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rather large, very prominent ; no tarsal fold ; inner metatarsal 

 tubercle oval, ver}' prominent, 5 to ^ the length of the inner toe ; 

 a rather large, round, ver\' prominent outer tubercle.* 



Skin smooth or granulate above, with small warts on the sides ; 

 a broad but feebly prominent and ill-defined glandular dorso-lateral 

 fold, from above the tympanum to the groin ; the distance 

 between the dorso-lateral folds on the back « to i' the length of 

 head and body ; another glandular fold, followed by a large gland, 

 below the tympanum. Lower parts smooth, or granulate on the 

 posterior part of the belly and under the thighs. 



Crimson above, with or without a few small black spots, dark 

 brown or black with more or less numerous white spots or with 

 a white or yellow lateral streak on the sides, the limit between the 

 crimson and the black very sharply defined, if not accompanied by 

 a white line, and corresponding to the inner edge of the dorso- 

 lateral fold and to the canthus rostralis ; tympanum often reddish 

 brown ; a white streak on the upper lip, terminating with the 

 glandular fold behind the mouth, sometimes continuous with the 

 light streak on the side of the bod}^ ; limbs pale brown, with more 

 or less distinct dark brown or black cross-bands or spotted and 

 marbled with dark brown or black ; hinder side of thighs black, 

 with white or yellow spots. Lower parts white or yellow, uniform 

 or spotted or marbled with dark brown, or throat and breast dark 

 brown. 



Males with rather feebly developed external vocal sacs, forming 

 folds on the side of the throat, below the temporal region ; an ill- 

 defined flat gland on the anterior side of the arm ; a feeble pad 

 on the inner side of the first finger, covered with a velvet-like 

 greyish horny layer. 



Tadpoles from Talewadi, collected by Mr. Kemp and identi- 

 fied as of this species by Dr. Annandale, are remarkable for their 

 large size (total length 70 millim.) and black colour above and 

 beneath. Tail pointed, i^ to if times as long as the body, the crest 

 not extending on to the back. Buccal disc more than half the 

 width of the body, with numerous papillae on the sides, the upper 

 edges toothed, the lower with a single series of small round papillae ; 

 horny teeth in 8 upper series, the 2 outer continuous, the others 

 gradually decreasing in length, and 6 or 7 lower series, the inner- 

 most narrowly interrupted, the others continuous ; beak white, 

 broadly edged with black. 



Nasal bones small, oblique, separated from each other and 

 from the ethmoid, which is exposed and turncate in front ; fronto- 

 parietals broad and flat ; z^^gomatic branch of the squamosal not 

 longer than the posterior. Omosternal style forked at the base. 

 Terminal phalanges feebly expanded at the end. 



Measurements in millimetres. 

 I. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10 IX 12. 13. 14. 15. 



From snout to vent 40 59 61 59 58 55 51 48 46 70 66 70 45 40 65 

 Head . . 13 19 20 19 19 19 18 16 16 22 22 22 15 13 21 



