468 RANID^. 



50. Nyctibatrachiis major. 



Nyctibatraclius major, Boulein/. Cat, Batr. Sal. p. 114, pi. xii, fig. 2. 



Vomerine teeth iu t\\-o straight series, oblique in the young, 

 much behind the level of the choana'. Habit stout. Snout very 

 short, without canthus rostralis ; eyes very prominent, obliquely 

 directed £or^^■ards and upwards ; upper eyelid very narrow ; inter- 

 orbital space twice as broad as the upper eyelid. dingers 

 moderate, first much shorter than second ; toes moderate, nearly 

 entirely webbed ; tips of fingers and toes swollen into small disks ; 

 subarticular tubercles not much developed ; a small, elongate, 

 scarcely prominent, inner metatarsal tubercle. The tibio-tarsal 

 articulation reaches the eye, or somewhat beyond. Above with 

 very thin, closely-set vermiculated folds : a rather indistinct 

 oblique fold beneath the eye ; upper eyelid covered with strong 

 tubercles ; throat with slight longitudinal folds. Brown above, 

 with rather indistinct darker and lightei' markings ; brownish 

 beneath, more or less speckled with brown. Male with two in- 

 ternal vocal sacs. 



From snout to vent 2*2 inches. 



Hah. Malabar; Wynaad. 



Genus NANNOBATRACHUS, 



Bouleuger, Cat. Batr. Sal. p. 470, IS&2. 



Pupil vertical. Tongue free and nicked behind. Vomerine 

 teeth. Tympanum hidden. Fingers and toes free, the tips dilated 

 into small disks. Outer metatarsals separated by a groove. 

 Omosteruum and sternum slender, cartilaginous. Phalanges 

 normal, distal bifurcate. 



A single species, one of the smallest Batrachians known. 



51. Nannobatrachus beddomii. 



Nannobatraclius beddomii, BouUny. Cat. Batr. Sal. p. 470. 



Vomerine teeth iu t\\ o oblique oval groups behind the level of 

 the choana). Habit stout. Snout short, rounded, without canthus 

 rostralis ; upper eyelid narrow, much narro\ver than the inter- 

 orbital space. Fingers moderate, first shorter than second; toes 

 moderate, with a slight rudiment of web ; disks and subarticular 

 tubercles very small ; a very indistinct inner metatarsal tubercle. 

 The tarso-metatarsal articulation reaches the tip of the snout, or 

 not quite so far. Skin quite smooth. Bro^^•n above, variegated 

 with dax'ker ; generally a more or less distinct light baud on each 

 side of the back ; limbs with dark cross bars ; whitish beneath, im- 

 maculate. 



From snout to vent 0'8 inch. 



Hah. Tinnevelly Hills, S. India. 



