468 



50. Nyctibatrachus major. 



Nyctibatrachus major, Bouleny. Cat. Satr. 8al. p. 114, pi. xii, fig. 2. 



Voinerine teeth in two straight series, oblique in the young, 

 much behind the level of the choanse. Habit stout. Snout very 

 short, without canthus rostralis ; eyes very prominent, obliquely 

 directed forwards and upwards ; upper eyelid very narrow ; inter- 

 orbital space twice as broad as the upper eyelid. Fingers 

 moderate, first much shorter than second ; toes moderate, nearly 

 entirely webbed ; tips of fingers and toes swollen into small disks ; 

 subarticular tubercles not much developed ; a small, elongate, 

 scarcely prominent, inner metatarsal tubercle. The tibio-tarsal 

 articulation reaches the eye, or somewhat beyond. Above with 

 very thin, closely-set vermiculated folds ; a rather indistinct 

 oblique fold beneath the eye ; upper eyelid covered with strong 

 tubercles; throat with slight longitudinal folds. Brown above, 

 with rather indistinct darker and lighter markings ; brownish 

 beneath, more or less speckled with brown. Male with two in- 

 ternal vocal sacs. 



From snout to vent 2-2 inches. 



Hob. Malabar; Wynaad. 



Genus NANNOBATRACHUS, 

 Boulenger, Cat. Batr. Sal. p. 470, 1882. 



Pupil vertical. Tongue free and nicked behind. Vomerine 

 teeth. Tympanum hidden. Fingers and toes free, the tips dilated 

 into small disks. Outer metatarsals separated by a groove. 

 Omosternum and sternum slender, cartilaginous. Phalanges 

 normal, distal bifurcate. 



A single species, one of the smallest Batrachians known. 



51. Nannobatrachus beddomii. 

 Nannobatrachus beddomii, Bouleny. Cat. Batr. Sal. p. 470. 



Vomerine teeth in two oblique oval groups behind the level of 

 the choana?. Habit stout. Snout short, rounded, without canthus 

 rostralis ; upper eyelid narrow, much narrower than the inter- 

 orbital space. Fingers moderate, first shorter than second ; toes 

 moderate, with a slight rudiment of web ; disks and subarticular 

 tubercles very small ; a very indistinct inner metatarsal tubercle. 

 The tarso-metatarsal articulation reaches the tip of the snout, or 

 not quite so far. Skin quite smooth. Brown above, variegated 

 with darker ; generally a more or less distinct light band on each 

 side of the back ; limbs with dark cross bars ; whitish beneath, im- 

 maculate. 



From snout to vent O'S inch. 



Hal. Tinnevelly Hills, S. India. 



