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Rana sternosignata, Murray. 



The tadpoles of this species that we have examined are not in 

 good condition. In general facies they appear to resemble those of 

 Rana pleskii ' but the build is stouter and the head and body are dis- 

 tinctly broader and probably flatter. The mouth-disk is transverse, 

 and large ; the margin of the upper lip is beset with horny teeth except 

 at its lower extremities, which bear a double or triple row of elongate 

 tubercles. A similar fringe of somewhat larger tubercles runs round 

 the edge of the lower lip and there is also at its upper extremity, near 

 the ends of the tooth-rows, a patch of similar structures. There are 

 about seven rows on the upper lip and three on the lower lip ; the most 

 anterior of the latter is usually divided in the middle, while the others 

 are complete. The nostril is nearer the tip of the snout than to the eye. 

 The spiracle is nearer to the eye than to the posterior extremity of the 

 body. It is prominent and tubular and is situated about half way up 

 the left side. The anus, which is provided with a large triangular flap, 

 is distinctly dextral. The tail, which is acutely pointed, is apparently 

 more than twice as long as the head and body and has both the mus- 

 cular and membranous portions well-developed. The upper tail mem- 

 brane commences as a low ridge above the posterior extremity of the 

 body. Specimens in which the legs are beginning to appear are at 

 least 75 mm. long. The tail is apparently marked with large black or 

 brown blotches, but no detailed description of the colouration can be 

 given. 



Geographical distribution of the species. — Kashmir at moderate alti- 

 tudes ; Baluchistan ; Sind. 



Specimens of larvae in the collection of the Indian Museum : — 



14719. Quetta. Major C. G. Nurse 



Rhacophorus maculatus (Gray). 



1912. Rhicophonts miculatus, Annandale, Rec. Ind. Mus. VIII, p. 14. 



This tadpole is an extremely variable one. It seems to be readily 

 affected by life in different types of environment and to become much 

 paler and smaller in muddy water. It is possible that differences due 

 to environment are greater than racial differences. Three local races of 

 the species are distinguished by Annandale. 



Geographical distribution : — 



1. Rhacophorus maculatus (Giinther) {forma typica). — Peninsular 



India and Ceylon. 



2. Rhacophorus maculatus himalayensis, Annandale. — The East- 



ern Himalayas, Assam, Western China. 



3. Rhacophorus maculatus leucomystax (Gravenhagen).' — Lower 



Burma, Tenasserim, the Malay Peninsula and the 

 Malay Islands ; ? Bengal east of the Bay (Chittagong). 



1 Annandale, Rec. Ind. Mus., II, p. 345 (1908) and XIII, p. 417, figs. 1,2 (1917). 



