; interorbital triangle present or
absent; arms short; trace of web between fingers, extending as fringe
along sides of fingers; first finger very short with small disc; other
discs about size of those on toes; discs on third finger and fourth
toe as large as tympanum; outer palmar tubercle moderate in size,
partly bifid; inner palmar tubercle large, elongate, flat;
subarticular tubercles distinct; legs moderately long; tarsal fold
absent; inner metatarsal tubercle flat; outer metatarsal tubercle
smaller, indistinct; subarticular tubercles moderate in size; fringe
on toes to tip of disc of second toe; rest of toes about two-thirds
webbed; foot length about two fifths snout-vent length; tibia length
about one half snout-vent length; skin above smooth or with minute
pustules; belly finely granular; ventral surfaces of thighs and areas
below anus granular; skin on ventral surfaces of limbs smooth; tongue
relatively large, longer than wide, barely notched behind; vocal slits
elongate, lateral to tongue; choanae medium in size. In life, dorsum
yellowish brown, olive green, or grayish brown with dark brown spots
on snout, dark brown stripe from nostril to eye, dark yellow-brown
interorbital triangle, and dark supratympanic region; generally five
interrupted longitudinal dark brown stripes on dorsum (one on each
flank, pair of paravertebral and one vertebral); flanks pale yellow;
groin yellowish brown; thighs marked with one or two transverse
yellow-brown blotches; shanks with two or three yellow-brown blotches
above; spaces between blotches on thighs, shanks, tarsi, and feet
yellow; brown spots on tarsi and in some specimens on feet; arm pale
yellow with pale brown spots; belly creamy white having slight
blue-green tint; vocal sac and chin yellow; axillary region yellow,
blue-green in some specimens (Pl. 2A).
In preservative, head and dorsum yellowish brown; dark brown stripe
from nostril to eye; dark brown spots on snout; a dark brown
interorbital triangle with apex directed backward; dark brown
supratympanic region; dorsal stripes same as in living individuals;
flanks pale yellow with brown spots in some specimens; groin creamy
white; thighs and shanks having or lacking transverse dark brown
blotches; spaces between blotches creamy white or yellow-brown; arms
pale yellowish brown; belly and vocal sac creamy white.
_Variation._--Geographic variation in size and some proportions, such
as the ratio of tibia length to snout
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