. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the collection of the British Museum. 2d Amphibians. Lateral view of head. Upper view of head. Crown very concave, with very prominent ridges, viz. a canthal, a preorbital, a supraorbital, a postorbital, a parietal, and an orbito- tympanic; parietal ridges obliquely directed inwards; edge of the upper jaw dilated behind; snout very short, rounded; inter- orbital space much broader than the upper eyelid; tympanum more or less distinct, about two thirds the width of the eye. First finger not extending beyond the second ; toes half webbed
. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the collection of the British Museum. 2d Amphibians. Lateral view of head. Upper view of head. Crown very concave, with very prominent ridges, viz. a canthal, a preorbital, a supraorbital, a postorbital, a parietal, and an orbito- tympanic; parietal ridges obliquely directed inwards; edge of the upper jaw dilated behind; snout very short, rounded; inter- orbital space much broader than the upper eyelid; tympanum more or less distinct, about two thirds the width of the eye. First finger not extending beyond the second ; toes half webbed, with double subarticular tubercles; two moderate metatarsal tubercles; no tarsal fold. The hind limb being carried forwards along the body, the tarso-metatarsal articulation reaches the shoulder or the tym- panum. Upper surfaces with small, frequently spinous warts ; parotoids very small, subtriangular or rounded, sometimes scarcely distinct. ^Brownish olive, with indistinct darker spots; a light. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937. London Printed by order of the Trustees
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