114 RANID.E. 
rostralis; eyes very prominent, obliquely directed forwards and 
upwards ; upper eyelid very narrow ; interorbital space much broader 
than the uppereyelid. Fingers moderate, first shorter than second; 
toes moderate, half webbed, the tips swollen into very small disks ; 
subarticular tubercles not much developed; a small blunt, oval, 
inner metatarsal tubercle. ‘The hind limb being carried forwards 
along the body, the metatarsal tubercle reaches the eye or slightly 
beyond. Skin smooth, with some glandular folds on the head and 
the front part of the back ; a very distinct, oblique one beneath the 
eye, and a vertical one on the tip of the snout. Dark brown above, 
with rather indistinct blackish markings; light brown beneath. 
Male without vocal sac. 
S. India. 
a. Many spec., ¢ @. Anamallays. Col. Beddome [C.]. (Types.) 
2. Nyctibatrachus major. (Pxare XII. fig. 2.) 
Vomerine teeth in two straight series, oblique in the young, much 
behind the level of the choane. Habit stout. Snout very short, 
without canthus rostralis; eyes very prominent, obliquely directed 
forwards and upwards; upper eyelid very narrow; interorbital 
space twice as broad as the upper eyelid. Fingers moderate, first 
much shorter than second ; toes moderate, nearly entirely webbed ; 
tips of fingers and toes swollen into small disks ; subarticular tuber- 
cles not much developed; a small, elongate, scarcely prominent, 
inner metatarsal tubercle. The hind hmb being carried forwards 
along the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the eye, or 
somewhat beyond. Above with very small, closely-set vermiculated 
folds; a rather indistinct oblique fold beneath the eye ; upper eye- 
lids covered with strong tubercles; throat with slight longitudinal 
folds. Brown above, with rather indistinct darker and lighter 
markings; brownish beneath, more or less speckled with brown. 
Male with two internal vocal sacs. From snout to vent 55 millim. 
S. India. 
a-c.g 9. Malabar. Col. Beddome [C.}. (As Pywicephalus 
rufescens. ) 
d-e, f-g, h-l. 6 & yg. Malabar. Col. Beddome [C.]. 
m-o. 3, 2,& her. Wynaad. -T. C. Jerdon, Esq. [P.]. 
9. NANNOPHRYS. 
Nannophrys, Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc, 1868, p. 482 
Trachycephalus, (non Tschudi) Ferguson, Ann. & Mag. IN. FIC) xyes 
p. 128. 
Pupil horizontal. Tongue free and deeply nicked behind. Vo- 
merine teeth. Tympanum distinct. Fingers and toes free, the tips 
not dilated. Outer metatarsals united. Omosternum cartilaginous ; 
