206 nntJf.l, ITS PEOPLE A.VD PRODCCriOXS. 



tors iiiternallv arc blackish. Below pale brownish white, somewhat purer on chin 

 ami throat, and all over finely speckled and punctated with dark. 



The specimens exainined appear to bo quite full grown ; the largest measures 

 only f of an inch Inhabits ilaulmaiii. 



Hyla, Diimen'l et Bihron. 



Differs from Folyjiedates in the tongue being entire, or but feebly notched behind. 

 Males with vocal sacs. 



H. CnrxENSis, Giiuther. 



Tympanum one-third as large as the eye. Fingers partly, toes fully webbed. 

 A distinct fold across the chest. Vomerine teeth in two small groups between the 

 hinder part of the choana;. Above uniform green, below white. Some black spots 

 on the sides, loins, and thighs. A dark band from the snout to the tympanum. 



Length TS inches. Inhabits Momicn in Yunan. 



Toads. 



Famili/ Bufonidae. 



Btfo, Lnurcnti. 



Skin warty. Parotoids swollen. Tongue free, entire. Fingers free. Toes 

 partially webbed. Teeth none. 



B. MEL.iNO.STICIUS, Schu. 



The common toad of India attains a large size in Burma, one specimen from 

 Maulmain measuring 6-5 inches (Stoliczka, J.A.S.B. 1870, p. 157). It is also 

 found in the Nicobar and Andaman Islands. 



B. ASPEE, Schn. 



Tympanum distinct, but very small. A conspicuous groove along the vertebral 

 line. A cutaneous fold along the inner side of the tarsus. The physiognomy of 

 this species, says Giinther, is "very peculiar, in conse(juence of the prominent eyes 

 and of the short snout, with angular canthus rostralis and perfectly vertical loreal 

 regions." Grows to 5'5 inches or more. 



Ranges fi'om Borneo as far north as Mergui. 



Toads arc useful animals, especially in gardens, whore they destroy slugs and 

 insects. They would seern to be capable of appreciating the kindness and pro- 

 tection of man, or in other words of being easily tamed. In Maulmain a very 

 large toad u.sed to come up every night into the verandah of the house in search of 

 insects, and was frequently taken up in the hand and inspected, hut evidently felt 

 himself quite at ease, and at home as it were. He was once seized by a large snake, 

 but his lusty croaking brought him speedy succour, and he escaped for the time with 

 a good fright. He eventually disappeared after a visit paid me by a friend who was 

 making a ' colleclion,' and who I fear was tempted by my poor toad's size and beauty 

 to slip him into one of his .store jars. 



" En iterum cnidelia retro 

 Fata vocaut, couditque natantia lumina somnus." — Georgic IV. 495. 



