BATRACHIANS OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 395 



Bufo penangensis, Bolugr., Cat. Batr. Sal., p. 287 ; S. Flower, 

 P. Z. S., 1896, p. 911 ; P. Z. S., 1899, p. 908. 



Discovered by Stoliczka in Ponang ; since obtained by Flower in 

 Penang (2,000 feet) and on the Larut Hills, Perak (3,000 feet) ; on 

 the Larut Hills by L. Wray and on Gunong Kledang, Perak, by 

 Dr. Hanitsch. 



On a recent trip in the Larut Hills I obtained a large series (21 

 specimons) of this little toad, at elevations between 2500 feet and 

 4,000 feet above m. s. 1. Mostly found in holes in, or clinging to, 

 banks or tree-trunks. Nearly always found in pairs, a few inches apart : 

 often two or three pairs quite close together. This was in March and 

 April. They are very sluggish and easily caught. The colour varies a 

 good deal, some being much brighter than others. The light markings 

 in some are dull orange, in others almost a chrome yellow. 



Eight specimens measure in inches from snout to vent, 1£, 1£, IxVj 

 1JL i !_ i 1 ii lis 



IO> L TOi J-T'OJ l WQl J-^OJ 



The tadpoles have been described and figured by Flower, (P. Z. S., 

 1899, pi. lx, figs. 3 and 3a). They are found in swift running hill- 

 streams, attached to the face of rocks by the mouth, which is enor- 

 mous and " forms an organ of adhesion and locomotion." 



45. Bufo melanostictds, Schneid. 



Bufo melanost ictus, Boulenger, Cat. Batr. Sal., p. 306 ; id. Rept., 

 Fauna Ind., p. 505 (fig. p. 506) ; S. S. Flower, P. Z. S., 1896, p. 911, 

 pi. xliv, fig. 3 ; id. P. Z. S., 1899, p. 910 ; Laidlaw, P. Z. S., 1900, 

 p. 888. 



Very abundant and widely distributed through the Peninsula. Its 

 habits are very similar to those of Bufo vulgaris. I saw a single (male) 

 specimen of quite a brilliant yellow colour, with the black spots on the 

 ridges of the head very distinct. 



Flower gives the distribution of the species as " India, Ceylon, 

 Burma, Sikhim, Himalayas (up to 10,000 feet), Southern China, 

 Hong-kong, Cambodia, Siam, Malay Peninsula, Java, Borneo, Philip- 

 pines. 



46. Bufo parvus, Blgr. 



Bufo parvus, Blgr., A. M. N. H. (5), XIX., 1887, p. 346, pi. x ; 

 S. Flower, P. Z. S., 1896, p. 912, and P. Z. S., 1899, p. 911 ; Laidlaw, 

 P. Z. S., 1900, p. 888. 



