ; the anterior limbs 
slender, shorter than the trunk; the posterior ones, compar- 
atively well developed, longer than the body and head together, 
by the whole length of the foot. The fingers are subdepressed; 
the first is but very little longer than the second and fourth; 
the latter two being nearly equal. The palm of the hand exhibits 
ridges running in the direction of the fingers. The articulations 
of the latter are provided beneath with conspicuous though small 
knobs or tubercles, in every point similar to the swellings on the 
inferior surface of their extremities. The toes are webbed, very 
nearly to their tips, but the membrane is very deeply concave 
between all of them. The swellings at their extremities are 
larger than the tubercles under their articulations. There is 
but one metatarsal tubercle, situated at the base of the inner 
toe, from which a horny ridge extends along the inner edge of 
the tarsus. The exterior ridge of the fifth toe is bordered by 
a membranous ridge, which, however, does not reach quite to 
its extremity. The skin above is minutely pustulous, and smooth 
beneath.” 
Color . — “The ground color is greenish-brown, uniform and 
lighter beneath. There are obsolete darker spots on the body 
