. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. 464 M. G. A. Boiilenger on lieptiles Ecuador. I have seen it almost everywhere from 7000 feet above tlie sea to 13,500 feet. We could have obtained thou- sands of specimens if there had been any object in doing so.'' 31. Phryniscus elegans, sp. c^^^^^^ Plinjidsvus elef/a»n, Blyr. Head small, its length nearly one third that of the body; snout prominent, truncate, not pointed, a little longer than the diameter of the eyeball; canthus rostralis angular ; loreal region vertic
. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. 464 M. G. A. Boiilenger on lieptiles Ecuador. I have seen it almost everywhere from 7000 feet above tlie sea to 13,500 feet. We could have obtained thou- sands of specimens if there had been any object in doing so.'' 31. Phryniscus elegans, sp. c^^^^^^ Plinjidsvus elef/a»n, Blyr. Head small, its length nearly one third that of the body; snout prominent, truncate, not pointed, a little longer than the diameter of the eyeball; canthus rostralis angular ; loreal region vertical; rostral nearer the tip of the snout than the eye ; interorlntal space broader than the upper eyelid. Limbs slender; stretched along the body, the fore limb extends beyond the vent with the length of the fourth finger, the hind limb marks the middle of the eye with the tibio-tarsal articu- lation. Fingers slightly webbed at the base, first very short; toes nearly entirely webbed, the last two phalanges of fourth toe free ; inner toe very short, but perfectly distinct; no sub- articular, nor carpal, nor metatarsal tubercles. Skin perfectly smooth. Light pinkish grey above, vermiculated with broad black lines ; a black streak from the tip of the snout, through the eye, along each side of the body to the groin; lower surfaces white, immaculate, except a few small black spots under the limbs. From snout to vent 34 millim. A single ? specimen from 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 London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd
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