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Tongue without a papilla; snout rounded; tympanum distinct, 

 about one-third the size of the eye ; fingers free ; toes less than one- 

 third webbed ; discs of fingers well developed, of toes smaller ; a 

 small inner metatarsal tubercle. Back nearly smooth, with a few 

 scattered miuute tubercles on the sacral region ; finely tubercular on the 

 sides and under surface of the body and thighs. Colour and markings 

 (of spirit specimens) : brownish above as far forwards as the anterior 

 angle of the eye, where the brown abruptly ceases in a straight line, the 

 upper surface of the snout being light olive ; upper lip white ; a dark 

 brown band from the snout to the tympanum; sides bluish grey, the 

 minute tubercles dark brown ; under surfaces dirty yellowish, the chin, 

 throat, and thorax with scattered brown spots. 



Eecordedin the British Museum Catalogue (1882) from the Nilgiris. 



The type spet-imen in the Indian Museum, Calcutta, was described 

 by Anderson {I.e.) from a specimen labelled " I. tinniens, Jerdon " from 

 the Nilgiris. 



12. IXALUS CHALAZODES [PlATE VII. 4]. 



Ixalus chalazodes, Gunth. Proc. ZooL Soc. 1875, p. 574, pi. LXVI, 

 fig. B ; Blrjr. Cat. 1882, p. 105. 



Tongue with a free, pointed papilla in the median line ; snout 

 rounded ; tympanum small, hidden ; fingers free ; toes half- webbed ; 

 discs moderate ; a small inner metatarsal tubercle. The hind limb 

 being carried forwards, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches between 

 the eye and the tip of the snout. Skin of upper parts smooth ; a few 

 round tubercles on the flanks, on the hind part of the back, and on the 

 metatarsus ; beneath granular. Colour and markings (of spirit speci- 

 men) : uniform bluish green above, the round tubercles white. 



A single specimen in the British Museum from Travancore ; length 

 of body 26 mm., hind limb 42 mm. 



13. Ixalus flaviventris [Plate VII. 5]. 



Ixalus flaviventris, Blgr. Cat. 1882, p. 105, pi. XI, fig. 1. 



Tongue with a free, pointed papilla in the median line ; snout 

 rounded ; fingers free ; toes half- webbed ; discs moderate ; a very small 

 inner metatarsal tubercle. The hind limb being carried forwards, the 

 tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the eye. Skin smooth above, granular 

 beneath. Colour and markings (of spirit specimens) : above dark 

 brown with round yellow spots, or brown with dark reticulations or 

 spots ; hinder side of thighs dark brown, with round yellow spots ; 

 lower surfaces yellow, marbled with brown. 



Specimens in the British Museum from Malabar. 



14. Ixalus sign^atus [Plate VII. 6]. 



Ixalus signatus, Btgr. Gat. 1882, p. 106, pi. XI, fig. 2. 



Tongue with a small papilla in the median line ; snout sub- 

 acuminate ; tympanum small, hidden ; fingers free ; toes half- webbed ; 

 discs well developed. Skin smooth above, granular beneath. Colour 

 and markings (of spirit specimens) : greyish or brownish above ; a dark 

 cross band between the eyes, and a large X- shaped marking on the 

 back ; upper lip with a few white spots ; limbs cross-barred ; hinder side 



