3. RHACOPHORUS. (Hh 
2. Rhacepherus dispar. 
Polypedates dispar, Boetty. Ber. Senckenb. Ges. 1878-79, p. 86, and 
’  Abhandl, Senckenb, Ges. xi. 1879, p. 32. 
Vomerine teeth in two groups behind the level of the hinder edge of 
the choane. Snout as in &. maculatus; canthus rostralis moderate ; 
loreal region slightly concave ; tympanum about half the size of the eye. 
Fingers slightly but distinctly webbed ; toes entirely webbed; disks 
moderate, much smaller than the tympanum; a small, prominent, 
inner metatarsal tubercle. The hind limb being carried forwards 
along the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches in front of the eye. 
Skin smooth above, with numerous small warts on the middle of the 
back and along the limbs in the male; granular beneath; a fold 
above the tympanum. Greyish or brown above, variously spotted 
or dotted with blackish; canthus rostralis blackish; male with two 
whitish lines along each side of the back; limbs cross-barred. 
Nossi Bé, Madagascar. 
3. Rhaeophorus crossleyi. 
Polypedates crossleyi, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1874, p. 618. 
Vomerine teeth in two oblique groups beginning on a level with 
the hinder edge of the choanz. Snout rounded ; canthus rostralis 
distinct ; loreal region very slightly concave ; nostril nearer the tip 
of the snout than the eye ; interorbital space broader than the upper 
eyelid ; tympanum half the width of the eye. Fingers very slightly 
webbed ; toes nearly entirely webbed ; disks of fingers and toes well 
developed, as large as the tympanum ; subarticular tubercles mode- 
rate; a small inner metatarsal tubercle. The hind limb being 
carried forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches 
the eye, or slightly beyond. Skin smooth, granular on the belly 
and under the thighs; a strong fold above the tympanum. Light 
greyish brown above, with black specks ; loreal and temporal regions 
darker ; limbs rather indistinctly cross-barred. Male with an in- 
ternal vocal sac. 
Madagascar. 
a-b. 3 Q. Madagascar. 
e. Her. Anzahamaru., 
4. Rhacophorus? lugubris. 
Polypedates lugubris, A. Dum. Ann. Se, Nat. (8) xix. p. 157. 
Vomerine teeth in two oblique series between the choanz. Nos- 
tril near the tip of the snout; tympanum nearly as large as the eye. 
Belly quite smooth. Blackish brown above, slightly speckled with 
white; belly whitish, mottled with black. 
Madagascar. 
