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Vomerine teeth in two small oblique series extending a little 

 beyond the hinder edge of the choanae. Head moderata ; snout 

 scarcely pointed ; canthus rostralis indistinct ; iuterorbital space 

 much narrower than the upper eyelid ; tympanum distinct, two 

 thirds the size of the eye. Pingers slender, pointed, first not ex- 

 tending beyond second ; toes webbed to the tips, which are pointed, 

 fourth not much longer than third and fifth ; subarticular tubercles 

 of fingers and toes small ; inner metatarsal tubercle small, conical, 

 much like a rudimentary toe. The hind limb being carried forwards 

 along the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches generally a little 

 beyond the eye. Skin with small tubercles and warts above : be- 

 sides, more or less distinct rows of pores. Brown or olive above, 

 dark spotted or marbled ; two blackish streaks on the hinder side of 

 the thighs, seldom absent ; beneath often speckled with blackish. 

 Male with vocal vesicles as in R. hexadactyla. Small species. 



S.E. Asia. 



a-e. 3 2 . 



/. Several spec, 2 



&yg. 

 g-h, i^k. c? 2 . 



I. 2. 



m-n. Hgr. 

 o-p, q-r. 2 . 

 s. 6. 

 t-w. 2. 



x—z, a-/3, y, 6, e-i, 

 K-/X. Many spec: 



d, 2, yg; & 



larvae. 



Pisliiu, Baluchistan. 



Cashmere. 



Himalayas. 



Nilgherries. 

 Malabar. 

 Godaveri Valley. 



Ceylon. 

 Ceylon. 

 Ceylon. 



Pinana:. 



W. T. Blanford, Esq. [P.]. 

 T. C. Jerdon, Esq. [P.]. 



Messrs. v. Schlagintweit [C]. 

 (Types of Dicror/lussus adolji.) 

 F. Day, Esq. [P.]. 

 Col. Beddome [P.]. 

 W. T. Blanford, Esq. [P.]. 

 Dr. Kelaart [P.]- 

 Ind. Mus. {Kelaart). 



Typical specimens of Cantor's • 

 It. hexadactyla. 



3. Rana ehrenbergii. 



Rana cutipora, Martens, Nomencl. Mus. Berol. p. 38. 

 ehreubergii, Peters, Moti. Bert. Ac. 1863, p. 79. 



Vomerine teeth in two small oblique series commencing close to 

 the inner edge of the choante ; lower jaw with two bony prominences 

 in front. Habit stout. Tympanum distinct, half the size of the 

 eye. Eingers pointed ; toes very broadly webbed ; a single, inner, 

 metatarsal tubercle. Above with small, rather indistinct, fiat warts ; 

 upper eyelid with cross folds behind ; a more or less distinct fold 

 behind the eyes. Male with vocal vesicles as in R. hexadactyla. 



Arabia. 



