. Current herpetology. Reptiles; Herpetology. 94 Current Herpetol. 22(2) 2003. Fig. 3. Sonagram of part of a call (two notes out of a longer note series) of Platypelis tetra, recorded at Anjanaharibe-Sud, NE Madagascar. Recording temperature: 18C. same date and collector, 9 February 2002. Diagnosis An arboreal Platypelis characterized by the following combination of characters: small adult body size, canthus rostralis indistinct, toe and finger pads more circular than ovoid and moderate in size; hands and feet without webbing, tarso-metatarsal articulation reach- ing the eye, dorsal surface sm
. Current herpetology. Reptiles; Herpetology. 94 Current Herpetol. 22(2) 2003. Fig. 3. Sonagram of part of a call (two notes out of a longer note series) of Platypelis tetra, recorded at Anjanaharibe-Sud, NE Madagascar. Recording temperature: 18C. same date and collector, 9 February 2002. Diagnosis An arboreal Platypelis characterized by the following combination of characters: small adult body size, canthus rostralis indistinct, toe and finger pads more circular than ovoid and moderate in size; hands and feet without webbing, tarso-metatarsal articulation reach- ing the eye, dorsal surface smooth, dorsal colour shading from brown to tan, sometimes with irregular markings and at least four oblong white spots on the dorsal surface. Description The SVL in the examined males ranged from to mm. In the females from to mm. Other measurements of the type series are given in Table I. Head as long as wide; HW 32-41^^0 of SVL; HL 31-419/0 SVL; snout short, slightly protruding beyond margin of lip; rounded and blunt in dorsal view and in profile; END less than ED; END 20-26% of HL; eye moderate in size; ED 28-36% of HL. Top of head flat; cranial crests absent; canthus rostralis indistinct; internarial area not depressed; nostril more circular than ovoid; protruding laterally. Weak supratympanic fold usually visible, tympanum round, TD 34-67% of ED. Choanae small, round, separated, partially obscured by pala- tal shelf of maxillary arch. Vomerine teeth present and posterior to choanae. Tongue trapezoid in shape with rounded edges, widest at the free margin, no groove or notch, free behind for about two thirds of its length. Pupil horizontal. Vocal sac moderate in size, single, and in gular position. Skin on dorsum of head, body, belly, and limbs smooth. Fingers moder- ate in length bearing circular, moderately sized discs compared with phalanges; disc on first digit smaller than others: 1<2<4<3; subartic- ular tubercles faint, circular, not elevated
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