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M 32-34 mm, F 38-41 mm. A relatively large Brygoomantis from north-western Madagascar. Tibiotarsal articulation reaches the eye. Hand without webbing, foot webbing 1(0.5-0), 2i(1), 2e(0-0.5), 3i(1-2), 3e(0-1), 4i(1.5-2), 4e(1-1.5), 5(0). Terminal discs of fingers and toes slightly enlarged. Dorsal skin coarsely granular, with weakly developed dorsolateral folds. Colour dorsally brown, typically rather uniform, sometimes with a few dark markings or a light vertebral band or stripe. Venter dirty whitish with brown pigment, especially on the chest. Males with distinct femoral glands, yellowish in breeding specimens, and a weakly distensible single subgular vocal sac.
Taken with permission from Glaw and Vences (2007).
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