KANA. 455 



26. Eana diplosticta. 



Ixalus diploMk'tiiP, GUnth. P. Z. S. 1875, p. 574, pi. Ixiii, fig. 0. 

 liana cliplostictiis, liouleng. Cat. Butr. Sal. p. 58. 



Very closely allied to, and perhaps not different from, the pre- 

 ceding species. The canthiis rostralis is rather more angular and 

 the loreal region not quite so oblique. A black spot above the 

 loin' on each side. 



Ilah. Malabar. 



27. Rana phrynoderma. 

 Eana phrynoderma, Boideng. Cat. Batr. Sal. p. 4G2. 



Vomerine teeth in two slightly oblique oval groups between the 

 choana;. A free, pointed papilla on tlie middle of the tongue. 

 Head moderate; snout short, rounded, with indistinct canthus 

 rostralis and concave loreal region ; nostril equally distant from 

 the eye and the tip of the snout ; interorbital space narrower than 

 the upper eyelid ; tympanum moderately distinct, about two thirds 

 the diameter of the eye. Fingers and toes rather short, the tips 

 dilated into small but well-developed disks ; first finger not ex- 

 tending as far as second ; toes one-fourth \^ebbed ; subarticular 

 tubercles well developed; a single, small, oval inner metatarsal 

 tubercle ; a slight tarsal fold. The tibio-tarsal articulation reaches 

 the tip of the snout. Upper parts covered with strong warts of 

 different sizes and short glandular folds ; a strong fold from the 

 eye to the shoulder. Dark greyish brown above, with obsolete 

 darker spots ; limbs with regular cross bars ; beneath brown, 

 dotted with A\hitish. 



From snout to vent 1'3 inches. 



Hah. Anaimalai Hills. 



28. Rana macrodactyla. 



Hylarana macrodactvla, Gi'mth. Cat. Batr. Sal. p. 12, pi. ii, fig. C ; 



id. Bept. B. I. p. 424. 

 Rana macrodactyla, Bonleng. Cut. Batr. Sal. p. 54. 

 ? Hylorana subcoerulea, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1868, p. 140. 



Vomerine teeth in two oblique series betv\een the choana?. 

 Head depressed, longer than broad; snout long, subacuminate ; 

 loreal region nearly vertical, concave ; nostril much nearer to the 

 end of the snout than to the eye ; interorbital space broader than the 

 upper ej'clid ; tympanum very distinct, nearly as large as the eye. 

 Fingers slender, elongate, first not extending beyond second ; fool 

 nearly as long as the distance between the vent and the tympanum ; 

 toes very slender, half webbed ; tips of fingers and toes dilated 

 into very small disks; subarticular tubercles moderate; a small 

 oval inner, and a small rounded outer metatarsal tubercle ; no 

 tarsal fold. The tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the tip of the 



