BUFO. 505 



longer than second; toes moderate, two-thirds webbed ; subarticular 

 tubercles single ; two moderate metatarsal tubercles ; no tarsal 

 fold. The tarso- metatarsal articulation reaches in front of the eye. 

 Skin of upper parts nearly smooth ; parotoids depressed, very large, 

 extending to the sacral region ; a fold across the occipital region. 

 Uniform olive above, whitish beneath. Male with a subgular vocal 

 sac. 



From snout to vent 2'0 inches. 



Hal. Baluchistan. 



1 1 ;}. Bufo himalayanus. 



Butb melanostictus, var. himalayanus, Gimth. liept. 13. I. p. 422. 

 Bufo sikkimensis, part., Stoliczl'a, P. A. S. fi. 1872, p. 112: Bmh'ny. 



Cat. Batr. Sal. p. .'J0r>. 

 Bufo himalayanus, Bouleny. I. c. p. -'iOo, pi. xx. 



Crown deeply concave, with low, blunt supraorbital ridges ; snout 

 short, blunt ; interorbital space broader than the upper eyelid ; 

 tympanum very small, rather indistinct. First finger not extending 

 beyond second ; toes half or two thirds webbed, with single sub- 

 articular tubercles ; two moderate metatarsal tubercles ; no tarsal 

 fold. The tarso-metatarsal articulation reaches the anterior border 

 of the eye or the tip of the snout. Upper parts with irregular, 

 distinctly porous warts ; parotoids very prominent, large, elongate, 

 at least as long as the head. Uniform brown. Male without vocal 

 sacs. 



From snout to vent 5 inches. 



Hab. Himalayas (Nepal, Sikhim). 



114. Bufo microtympanum. 



Bufo microtympanum. Boulcnt/. Cat. Batr. Sal. p. .'507, pi. xxii, fig. 1. 



Head with prominent bony ridges, viz. a can.tb.al, a praBorbital, 

 a supraorbital, a postorbital, and a short orbito-tympanic ; snout 

 short, blunt : interorbital space broader than the upper eyelid ; 

 tympanum very small, not half the diameter of eye, generally in- 

 distinct. First finger extending beyond second ; toes about half 

 webbed, with single subarticular tubercles ; two moderate meta- 

 tarsal tubercles ; no tarsal fold. The tarso-metatarsal articulation 

 reaches the eye, or between the eye and the tip of the snout. 

 Upper surfaces with irregular, distinctly porous warts ; parotoids 

 prominent, elliptical, twice or twice and a half as long as broad. 

 Brown above ; yellow beneath, marbled with brown. Male with a 

 subgular vocal sac. 



From snout to vent 3 inches. 



Jfal. Malabar. 



115. Bufo melanostictus. 



Bufo melanostictus, Schneid. Hist. Amph. i, p. 216 ; Gihitli. Kept 

 B. I. p. 422 ; Bonlenff. Cat. Batr. Sal p. 306. 



