470 



BAKIDyE. 



upper eyelid ; tympanum not distinctly defined. First finger 

 shorter than second ; the difference in length bet\\-eeu the first and 

 second finger is much greater than that between the second and 

 third ; tips of fingers pointed ; toes with a short but very distinct 

 web at the base ; subarticular tubercles of fingers and toes not 

 much developed ; inner metatarsal tubercle elongate, rather in- 

 distinct ; no outer tubercle. The tibio-tarsal articulation reaches 

 the tip of the snout. Skin strongly tubercular above, smooth 

 beneath ; a fold of the skin uniting the posterior borders of the 

 upper eyelids, and extending from the eye, over the tympanum, 

 to the shoulder. Upper parts bro\\n, marbled with darker; upper 

 lip and sides of body and limbs with small light spots ; hind limbs 

 with dark crossbars; uniform wliitish beneatli. ]\[ale with two 

 internal vocal sacs. 



From snout to vent 1 inch. 



Bah, Cevlon. 



Genus RHACOPHORUS, 



KuLl, Isis, 1827, p. 294. 



Pupil horizontal. Tongue free and 

 deeply notched behind. Vomerine teeth. 

 Tympanum usually distinct. Fingers 

 usually more or less webbed ; toes webbed ; 

 tips of fingers and toes dilated into 

 regular disks. Outer metatarsals sepa- 

 rated by web. Omosternum and sternum 

 with a bony style. An intercalary 

 ossification or additional phalanx between 

 the penultimate and distal phalanges ; 

 latter usuallv bifurcate (see fig. 128, 

 p. 435). 



Distribution. Of the 42 known s])ecies, 20 are recorded from 

 India and its dependencies, 6 from other jvarts of the Oriental 

 region, 4 from China and Japan, and 12 from Madagascar. Habits 

 scansorial. 



Fig. 133.— Hand of 

 Rhacophonts maxhnvs. 



Synopsis of Indian, Cei/lonese, and Burmese Species. 



A. Fingers more than lialf webbed. 



(I. Vomerine teeth in two narrow transverse or 



oblique series touching inner front edge of 



clioanae ; up])er parts green (blue or ])urple 



in spirit), uniform or dotted with black. 



fi'. Upper surfaces smooth ; heel without dei'- 



mal appendages ; no spots li. 7n(i.i i)ni/.^,\). 



b'. Up])er surfaces smooth ; heel with a dermal 



a])pendagp ; one or two black spots on each \\>. 



side, behind the arm 7i. l>iiii(i<vl(iiu'< 



472. 

 472. 



