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base of the first toe, which it considerably exceeds in length ; no 

 outer tubercle. 



vSkin finely granulate above ; a strong curved glandular fold 

 from the eye to the shoulder Belly and lower surface of thighs 

 granulate. 



Grey above, uniform or indistinctly marbled with dark brown ; 

 a fine yellow vertebral line sometimes present ; a deep black 

 streak from the tip of the snout, through the nostril and the eye, 

 to the shoulder, expanding in a round spot on the tvmpanum ; 

 limbs without or with very indistinct darker cross-bands ; groin 

 marbled with black ; upper surface of thighs black, spotted or 

 Thar bled with white. Lower parts white, throat spotted with brown. 



Male unknown. 



Nasal bones separated from each other and from the fronto- 

 parietals. 



Measurements in millimetres. 



From snout to vent 



Head . . 



Width of head 



Snout 



Eye 



Interorbital width . . 



Tympanum 



Fore limb 



First finger 



Second finger 



Third finger 



Fourth finger 



Hind limb 



Tibia 



Foot 



Third toe 



Fourth toe 



Fifth toe 



First toe 



Inner metatarsal tubercle 



I. Mangalore (type). 2. S. Canara. 



Habitat. Malabar. 



51. Rana strachani. 



Tomopterna strachani, Murray, Zool. Sind, p. 399 (1S84). 

 Rana strachani, Bouleng., Faun, hid., Rept. p. 452 (1890). 



This species being unkown to me, I merely reproduce the origi- 

 nal description. 



" Muzzle very little longer than broad. Snout obtuse. Tym- 

 panum distinct, circular, as large as the eye. Crown flattish. 

 Lower jaw with weak bony prominences Skin of back with 

 short longitudinal folds ; a fold on each side of the abdomen, 

 and another across the under surface of the body, immediately be- 

 hind the fore limbs. A plait behind the tympanum, coming down 

 to the shoulder. Fingers quite free, swollen at the tips ; laid 

 beside each other, the first, second, and fourth fingers are of 



