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and forming a triangular suture with the prefrontals ; below, 

 the rostral is deeply concave. Nasals 2. Nostrils situated 

 in the anterior portion of the postnasal, which is received in 

 the hind, nearly quadrangular, cavity of the prenasal. Loreal 

 1, square. Preocular 1, reverted on to the upper surface of 

 the head, but not touching the vertical. Postoculars 2. 

 Upper labials 8 ; lower labials 11, 6 in increasing series from 

 the mental, and 4-5 other smaller ones about the size of the 

 adjoining scales. Sixth upper labial the largest ; the fifth 

 under the eye. Mental narrow, angular and pointed behind, 

 slightly convex in front. Mental groove distinct. Two 

 pairs of subequal chin-shields. Two pairs of frontals ; ver- 

 tical elongate, obtusely triangular in front and triangular 

 behind, where it is received in the triangular concavity of the 

 occipitals. Occipitals rounded behind, convex laterally, and 

 longer than their greatest width ; temporals variable, gene- 

 rally 2-3 alongside the occipitals, and in some split into small 

 plates. Scales in 17 rows, all, even the head-shields, 

 minutely puuctulated with brown (only seen through a 

 Coddington lens). Ventrals slightly angulated. 



Colour (spirit- specimens) ochraceous, with equally distri- 

 buted dusky spots in five rather oblique series. A small 

 dark brown spot under the eye ; another less distinct above 

 it (not present in all specimens), a third obliquely behind the 

 eye, followed by a large temporal spot, also oblique, and 

 extending beyond the last labial. Lower parts unspotted, 

 pale yellow. 



Ilah. Bushire, I c? , 2 ? ; Tanjistan, 3 c? , 2 ? . 



Length of largest specimen 46 inches, of which the tail is 

 7 inches ; length of smallest specimen 15 inches, of which the 

 tail is 2'5 inches. 



10. Bufo viridiSj Laur. 



The following is a description of specimens from Bushire: — 

 Crown of the head flat, smooth, and devoid of osseous 

 ridges ; orbitals elevated and covered with horny- tipped 

 tubercles ; interorbital space equal to the width of the eyelid. 

 Hind crown, back, and the upper surface of fore and hind 

 limbs covered with rather close-set horny-tipped tubercles. 

 Parotoids oblong, flattened above about their middle, and 

 separated from each eye by a deep groove. Length of each 

 parotoid equal to the distance between its front edge and the 

 nostril. Tympanum distinct, about one half the size of the 

 eye. Under surface of the body smooth, without any trace 

 of tubercles. Fore feet with a large mesial palmar pad and a 

 smaller one at base of first finger. Laid side by side the 



