90 RANID A. 
three fourths the length of the body ; it ends intoa point; there is 
an elevated superior and inferior crest, but it commences only at a 
considerable distance from the base of the tail ; the vertical diameter 
of the latter, crest not included, is about one fifth of its length. 
Greyish brown above, whitish beneath ; tail light-spotted. The 
largest specimen measures 46 millim., the smallest 38 millim. 
28. Rhacophorus malabaricus. 
Hyla reinwardtii, part., Schleg. Albild. p. 105, pl. 30. f. 3. 
Rhacophorus reinwardtii, part., Dum. §& Bibr. p. 532, pl. 89. f. 1. 
malabaricus, Jerdon, Proc, As, Soc, 1870, p. 84. 
Lower surface of thighs. 
Very closely allied to R. reinwardtii, from which it differs chiefly 
by the coloration. Nostril a little nearer the tip of the snout than 
the eye. Cutaneous flap above the vent slightly developed; granules 
under the thighs intermixed with larger ones. Purplish above, 
often speckled all over with blackish; no spots on the sides. of the 
body nor on the membrane between the fingers and toes. 
Malabar. 
a. 9. Malabar. T. C. Jerdon, Esq. [P. ]. 
b,c-g. 9 & yg. Malabar. Col. Beddome [C. }. 
29. Rhacophorus bimaculatus. 
Rhacophorus reinwardtii, Jerdon, Proc. As. Soc. 1870, p. 84. 
maculatus, Anders, Jow'n, As, Soc, 1871, p. 27. 
Also very closely allied to 2. reinwardtti. Vomerine series slightly 
oblique. Cutaneous flap above the vent and folds along the limbs 
slightly developed. Purple, bluish, or greenish above, sometimes 
speckled with black ; a large black spot on each side behind the arm, 
generally followed by a smaller one; no spots on the membrane 
between the fingers and toes. 
Eastern Himalayan region. 
