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T. VKimucosus, Andorsoii. 



Sixteen glandular knobs alonp; the si'Ie, the tirst behind and above the axilla, the 

 last three behind the artieulatiou of the femur. Colour blaekish-brown, paler on the 

 chin, throat, and under surfaeo of limbs, all of which have a browuish-olivc tinge. 

 Under surface of the tail orange-y(dlo\v. 



Males, body400; tail 3-7o = 7-75 inches. 



Females, body 3-00 ; tail 3-00 = G-00 inches. 



Common in the high country of Yunan, and extending into Sikkim. 



The vcrtebriE of the trunk are opisthocuL>lian, but the sixteenth and all posterior 

 caudal vertebrae arc procoelian. 



This remarkable species having been discovered in Sikkim, by Col. (i. B. 

 Jfainwaring, may possibly bo detected in the damp forests of Arakau, which are 

 (|uito as suitable to it as Sikkim. 



Order BATRACHIA.' 



Tailless amphibia breathing by lungs in the adult stage. Legs well developed. 

 Vertebra; proccelous. Oviparous. Respiration, owing to the rudimentary character of 

 the ribs, is an act of swallowing. 



Fainihj Ranidae. 

 a. Vater frogs. 

 OxYQLossrs, TschuiJi. 



Fingers free. Toes webbed. Vomerine teeth none. Tongue not notched behind. 

 0. L-TEVis, Giinth. 



Tympanum indistinct, smaller than the eye. Skin with a few scattered tubercles. 

 Colour pale vinaceous, lighter on the limbs, and finely marbled. Below yellowish- 

 white, marbled with dusky on the throat. A distinct tarsal fold, and a very thin 

 one on the fifth toe. 



Leugth, a little over an inch. Maulmain, where it ranges from the Philippines. 



0. LIMA, Tsch. 



Tympanum quite indistinct. Body above covered with small snbequal tubercles, 

 of which two rows on the chin and throat are conspicuous for their regularity. 

 Colour greenish-brown, with a pale dorsal streak. Femur dark -banded. Below 

 yellowish-white, with two brown bands from the middle of lower lij) to the belly. 



Grows to a little more than an inch. 



Maulmain, in company with the last in swampy grounds. 



For full descriptions, see Stoliczka, J.A.S.B. 1870, p. 273. 



Eana, Wagler. 



Fingers free. Toes webbed. Maxillary and vomerine teeth, 



R. KuHLii, Dum. et. Bib. 



Hpa (generic). 



Tympanum hidden. Skin in adults smooth above and below, but in the young 

 slightly tubercular on the sides. Colour greenish-brown, with a rufous tinge, marblecl 

 with darker, which marks become faint in large individuals. Sometimes a yellow 

 dorsal line. Tiie lower jaw has two large fang-like apophyses. Usual size 2 inches, 

 but grows to double that size. Ranges from Yuuan to Tenassei'im, Ceylon, China, 

 Java and Borneo. 



' As thpse prices were poin;^ through the press, the British Museum C.italogue of Patracliia 

 Salientia, liy iMr. lioiileuger, camo iuto my liauds. I have been able t(i add Httle, tlierelore, from it here, 

 but have given Mr. Boulenger's arrangement of the Burmese species in the Appendix. 



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