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8. Callula frontifasciata n. s. 



Head depressed , nearly as broad as long ; snout obtuse 

 triangular, as long as the diameter of the eye; canthus 

 rostralis rounded; loreal region vertical, slightly concave; 

 tympanum rather indistinct, very small; interorbital space 

 much broader than the upper eyelid ; eyes prominent. 

 Palatine ridge indistinct ; tongue elliptical , free and entire 

 bebind. Fingers free, the tips transversely dilated; first 

 finger about half as long as the second ; toes short , web- 

 bed at the base; disks as large as those of the fingers. 

 Neither metacarpal nor metatarsal tubercles. Hind limb 

 being carried forwards along the body, the heel reaches 

 the tympanum or the posterior border of the orbit. Skin 

 smooth above , or with small scattered warts ; belly gra- 

 nular. 



Colour : (spirit-specimens) above greyish , variegated with 

 dark brown ; a light transverse band between the eyes ; 

 frequently a white longitudinal streak from the eye along 

 each side of the back , and a spot on the loins and a 

 transverse band across the middle of the under-leg of the 

 same colour; underside yellowish, marbled with biown; a 

 white band across the tip of fingers and toes. 



Length from snout to vent 25 m.m. 



Several specimens from Salawatti, Morotai and Halma- 

 heira, collected by Bernstein. 



9. Rana macularia var. javanica n. s. 



In a bottle labelled Hyla erytliraea and containing some 

 individuals of this species from Java, collected by S. Mul- 

 ler, I found moreover several specimens of a small frog, 

 entirely differing from H. erythraea , which certainly do 

 not belong to that species. They agree in so many points 

 with Hylorana macularia from Ceylon , that I do not he- 

 sitate to identify them with this species ; nevertheless I may 

 consider them as a variety , because they differ from H. 



Notes from tlie Leyden IMuseura, "Vol. V. 



