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BUPONID^. 



distinct, circular, as large as the eye. Crown flattish. Lower jaw 

 with weak bony promiueuces. Skin of the back with short longitudinal 

 folds ; a fold on each side of the abdomen, and another across the 

 under surface of the hodjy immediately behind the fore limbs. A plait 

 behind the tympanum coming down to the shoulder. Fingers quite 

 free, swollen at the tips, and with a tubercle on each articulation on 

 the palmar surface ; there are also three well developed paZz/mr pads. 

 Laid beside each other, the first, second and fourth fingers are of equal 

 length; the third about one-third longer than the three others. Hind 

 limb longer than the head and body; laid beside the body, the metatarsal 

 tubercle reaches the end of the snout. Metatarsus with a sharp-edged 

 spur on the inner side and a tubercle on the outer. Toes half- 

 webbed, the tips slightly swollen, and each of the joints on the under 

 surface with a tubercle. Third toe slightly longer than the fifth ; 

 fourth the longest. 



Colour greyish, with a rufescent tinge. A dark brown sub-triangular 

 spot on the occiput, extending from across and behind the eyelids, 

 immediately following which is a filiform white vertebral streak, 

 extending to the vent ; back with six irregular shaped dark brown 

 spots. Plait behind the tympanum reddish brown. Fore and hind 

 limbs externally with' transverse bars of the same colour. Upper and 

 lower jaws with vertical bars of reddish brown as in T. clelallandi 

 {Bat 8aL B. M. pi. ii. fig. A). Chin, throat and rest of under surface 

 white. 



The species of this genus belong to the South African fauna. Gun- 

 ther gives T natalensls and adspersa from the Cape and Natal. I was 

 at first inclined to put this down as Ptjxiceplialus hreviceps, but on 

 closer examination I found it to differ very materially in the form 

 of the toes and disposition of the tubercles on their hinder surface, 

 the short longitudinal plaits on the back and the fold across the body 

 behind the fore legs ; on the under surface are also two very prominent 

 and distinguishing characters. 



Hah. — Sind (Mulleer). I am indebted to Mr. J. Strachan, of the 

 Kurrachee Municipality, for this single specimen, which was received 

 with about three dozens of Rana cyanophlydis. I have pleasure in 

 associating his name with it. 



Family, BUFONIDiE. 



Toes webbed, processes of sacral vertebra dilated. Paratoids present. 



Bufo, Aud. 



Snout round or truncated. Crown flatter or with ridges. No 

 cutaneous fold on the sides. Tongue entire, ovate, and free behind. 

 Paratoids distinct, swollen. Skin more or less warty. Toes entirely or 

 partially webbed. Males generally with a single vocal sac, not visible 

 externally. 



Bufo melanostictns, Schneid. Hist. Am.ph. p. 216; Cant. Malay 

 Bep. p. 142 ; Gunth. Bafr. Salienta, p. 61 ; id. Rep. Br. Ind. p. 422. — 

 The Common Indian Toad. 



