292 lirnMA, ITS PEOPLE A.\l) PHODUCTIOSS. 



round sjjots Lu front of the bases of the femora are deep purplisli black, encircled with 

 goklen yellow. The sides are also purplish black near the edge of the back, but the 

 colour shades into jmrijlish towards the belly ; lips, throat and breast rich vinaccous. 



The fold across the occiput in the type specimen, re-described by Dr. Anderson, 

 appears to be accidental, for another beautifully preserved one does not show a trace of it. 



Length of body I'S, hind liuib measured from vent 2-1, fore limb 1-1 inch. 



Both in the type and another specimen collected by Theobald in Pegu, the skin 

 above is not only porose, but throughout distinctly granular. (Stol. I.e.) 



Inhabits Pegu and JIartaban, sheltering itself under stones, in damp forests. 



MiCKonrL.i, TscJiitdi. 



Head small. Teeth none in jaws or palate. Tongue entire behind. Tympanum 

 hidden. Fingers free. Toes webbed. Tips of both more or less dilated. 



M. (Exgtstoma) c.\rnatica, Jerdon. 



Disks small. Metatarsal tubercles two. Colour above isabelline or yellowish- 

 brown, with a dark bottle-shaped mark from between the eyes ; on the back a triangular 

 black mark above the auus. Limbs brown-barred. A jiale streak from the eye to the 

 shoulder. Chin and throat dusky. Belly whitish. During life the sides have a faint 

 rosy tinge, much as in t'aUula pulchra. 



Head and body 1-0 ; anus to metatarsal tubercle 1 inch. Maulmain, under logs. 



See Stoliczka, J.A.S.B. 1870, p. 154. 



M. (Engystoiia) Behd.morei, Blyth. 



Calhda natatrix, Cope. 



Tympanum concealed. Head small. Tore limbs small. Hind limbs very large, 

 and toes fully webbed. Colour above dusky. Throat dusky. The rest of the lower 

 parts wbite. A dark bottle-shaped mark from between the eyes. 



Head and body 1-50; hind limb 2-80 inches. 



Pegu, abounding in hill-streams and the adjoining forests. 



It is contrary to facts for Dr. Anderson (P.Z.S.L. 1871, p. 202) to state that I 

 identified D. pulchrum with this species. In my Catalogue, cited by Dr. Anderson, 

 it is distinctly shown that there were no sjyecimens of D. pulchrum in the Museum, and 

 B. Berdmorei follows beneath Enifi/stoma, though, by a typographic error, the species 

 is printed in italics. This is the sole ground for Dr. Anderson's absurd and 

 mischievous allegation. 



Glyphoglossus, Giinther. 



Tongue long, free, and notched behind and in front ; divided into two lateral 

 halves by a deep groove. Tympanum hidden. Openings of eustachian tubes small. 

 Toes broadly webbed. Metatarsus with a large shovel-like prominence. 



G. MOLOSsus, Giinth. 



Snout very short. The lower jaw trimcatod in front into a fleshy semicircular 

 disk. Body short, and thick. Limbs very short. Skin on the loins loose. Pupil 

 vertical. Skin smooth. Colour above uniform brownish-olive, marbled with brown 

 on the sides and limbs ; below whitish. 



Length 50 mill. Inhabits Eastern Pegu. 



The type specimen only is known. It was taken by myself under the following 

 circumstances: — I had halted one day within the tidal portion of the Irrawaddy 

 Delta, to enable my boatmen to prepare their dinner. One of my servants having 

 cooked his rice, poured out the hot-water as usual on the ground, and some of it went 

 down a hole that hapjiencd to be near the spot. No sooner, however, had the hot-water 

 disappeared, than out scrambled, in great haste, a Hue Ghiphoglossus, only, alas ! to be 

 transferred to a collecting jar. So true does it often prove 



" Incidit in Scyllam qui vult vitare Cliarybdiu ! " 

 Callula, Gray. 



Habit stout. Head and gape short. Teeth none. Tongue entire, free. Skin 

 smooth. Tympanum hidden. Tips of fingers enlarged, of toes less so. 



