. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the collection of the British museum. Amphibians. 2. EAMA. 57 as broad as the upper eyelid; tyinpanum distinct, about as large as the eye. Fingers moderate, first extending a little beyond second j. Lower surface of foot. toes half--webbed ; tips of fingers and toes dilated inta 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. Skin of the back with short longitudinal glandular
. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the collection of the British museum. Amphibians. 2. EAMA. 57 as broad as the upper eyelid; tyinpanum distinct, about as large as the eye. Fingers moderate, first extending a little beyond second j. Lower surface of foot. toes half--webbed ; tips of fingers and toes dilated inta 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. Skin 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 JR. heddomii and R.'lepto- dactyla. It differs 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 [0.]. 76. Rana leptodactyla. Polypedates brevipalmatus, Giinth. Proc. Zool. iSoc. 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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