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2. Rhacophorus maximus. 



? Rhacophonis reiiiM^ardtii, Dum. 8c Bibr. Atlas, pi. 89. f. 1, \a. 



Above uniform dark violet, benecath uniform brovs^nish ; web with- 

 out spots ; vomerine teeth in two slightly curved series, with a large 

 interspace between. 



a-c. Adult. Nepal. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 

 d. Adult. Afghanistan. 



This species agrees entii'ely in habit with Rhacopliorus reinwardtii, 

 but is distinguished by size and coloration. Crown of head quite 

 flat and very broad ; tympanum half the size of eye ; the base of the 

 inner finger appears to be very broad and flat ; after removing the 

 skin, this proves to be the single flat phalanx of the thumb, as is 

 also observed in Rh. reinivardtU ; the membranaceoiis folds of the 

 edges of the extremities are rather less developed than in that 

 species. Edge of lower jaw reddish white, this colour being con- 

 tinued to a short lateral streak below the tymjianum. Length of 

 body 3|-" ; length of hinder extremity 6" ; length of anterior ex- 

 tremity 2^". 



3. Ehacophorus pardalis. (Plate VI. fig. D.) 

 ? Rhacophonis reinwardtii, Vot/. de la Bonite, Rept. pi.- 10. f, 1. 



Above brownish olive with brown markings ; legs with brown 

 cross-bands ; webs without black blotch. Vomerine teeth in two 

 rather obHque and slightly ciu'ved series. 



a, h. Adult and half-grown. Philippines. 



c. Half-grown : not good state. PhiHppines. 



d. Half- grown. Borneo. 



e. Adult : not good state. Borneo. From Mr. "Wallace's Col- 



lection. 

 /. Adult : very bad state. East Indies. From Mr. Frank's Col- 

 lection. 



This species, having a rather concave forehead and loreal region, 

 exhibits some similarity of physiognomy with Hyla pardalis. The 

 cutaneous appendages and folds of the extremities are as developed 

 as in Rli. reimuardtn. There is a brown streak across the crown 

 between the eyes ; between the shoulders a large oblong brown spot, 

 with the four angles produced into points ; a third square blotch oc- 

 cupies the back behind the sacral vertebra ; some small irregular 

 brown spots and points are scattered over all the upper parts. In 

 one individual the sides are white, spotted '«dth dark brown. All these 

 markings arc inconspicuous in one of the specimens from Borneo ; 

 the belly appears to have been reticulated with brown, but the cross- 

 bands on the legs are very conspicuous. I consider it to be a variety. 

 Length of body 2^" ; length of hinder extremity 4" ; length of an- 

 terior extremity If". 



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