IXALUS. 487 



84. Ixahts variabilis. 



Ixalus variabilis, Giinth. Cat. Batr. Sal. p. 74, pi. iv, tigs. A & B ; id. 



Kept. B. I. p. 433 ; Boulenrj. Cat. Batr. Sal. p. 102. 

 ? Phyllomedusa wynaadensis, Jerdon, J. A. 8. B. xxii, 1853, p. 533. 



Snout rounded or subacumiuate, as long as the diameter of the 

 orbit or rather shorter ; canthus rostralis distinct ; loreal region 

 oblique and slightly concave ; nostril nearer to the tip of the snout 

 than to the eye ; interorbital space a little broader than the upper 

 eyelid ; tympanum indistinct, about half the diameter of the eye. 

 Fingers free or with a very slight rudiment of web ; toes half or 

 two thirds webbed ; disks moderate ; a small inner metatarsal 

 tubercle. The tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the anterior border 

 of the eye, or between the latter and the tip of the snout. Skin 

 smooth above, or with very small scattered tubercles ; a fold from 

 the eye to the shoulder ; throat, belly, and lower surface of thighs 

 granular. Above bluish (in spirit), greenish, brownish, greyish, 

 or blackish, uniform or variously spotted, speckled or marbled with 

 darker or lighter ; variations of colour endless. Male with an 

 internal vocal sac. 



From snout to vent 1*75 inches. 



Hob. Ceylon; hills near Malabar coast, South India, as far 

 north as the Nilgiris and Wynaad. 



85. Ixalus signatus. 



Ixalus signatus, Boukng. Cat. Batr. Sal. p. 106, pi. xi, fig. 2. 



Tongue with a small pointed papilla in the anterior part of the 

 median line. Snout acuminate, as long as the diameter of the orbit : 

 canthus rostralis distinct ; loreal region slightly concave ; nostril 

 nearer to the tip of the snout than to the eye ; tympanum small, 

 hidden. Fingers free ; toes half webbed ; disks well developed ; 

 a small inner metatarsal tubercle. The tibio-tarsal articulation 

 reaches the eye, or somewhat beyond. Skin smooth.above, granular 

 beneath. Greyish or brownish above ; a dark cross band between 

 the eyes and a large X-shaped marking on the back; upper lip 

 with a few white spots ; limbs with dark cross bars ; hinder side 

 of thighs not coloured, or with brown vermiculations ; beneath 

 immaculate. Male with an internal vocal sac. 



From snout to vent 1'25 inches. 



Hal}. Malabar. 



86. Ixalus flaviventris. 

 Ixalus flaviventris, Bouleng. Cat. Batr. Sal. p. 105, pi. xi, fig. 1. 



Tongue with a pointed papilla in the anterior part of the median 

 line. Snout rounded, as long as the diameter of the orbit ; canthus 

 rostralis distinct; loreal region very slightly concave ; nostril nearer 

 to the tip of the snout than to the eye ; interorbital space as broad 

 as the upper eyelid ; tympanum small, indistinct. Fingers free ; 



