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the egg mass is allowed to float free, sometimes it is fastened to the sides 

 of the basin and sometimes it is placed on the edges clear of the water. 



Tadpoles. — Length of body twice its breadth, more than half the 

 length of the tail. Nostrils nearer the end of the snout than the eye. 

 Eyes on the sides of the head a little nearer to the spiraculmn than to 

 the end of the snout. The distance between the eyes twice that between 

 the nostrils and twice the width of the mouth. Spiraculum on the left 

 side directed backwards and upwards, and nearer the anus than the end 

 of the snout, not prominent. Anus on the right. 



Tail. — Length more than three times its depth, acutely pointed, lower 

 crest deeper than the upper, the anterior portion extending a little beyond 

 the origin of the legs, muscular portion more than half the total depth. 



Mouth. — Beak black, the upper mandible having a median tooth-like 

 prominence, edges of both smooth, upper lip with four rows of teeth 

 within it, the first "continuous, the remaining three broadly interrupted 

 by the beak. Lower lip with three uninterrupted rows of teeth. Papilla; 

 absent. 



Colour. — Body upper parts light yellowish green with light-brown 

 markings, tail light pinkish. Under parts white. Caudal crests upper, 

 grey dotted anteriorly with fine brown markings, lower crest immaculate. 



The tadpoles are carnivorous. Toes more than half webbed, length of 

 body 16 mm., length of tail 33 mm. Breadth of body 8 mm. Depth 

 of tail 10 mm. 



16. Lvalus leucorhinus. — This little frog has only been sent to me 

 from Pirmerd. 



17. Ixalus beddomii. — Only found on the high range in the north 

 and at the summits of the hills in the south. 



18. Ixalus variabilis. — I have only taken this frog in a swamp at 

 Chimanji at an elevation of 3,000 feet. 



19. Ixalus chalazodes. — I have not come across any specimens of 

 this, but as it is recorded from Travancore I include it in my list. 



20. Ixalus glandulosus. — Fairly common about Pirmerd. 



21. Ixalus travancoricus. — The type of this was taken at Body- 

 naikanur on the high range and was described by Mr. Boulenger in 

 Vol. VI., p. 450, of this journal. 



Family. — Engystomatidce. 



22. Melanobatrachus indicus. — This frog is recorded from Travancore 

 and the Anaimalai Hills, but I have not come across it personally, 



