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another above, corresponding to the long transverse limb of the 

 terminal phalanx; first finger shorter than the second, the tip 

 merely swollen, third 2\ to 3 times as long as the snout; sub- 

 articular tubercles moderate. 



Hind limb long, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaching the 

 nostril or the tip of the snout, the heels strongly overlapping 

 when the limbs are folded at right angles to the body ; tibia 4J to 

 5^ times as long as broad, i| to i^ times in length from snout 

 to vent, shorter than the fore limb, as long as or slightly longer 

 than the foot. Toes with large discs similar to those of the fingers 

 but considerably smaller, completel3' webbed, the web rather 

 deeply notched but involving the base of the discs ; outer meta- 

 tarsals separated to the base ; subarticular tubercles moderate ; 

 no tarsal fold ; inner metatarsal tubercle oval, flat, 4 to ? the 

 length of the inner toe ; no outer tubercle. 



Skin smooth above ; a glandular fold above the tympanum. 

 Belly granulate. 



Bright green above, with sharplj- defined black or blackish spots 

 on the head and body ; the ground colour maybe reduced to a net- 

 work between the spots ; spots on the back and cross-bands on the 

 limbs ; hinder side of thighs marbled with black. Lower parts and 

 web between the toes brown or marbled brown and whitish. 



Males with internal vocal sacs ; fore limb strong ; a thick pad 

 on the inner side of the first finger, covered, during the breeding 

 season, with a velvetj^ 3-ellowish hornj' layer. 



Nasal bones extremely narrow, oblique, widely separated from 

 each other and from the ethmoid, which is largely exposed above, 

 obtusely pointed in front, and produced between them. Terminal 

 phalanges as in the preceding. 



Measurements, in millimetres. 



I. Khasi Hills (type). 2. Soondrijal, Nepal. 3-4. Darjiliug. 5-7. Mussoorie, 

 Himalayas. 



Habitat. Khasi hills and Himalavas. 



