124 Records of the Indian Museum. [Vol. XVI, 



Type-specimen. — Rept. No. 19764, Z.S.I. {Ind. Mus.). 



Geographical Range. — This little frog is abundant in the hills 

 and elevated valleys of the middle region of the Bombay Presi- 

 dency. I have examined specimens from several places in the 

 Satara district at altitudes between 2,000 and 4,000 feet; also 

 from Khandalla (2-3,000 feet) in the Poona district and from 

 Igatpuri (2,000 feet) in the Nasik district. Apparently the typical 

 R. limnocharis is absent from these localities. 



Ixalus bombaycnsis, sp. nov. 

 (Plate I, fig. r). 



Tongue with a free pointed papilla, often inconspicuous, in 

 the anterior part of the median line. Snout rounded, as long as 

 or a little longer than the orbital diameter ; canthus rostralis 

 distinct ; loreal region concave ; nostril much nearer the tip of 

 the snout than the eye ; eye very large and prominent ; interorbi- 

 tal space broader than the upper eyelid \ tympanum small, hidden. 

 Fingers free ; toes not more than one third webbed ; disks and sub- 

 articular tubercles moderate ; a fairly large but by no means 

 prominent oval inner metatarsal tubercle; outer toes slightly 

 fringed. The hind limb being carried forward along the body, 

 the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the eye. Skin more or less 

 distinctly rugose ' above, bearing small, scattered pointed ivarts or 

 tubercles] upper eyelid tubercular \ throat and chest smooth ; belly 

 coarsely granular ; a fold from the eye to the shoulder ; a low 

 ridge, sometimes broken up into a series of tubercles, on the mid- 

 dorsal line of the head. The adult male with a very large gular 

 pouch. 



Colouration variable ; dorsal surface dark brown or grey 

 speckled with black, sometimes almost entirely occupied by a 

 large dicebox-shaped mark of pinkish buff edged and speckled 

 with black ; a dark pale-edged cross-bar often present between 

 eyes ; sides dark, spotted and blotched with dull yellow ; a large 

 black and lemon-yellow mark in front of the groin in adults ; 

 limbs pale grey more or less irregularly cross-barred with black ; 

 hind part of thighs mottled with black and dull yellow ; ventral 

 surface greenish-yellow suffused with black. 



Length not exceeding 3 cm. 



Type-specimen. —Rept. No. 18782, Zool. Survey of India {Ind. 

 Mus.), from Castle Rock. 



Geographical Range. — Hills of the Bombay Presidency from 

 N. Canara (Castle Rock) to the Satara (Khas) and Poona (Khan- 

 dalla) districts at altitudes between 2,500 and 4,000 feet. 



The species is closely allied to /. flaviventris, Boulenger, 



' In the specimen figured on pi. I it is smoother than usual. This specimen 

 is the only fully developed adult male in the series examined. 



