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to the tip of the snout tbau to the eye ; interorbital space much 

 broader than the upper eyehd ; tympanum distinct, lialf the dia- 

 meter of the eye. Fingers free ; toes t\AO-thirds nebbed ; disks 

 very small ; subarticular tubercles well developed ; a small inner 

 metatarsal tubercle. The tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the tip 

 of the snout or beyond. Skin smooth, granular on the belly and 

 under the thighs. Light brown above, with a large dark spot ; 

 loreal and temporal regions blackish brown ; throat dotted with 

 brown. 



From snout to vent 1 inch. 



Hah. Central Ceylon. 



75. Ixalus leucorhinus. 



Ixalus leucorliiuiis, Martens, Nome >uL liept. Mus. Berol.-p. 36; Bou- 



lenj. Cat. Batr. Sal. p. 98. 

 Ixalus temporalis, d'H/if/i. licpt. B. I. p. 4;54, pi. xxvi, fig. E. 

 ? Ixalus puuctatus, Anders. J.A.S.B. xl, \6l\, p. -27. 



Snout acuminate, a little longer than the diameter of the orbit ; 

 canthus rostralis distinct ; loreal region slightly concave ; nostril 

 nearer the tip of the snout than the eye ; interorbital space 

 broader than the upper eyelid ; tympanum distinct, half tlie dia- 

 meter of the eye. Fingers very slightly webbed ; toes half or one- 

 third webbed : dislvs and subarticular tubercles moderate ; a small 

 inner metatarsal tubercle. The tibio-tarsal articulation reaches to 

 between the eye and the tip of the snout. Skin smooth above, granu- 

 lar on the belly and under the thighs ; a fold from the eye to the 

 shoulder, lirown or olive above ; a dark band below the canthus 

 rostralis and on the temporal region ; sometimes a large hexagonal 

 or triangular light spot on the snout ; generally a 'dark band be- 

 tween the eyes, and another arched one on each side of the back : 

 sometimes a light vertebral line or baud, in some instances extend- 

 ing along the hind limbs ; throat generally dotted with brown, 

 sometimes quite brown with a whitish median line. Male with an 

 internal vocal sac. 



From snout to vent 1*3 inches. 



llab. Ceylon and hills near Malabar coast as far north as North 

 Canara. 



76. Ixalus schmardanus. 



Polvpedates ? schmardaua, Kelaarf, Prodr. ii, p. '22 : G'dnth. Rept. 



B. I. p. 433. 

 IxaUis schmardanus, Bvuleny. Vat. Batr. Sal. p. 99. 



Snout subtriaugular, slightly longer than the diameter of the 

 orbit ; canthus rostralis distinct ; loreal region concave ; nostril 

 nearer the tip of the snout than the eye ; interorbital space as 

 broad as the upper eyelid ; tympanum distinct, half the diameter 

 of the eye. Fingers free, toes half webbed ; disks well developed ; 

 a small inner metatarsal tubercle. The tibio-tarsal articulation 



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