8o 



I. Sikkim (type). 2 — 6. Darjiling. 7 — 8. Lialing, Sikkim, 8500 f . 9. Simla. 

 10. Nepal (type). 



Habitat. Himalayas, between 4000 and ro,ooo feet, chiefly 

 at altitudes near the snow-line in Sikkim. The locality Tavoy. 

 Tenasserim, recorded by W. Sclater, seems verj- doubtful. 



36. Rana assamensis. 



Rana gammii, part., Anders., Journ. As. Soc. Beng. XL, 1871, p. 21. 

 Rana assamensis, W. Sclater, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1892, p. 343, pi. xxiv, 



Rana vicina, part,, Annand., Mem. As. Soc. Beng. VI, 1017, p. 137. fig. 



Vomerine teeth in short oblique series exacth^ between the 

 choanae. 



Head a little broader than long, much depressed ; snout 

 rounded, but slightly projecting, as long as or slightly longer than 

 the e^'e ; canthus rostralis distinct ; loreal region feebly oblique, 

 concave ; nostril equidistant from the qvq and from the end of the 

 snout ; the distance between the nostrils greater than the inter- 

 orbital width, which equals or is a little less than that of the upper 

 eyelid; tympanum very distinct, barely half the diameter of the 

 eye, f to once its distance from the latter. 



Fingers obtuse, first as long as the second, third as long as or 

 longer than the snout; subarticular tubercles well developed. 



Hind limb long, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaching a little 

 beyond the tip of the snout, the heels strongly overlapping when 

 the limbs are folded at right angles to the body ; tibia 4 times 

 as long as broad, i| to if times in length from snout to vent, 

 longer than the foot. Toes with swollen tips, entirely webbed; 

 outer metatarsals separated nearly to the base ; subarticular tuber- 

 cles well developed ; tarsal fold present ; inner metatarsal tubercle 

 narrow, feebly prominent, i to f the length of the inner toe ; no 

 outer metatarsal tubercle. 



vSkin smooth ; a narrow, feebly prominent, sometimes inter- 

 rupted, dorso-lateral glandular fold, converging towards its fellow 



