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rather large 

 a groove in 



Head rather strongly depressed, as long as broad or a little 

 broader than long; snout rounded, feebly projecting beyond the 

 mouth, as long as the e^^e ; canthus rostralis very obtuse or indis- 

 tinct ; loreal region oblique, concave ; nostril equidistant from 

 the eye and from the tip of the snout ; distance between the 

 nostrils greater than the interorbital width, which is a little less 

 than that of the upper eyelid; tympanum moderately distinct, 

 about I the diameter of the eye and i to li times its distance 

 from the latter. 



P'ingers moderately long, the tips dilated into 

 discs, which are a little broader than long and with 

 front, separating the upper from the lower surface ; first finger 

 shorter than the second, third slightly longer than the snout ; sub- 

 articular tubercles moderately large, not very prominent. 



Hind limb long ; the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the tip 

 of the snout or a little be^^ond, the heels strongl}' overlap when 

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

 long as broad, it to ij times in length from snout to vent, nearly 

 as long as the fore limb, a little longer than the foot. Toes rather 

 long, depressed, and dilated at the end like the fingers, with a mere 

 rudiment of web, which does not penetrate between the outer 

 metatarsals ; subarticular tubercles rather small, feebly prominent ; 

 no tarsal fold ; inner metatarsal tubercle elliptic, feebh' pro- 

 minent, 2 to 5 the length of the inner toe ; no outer tubercle. 



Upper parts covered with strong warts of different sizes and 

 short glandular folds ; a strong glandular fold from the eye to the 

 shoulder. Belly granulate. 



Dark greyish brown above, with obsolete darker spots ; limbs 

 with regular dark cross-bars. Lower parts brown, dotted with 

 whitish. 



Males without secondary sexual characters. 



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 



I — 2. Types. 



Habitat. Anamalai hills, Malabar, 



