. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the collection of the British museum. Amphibians. 2. KANA, 57 as broad as the upper eyelid; tympanum distinct, about as large as the eye. Fingers moderate, first extending a little beyond second ;. Lower surface of foot. toes half-webbed; tips of fingers and toes dilated into small disks ; subarticular tubercles well developed ; a single, small, oval, inner metatarsal tubercle. The hind limb being carried forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the tip of the snout. 8kin of the back with short longitudinal glandular f
. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the collection of the British museum. Amphibians. 2. KANA, 57 as broad as the upper eyelid; tympanum distinct, about as large as the eye. Fingers moderate, first extending a little beyond second ;. Lower surface of foot. toes half-webbed; tips of fingers and toes dilated into small disks ; subarticular tubercles well developed ; a single, small, oval, inner metatarsal tubercle. The hind limb being carried forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the tip of the snout. 8kin of the back with short longitudinal glandular folds ; lower surfaces smooth. Brown above; loreal and temporal regions blackish ; a dark cross band between the eyes ; limbs cross-barred ; throat and breast mottled with brown. Male without vocal sac. From snout to vent 36 miUim. This species is intermediate between R. heddomii and li. lepto- dactyla. It difi'ers from both, by the much larger tympanum ; from the former, by the toes, which are only half webbed; from the latter, by the length of the first finger, which is superior to that of the second, and by the more extensive web between the toes. Malabar. a-b. (S 2 • Malabar. Col. Beddome [C.]. 76. Eana leptodactyla. Polypedates brevipalmatus, Giinih. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1875, d. 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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