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Fage 76. Add a new species : — 

 1 a. Rhacophorus rhodoscelis. 



Vomerine teeth in two short transverse series behind the level of 

 the choana3. Snout rounded ; canthus rostralis distinct ; loreal re- 

 gion very slightly concave ; nostril nearer the eye than the tip of 

 the snout ; interorhital space broader than the upper eyelid ; tym- 

 panum half the diameter of the eye. Fingers nearly one-third 

 webbed ; toes two-thirds webbed ; disks of finders and toes smaller 

 than tbe tympanum ; subarticular tubercles little developed ; a small 

 inner metatarsal tubercle. The hind limb being carried forwards 

 along the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the eye. Skin 

 smooth above, granulate on the belly and under the thighs. Light 

 brown or yellowish above, dotted or reticulated with blackish ; a 

 blackish streak on canthus rostralis and upper lip ; temporal region 

 blackish ; hind limbs with more or less distinct dark cross bars ; 

 sides of thighs, lower surface of tibia?, inner side of tarsi, three 

 inner toes, and membrane between the latter and the two outer 

 fingers crimson ; the same colour extends sometimes on the flanks ; 

 beneath white, marbled with blackish, especially on the throat ; in 

 one specimen the bell}* is marbled with crimson. Male with an in- 

 ternal vocal sac. From snout to vent 38 millim. 



Madagascar. 



a-e. c? , $ , & hgr. East Betsileo. Rev. Deans Cowan [C.l. 



f. $ . Ankafana, Betsileo. Rev. Deans Cowan [C.]. 



Page 77. Add four species : — 

 3 a. Rhacophorus femoralis. 



Vomerine teeth in two small groups close together behind the 

 level of the choanae. Snout short, rounded ; canthus rostralis dis- 

 tinct ; loreal region slightly concave ; nostril halfway between the 

 eye and the tip of the snout ; interorhital space a little broader than 

 the upper eyelid ; tympanum small, indistinct. Fingers webbed at 

 the base ; toes three-fourths webbed ; disks moderate ; subarticular 

 tubercles well developed ; a small inner metatarsal tubercle. The 

 hind limb being carried forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal 

 articulation marks the centre of the eye. Skin smooth above, 

 granulate on the belly and under the thighs. Grey above, dotted 

 with darker and lighter ; upper lip white-spotted ; flanks black and 

 white marbled ; humerus black above, with a white longitudinal 

 streak ; another white streak along the femur; latter uniform black 

 behind, white with vertical black spots in front ; beneath dirty 

 white, immaculate. From snout to vent 27 millim. 



Madagascar. 



a. Hgr. East Betsileo. Rev. Deans Cowan [C.]. 



