3. EHACOPHORUS. 79 



8. Rhacophorus surdus. 

 Polypedates surdus, Peters, Man. Berl. Ac. 1863, p. 459. 



Vomerine teeth in two short oblique series between the choanae. 

 Snout rounded ; canthus rostralis distinct ; loreal region concave ; 

 nostril nearer the tip of the snout than the eye ; tympanum entirely 

 hidden. Fingers slightly, toes a little more than half webbed ; disks 

 of fingers moderate, of toes rather large ; two slightly developed 

 metatarsal tubercles. The hind limb being carried forwards along 

 the body, the tibio-fcarsal articulation reaches the tip of the snout. 

 Skin with a few very small tubercles above, granular beneath. Dark 

 brown above ; a greenish-white stripe from the eye to the axilla ; 

 sides of the bodj^ brown-marbled on whitish ground ; limbs cross- 

 barred ; hinder side of thighs marbled with brown ; brown beneath, 

 the throat speckled with white. 



Luzon. 



9. Rhacophorus microtympanum. 



Polypedates microtympanum, Giinth. Cat, p. 77, pi. vi. f. A. 

 Polypedates microtympanum, Giinth. Rept. Brit. Incl. p. 430. 



Vomerine teeth in two small oblique groups between the choan;e. 

 Snout short, rounded ; canthus rostralis distinct ; loreal region 

 slightly concave ; nostril nearly halfway between the eye and the 

 tip of the shout ; interorbital space broader than the upper eyelid ; 

 tympanum not half the width of the eye. Fingers slightly, toes 

 half webbed ; disks of fingers and toes well developed, as large as 

 the tympanum ; subarticular tubercles well developed ; a small inner 

 metatarsal tubercle. The hind limb being carried forwards along 

 the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches between the eye and 

 the tip of the snout. Skin smooth above, or Avitb small warts ; a 

 narrow fold above the tympanum ; beneath granular. Grey or 

 brownish above, blackish spotted ; generally a cross band between the 

 eyes and a curved stripe on each side of the back ; limbs cross- 

 barred. Male with an internal vocal sac. 



Ceylon. 



a, b, c, d-e, f-i. d , 2 > Ceylon. (Types.) 



& JS-' 

 k, I, m-n. 6,2) l^o^'-j Ceylon. 



& yg- 



()■ Ilgr. Ceylon. Dr. Kelaart [P.]. 



p. Several spec, 5 & yg- Ceylon. C!. H. K. Tliwaites, Esq. [P.]. 



q-r. Yg. Newera EUia. Dr. A. Giinther [P.]. 



s. 2 . S. Ceylon. 



10. Rhacophorus pleurostictus. 



pleurostictus, Giinth. Eejjf. Brit. L 



Resembles very much M. microti/nipaniim. Fingers rather longer 



Polypedates pleurostictus, Giinth. Eept. Brit. Ind. p. 430, pi. 26. 

 f. I. 



