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sional jaw ; the latter is crescentic in form and both are finely 

 serrated or granulate. 



Glands. — No definite glands can be made out in any regular 

 series, except a few pits on the head of some tadpoles and the 

 parotoids, which, however, are by no means conspicuous. A row 

 of fine white roundish glandular masses along the outer margins 

 of the dorsal and ventral crests of the tail. 



Spiracle tubular, sinistral, opening backwards and slightly up- 

 wards. Somewhat low on the side. 



A nus situated in median fine in front of the lower tail lobe. 



Tail almost ij times the length of the body. The muscular 

 portion is stout and tapers to a fine point. Tip moderately 

 rounded. In the middle part of the tail the upper and lower lobes 

 nearly equal in depth. Both are strongly arched. In individuals 

 in which the hind limbs are not fully developed, the dorsal fin 

 begins beyond the root of the tail. 



Dimensions of an individual (A) in which the hind limbs are 

 just sprouting and (B) in which they are fully developed: — 



(B) 

 Length from snout to tip of tail . . 55 mm. 68 mm. 

 ,, of head and body 

 ,, of tail 

 Maximum breadth of body 

 ,, depth of body 



,, of tail 



Colouration.— Dorsal part of the body uniformly dark with a 

 few darker spots. Ventral dirty white. The muscular parts and 

 the lobes are blotched. 



Biological. — The tadpoles are active swimmers, but are easily 

 caught. They are mainly found in shoals near the margins of the 

 stream, browsing on weeds. They do not object to but greedily 

 take animal food. 



