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three fourths the length of the body ; it ends into a point ; there is 

 an elevated snperior and inferior crest, but it commences only at a 

 considerable distance from the base of the tail : the vertical diameter 

 of the latter, crest not included, is about one fifth of its length. 

 Greyish brown above, whitish beneath; tail light- spotted. The 

 largest specimen measures 46 millim., the smallest 38 millim. 



2S. Rhacophorus malabaricus. 



Hyla reinwfirdlii, ]^art., Schleff. Albild. p. 105, pi. 30. f. .1. 

 Rhacophorus reinwaidtii, part., Dvm. 8) ISihr. p. o-'iS, pi. S9. f. 1. 

 malabaricus, Jci-Jon, Pioc. As. Soc. 1870, p. 84. 



L()^ve^ s-urface of fbii;ljs. 



Very closely allied to li. rehnvarcltii, from which it difiers chiefly 

 by the colorfition. Nostril a little nearer the tip of the snout than 

 the eye. Cutaneous flap above the vent slightly developed; granules 

 under the thighs intermixed with larger ones. Purplish above, 

 often sjiccklcd ;;11 over with blackish ; no spots on the sides of the 

 body nor on the membrane between the fingers and toes. 



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29. Ehacophorus bimaculatus. 



E,baccphorus reinwardtii, J.'rdon, Proc. As. Soc. 1870, p. 84. 

 maculatus, Anders. Journ. As. Soc. 1871, p. 27. 



Also very closch* allied to IL reinwardtii. Vomerine series slightly 

 oblique. Cutaneous flap above the vent and folds along the limbs 

 slightly developed. Purple, bluish, or greenish above, sometimes 

 speckled with black ; a large black spot on each side behind the arm, 

 generally followed by a smaller one • no spots on the membrane 

 between the fingers and toes. 



Eastern Himalavan region. 



