442 EANIDJE. 



Vomerine teeth in two oblique series extending beyond the hinder 

 edge of tbe choanae. Head moderate ; snout rather pointed ; 

 canthus rostralis indistinct ; interorbital space much narrower than 

 the upper eyelid ; tympanum distinct, as large as the eye. Fingers 

 slender, acutely pointed, first extending a little beyond second ; 

 toes webbed to the tips, which are acutely pointed ; outer toe 

 strongly fringed ; fourth toe not very much longer than third or 

 fifth ; subarticular tubercles of fingers and toes very small ; inner 

 metatarsal tubercle small, conical ; no outer tubercle. When the 

 hind limb is carried forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal articu- 

 lation reaches the eye. Skin smooth, with more or less distinct 

 rows of pores round the neck, sides, and belly. Brown above ; 

 sometimes a light vertebral line ; two blackish streaks on the hinder 

 side of the thighs, sometimes indistinct. Young beautifully striped. 

 Male with two external vocal vesicles opening by two slits beneath 

 the angles of the mouth. 



From snout to vent 5 inches. 



Hob. Southern India and Ceylon *. Thoroughly aquatic. 



4. Rana cyanophlyctis. 



Rana cyanophlyctis, Schneid. Hist, AmpJi. i, p. 137 ; Giinth. Kept. 



B. J.'p. 400 ; Bouleng. Cat. Batr. Sal. p. 17 ; Murray, Zool. Sind, 



p. 398. 

 Rana bengalensis, Gray, III. 2nd. Zool. i, pi. Ixxxii, fig. 2 : Kelaart. 



Prodr. p. 192. 

 Rana leschenaultii, Bum. fy Bibr. Erp. G&n. viii, p. 342 ; Cantor, 



J. A. 8. B. xvi, 1847, p. 1059. 

 Dicroglossus adolfi, Giinth. P. Z. S. 1860, p. 158, pi. xxviii, fig. B ; 



id. Kept. B. I. p. 402. 



Vomerine teeth in two small oblique series extending a little 

 beyond the hinder edge of the choanse. Head moderate ; snout 

 scarcely pointed ; canthus rostralis indistinct ; interorbital space 

 much narrower than the upper eyelid; tympanum distinct, about 

 two thirds the size of the eye. Fingers slender, pointed, first not 

 extending beyond second ; toes webbed to the tips, which are pointed, 

 fourth not much longer than third or fifth ; outer toe strongly fringed ; 

 subarticular tubercles small ; inner nietatarsal tubercle small, conical, 

 much like a rudimentary toe. The tibio-tarsal articulation usually 

 reaches a little beyond the eye. Skin with small tubercles and 

 warts above, and with more or less distinct rows of pores. Brown 

 or olive above, dark spotted or marbled; two blackish streaks 

 on the hinder side of the thighs, seldom absent ; beneath often 

 speckled with blackish. Male with two external vocal vesicles, 

 opening by two slits beneath the angles of the mouth. 



From snout to vent 2| inches. 



Hob. Widely distributed and common from South Arabia and 



* The reference of a Nepal frog to this species in the Cat. Batr. Sal. p. 17, 

 is the result of an error ; the specimen belongs to R. cyanophlyctis. 



