466 BANID^E. 



median line. Snout subacuininate, prominent, about as long as 

 the diameter of the orbit ; canthus rostralis angular ; loreal region 

 flat, vertical ; nostril nearly equally distant from the eye and the 

 tip of the snout; interorbital space slightly broader than the upper 

 eyelid; tympanum small, hidden. Toes about three-fourths 

 webbed ; disks moderate ; subarticular tubercles small ; a small 

 inner metatarsal tubercle. Upper parts smooth, with a few short 

 oblique glandular folds, and a narrow glandular lateral fold ; a fold 

 from the eye to the shoulder ; lower parts quite smooth. Brown- 

 ish above, with a fe'w indistinct darker markings ; loreal and tem- 

 poral regions dark brown ; limbs with dark cross bands ; beneath 

 immaculate, or brown-spotted on the throat and breast ; lower 

 surface of hind limbs, hinder side of thighs, and sometimes hind 

 part of belly beautifully rose-coloured. Male with internal vocal 

 sacs, the openings of which are very small. 



From snout to vent 1'25 inches. 



Hob. Forests of South-western India (Nilgiris, Malabar). 



47. Micrixalus fuscus. 

 Ixalus fuscus, Bouleny. Cat. Batr. Sal. p. 90, pi. x, tig. '3. 



Snout pointed, prominent, generally longer than the orbital 

 diameter ; canthus rostralis angular ; loreal region flat, vertical ; 

 nostril halfway between the eye and the tip of the snont ; interor- 

 bital space as broad as the upper eyelid ; tympanum small, indis- 

 tinct. Toes nearly entirely webbed ; disks moderate ; subarticular 

 tubercles small ; a small inner metatarsal tubercle. The tibio-tar- 

 sal articulation reaches between the eye and the tip of the snout. 

 Skin smooth above and beneath ; a narrow glandular lateral fold ; 

 a fold from the eye to the shoulder. Brown or pinkish above ; 

 sides of head and body generally darker ; limbs with dark cross 

 bands ; hinder side of thighs dark brown, with a more or less 

 accentuated light median stripe ; whitish beneath, marbled with 

 brown. Male with two internal vocal sacs, the openings of which 

 are very small. 



From snout to vent 1-2 inches. 



Hub. Forests, N. Canara to Travancore and Tinnevelly. 



48. Micrixalus silvaticus. 

 Ixalus silvaticus, Boukny. Cat. Batr. Sal. p. 409. 



Snout rounded or subacuminate, slightly prominent, hardly as 

 long as the diameter of the orbit ; canthus rostralis angular ; loreal 

 region flat, vertical ; nostril halfway between the eye and the tip 

 of the snout ; interorbital space a little broader than the upper 

 eyelid ; tympanum small, indistinct. Toes one-third or two-fifths 

 webbed, the membrane extending as a narrow fringe along their 

 sides ; disks of fingers and toes small ; subarticular tubercles small ; 



