EANA. 457 



region concave ; nostril nearer to the end of the snout than to the 

 eye ; interorbital space rather narrower than the upper eyelid ; tym- 

 panum very distinct, nearly as large as the eye. Fingers moderate, 

 first extending beyond second ; toes rather short, half webbed ; tips 

 of fingers and toes swollen; subarticular tubercles very strong; inner 

 metatarsal tubercle oval, blunt ; a large rounded tubercle at the 

 base of the fourth toe ; no tarsal fold. The tibio-tarsal articulation 

 reaches the tympanum or the eye. Skin finely granulate above ; 

 a broad, not very prominent glandular lateral fold ; a strong 

 glandular fold from below the eye to the shoulder, followed by one 

 or two glandules. Head and body bright crimson above, blackish 

 brown on the sides ; back sometimes with a few small black spots ; 

 upper lip, and a series of spots on the flank, white ; limbs blackish 

 brown above, spotted and marbled with pale brown and white ; 

 beneath uniform white, or marbled brown and white. 



From snout to vent 2*75 inches. 



Hob. Malabar and Bombay hills (Matheran). 



31. Rana lateralis. 



Eana lateralis, Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Geneva, (2) v, 1887, p. 483, 

 pi. viii, fig. 2. 



Vomerine teeth in two oblique series between the choanae, and 

 extending to the inner anterior corner of the latter, widely separated 

 from each other. Head moderate, depressed ; snout as long as the 

 diameter of the orbit, acuminate, slightly projecting ; nostril equally 

 distant from the orbit and the end of the snout ; loreal region con- 

 cave ; interorbital space as broad as the upper eyelid; tympanum very 

 distinct, three fourths the diameter of the eye. Fingers moderate, 

 first much longer than second ; toes three-fifths webbed ; tips of 

 fingers and toes slightly swollen ; subarticular tubercles small ; 

 a large, compressed, very prominent inner metatarsal tubercle, two 

 thirds the length of the inner toe ; no outer metatarsal tubercle. 

 The tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the anterior border of the eye. 

 Skin smooth ; a narrow glandular lateral fold and another from 

 below the eye to above the shoulder. Back grey, sides black, the 

 two colours sharply separated on the lateral fold and on the canthus 

 rostralis ; a black line borders the upper lip, separated from the 

 black loreal and temporal regions by a broad pure white baud 

 which extends to above the shoulder and sends up a process 

 behind the tympanum ; a grey band along each flank, separated 

 from the belly by an irregular black band ; a black humeral spot ; 

 hind limbs with black cross bars ; hinder sides of thighs marbled 

 black and white : a black band along the anterior side of the 

 thighs ; throat blackish, with a whitish median line ; breast closely 

 spotted with black ; belly white. Male with internal vocal sacs. 



From snout to vent 2-1 inches. 



Nab. Tenasserim (Kokarit, east of Moulmeiu). 



