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and difficult to snare." I have not met with any of these supine in- 

 dividuals, but those I have seen have been invariably agile and anxious 

 to esGape capture. 



Tadpoles may be found throughout July. Length of body two and 

 a half times its breadth, not quite half the length of the tail. Nostrils a 

 little nearer the end of the snout than the eye. Eyes on the sides of the 

 head equally distant from the end of the snout and the spiraculum. 

 Distance between the eyes twice that between the nostrils, three times 

 the width of tha mouth. Spiraculum on the left side, directed straight 

 backwards, situated nearer the anus than the end of the snout, visible 

 above and below, anal opening on the middle line. 



Tail. — Length three and a half times its depth, obtusely pointed. Up- 

 per crest nearly twice as deep as the lower. Depth of muscular portion 

 more than half the total depth. 



Mouth. — Beak black and horny. Upper lip with one row of teeth on 

 the edge. Lower lip with two uninterrupted rows of teeth within, the 

 lower of which is about half the length of the upper. Papillae moderate 

 in size, present both on the sides and below. 



Colour (in life). — Body pinkish-brown, paler at the sides with dark- 

 brown markings, abdomen dull-white, chin more or less transparent. 

 Tail lighter than the body with reddish-brown markings through- 

 out. 



Length of body, 12 mm. Length of tail 25 mm. Breadth of body 

 5 mm. Depth of tail 7 mm. Toes half-webbed. 



The tadpoles are vegetable feeders in all stages. 



6. Rana breviceps. — Fairly common in the low country. No 

 specimens received from the hills. 



Tadpoles.— Length of body one and three quarters its breadth, about 

 half the length of the tail. Nostrils a little nearer the end of the 

 snout than the eye. Eyes on the upper surface of the head, nearer the 

 end of the snout than the spiraculum. Distance between the eyes one 

 and a quarter that between the nostrils, equal to the width of the 

 mouth. Spiraculum on the left side directed backwards and upwards, 

 situated nearer the end of the snout than the anus, visible above and 

 below. Anal opening on the middle line. 



Tail. — Length a little more than four times the depth, acutely pointed. 

 Upper crest nearly twice as deep as the lower. Depth of muscular 

 portion half the total depth. 



