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to 7,000 feet. I took a solitary tadpole of unusual size in a small 

 pool above Naini Tal in October. As regards shape and dental 

 formula it agreed closely with Flower's figure of a Malayan specimen 

 [Proc. Zool. Soc, 1896, p. 911, pi. xliv, fig. 3). Although this 

 species has been recorded from 10,000 feet in Sikhim, the closely 

 allied B. himalayanus is much more abundant in the Darjiling dis- 

 trict between 5,000 and 7,000 feet. — N. A.] 



J 3. Rana cyanophlyctis, Schn. 



Localities — Soondrijal and Pharping, Nepal ; Bhim Tal and the 

 valley of the Balaya, Kumaon. 



[This species is very abundant at the edge of the Bhim Tal {tal= 

 lake) and in ditches by the roadside in the lower Balaya valley. In 

 the Naini Tal its place appears to be taken by R. vicina. R. 

 cyanophlyctis was seen in large numbers at Dharampur (altitude 

 circa 5,000 feet) in the Simla hills at the beginning of May and 

 several specimens were captured by my native collector. It has 

 the habit of skipping over the surface of the water when alarmed 

 {cf. Boulenger, Faun. Brit. Ind., Rept., p. 450), and although it is 

 usually stated to be an aquatic species , it is only so by da^dight ; at 

 night it makes considerable journeys by land. When excavations 

 are made during building operations in Calcutta and are filled by 

 rain water, this frog makes its appearance in them almost at once, 

 even when they are at a considerable distance from any permanent 

 pool. — N. A.] 



4. Rana vicina^ Stol. 



Localities — Naini Tal and the upper valley of the Balaya. 



The series of specimens collected by Dr. Annandale removes 

 all my doubts as to the identity of R. hlanfordi, Blgr. , and this species 

 {cf. Boulenger, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7), xvi, p. 640, 1905). The 

 web between the toes may extend, as a fringe, to the disc of the 

 fourth toe ; the tympanum ma^^ be more or less distinct ; the 

 tongue is but feebly notched behind, as noticed by Stoliczka ; 

 internal vocal sacks are present in the male. 



[Common at the edge of the Naini Tal and in pools by the 

 roadside in the Balaya Valley above 5,000 feet. It is largely 

 aquatic in its habits, at any rate during the daytime. Specimens 

 taken at the beginning of October appeared to be breeding ; the 

 females contained large ova, while the throats and thighs of the 

 males were suffused with a bright claret-colour, which soon 

 disappeared in spirit. In no example seen were nuptial excres- 

 cences developed. Specimens were also taken at the end of April 

 in a small pool of a stream, the greater part of which had dried 

 up, at Matiana (altitude 8,000 feet) in the Simla district. With 

 them were tadpoles, probably of the same species. The tadpoles 

 had large suctorial lips similar to those of the tadpole of R. liebigii, 

 from which, however, they differed in dental formula. — N. A.] 



