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part of the belly are distincth' granular. Under a magnifying 

 glass all the surfaces of the body seem to be provided with ver}' 

 small and horny spines. On the back there are in all the spe- 

 cimens narrow irregular folds. The small tarsal tubercle is 

 sometimes ver}' distinct on account of its colour, which is lighter 

 than the surrounding parts of the tarsus. In three of the spe- 

 cimens the large metatarsal tubercle is at least as long as the 

 inner toe; in the 4:th it is a little shorter. 



All the specimens are males with two darkbrown rugosities 

 on the thumb, one on the middle of the upper surface and an- 

 other at the base of the inner side. 



Kana mascareniensis Dum. & Bibr. 



BouLGR., Cat. Batr. sal., p. 52. 



Three small specimens (25 mm between nose and vent) 

 from S:te Marie de Marovoay Vs ^^^l ^^1^^ 1906. xlccording 

 to Mr. Kaudern, the natives say that the specimens in this 

 district are always of such small dimensions. 



Megalixaliis boettgeri Mocq. var. luteostriata nov. var. 



Mocquard, Bull. Soc. Philom. 9 ser. Torne 4, Paris 1902, 

 p.l. 



Five specimens, Andranolava, February and March 1907; 

 one large specimen, 30 mm between nose and vent, three small 

 ones,' 16 — 19 mm, and the fifth (15 mm) with a tiny fragment 

 of the lar val tail. 



The specimens agree very well with Mocquard 's descrip- 

 tion (loc. cit.), except in the colour, which differs in some degree. 

 In the specimens in spirit the whole upper surface, also that of 

 the limbs, is olive green; the larval specimen is the darkest, 

 the large specimen the lightest, with a faint shade of yellow, 

 the colour becoming lighter with age. In the living specimens 

 the colour was a pretty bluish green with a tint of yellow. 

 As is seen, the ground-colour is the same as Mocquard says 

 his specimens are: »vert påle uniforme » and in spirit »vert bleu- 

 åtre », but in my specimens there are also tAvo longitudinal saff- 

 ron-coloured lateral bands, one on each side, extending from the 

 nostrils, above the e3'e to the loins. An indication of such 

 bands is to be seen even in the larval example, becoming more 

 and more distinct with age. In the large specimen these stripes 

 are very distinct, and are sharply defined from the ground-colour, 



