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8. Rhacophorus surdus. 

 Polypedates sm-dus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1863, p. 459. 



Vomerine teeth in two short oblique series between the choa.n8e. 

 Snout rounded ; canthus rostralis distinct ; loreal region concave ; 

 nostril nearer the tip of the snout than the eye ; tympanum entirely 

 hidden. Fingers slightly, toes a little more than half webbed ; disks 

 of fingers moderate, of toes rather large ; two slightly developed 

 metatarsal tubercles. The hind limb being carried forwards along 

 the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the tip of the snout. 

 Skin with a few very small tubercles above, granular beneath. Dark 

 brown above ; a greenish- white stripe from the eye to the axilla ; 

 sides of the body brown-marbled on whitish ground ; limbs cross- 

 barred ; hinder side of thighs marbled with brown ; brown beneath, 

 the throat speckled with white. 



Luzon. 



9. Rhacophorus microtympaniim. 



Polypedates microtympanum, Giinth. Cat. p. 77, pi. vi. f. A, 

 Polypedates microt^'mpanum, G'lmth. Rept. Brit. Inch p. 430. 



A^omerine teeth in two small oblique groups between the choana?. 

 Snout short, rounded ; canthus rostralis distinct ; loreal region 

 slightly concave ; nostril nearly halfway between the eye and the 

 tip of the snout : interorbital space broader than the upper eyelid ; 

 tympanum not half the width of the eye. Fingers slightly, toes 

 half webbed ; disks of fingers and toes weU developed, as large as 

 the tympanum ; subartieular tubercles well developed ; a small inner 

 metatarsal tubercle. The hind limb being carried forwards along 

 the bod\, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches between the eye and 

 the tip of the snout. Skin smooth above, or with small warts ; a 

 narrow fold above the tympanum ; beneath granular. Grey or 

 brownish above, blackish spotted ; generally a cross band between the 

 eyes and a curved stripe on each side of the back; limbs cross- 

 barred. Male with an internal vocal sac. 



Ceylon. 



(Types.) 



Dr. Kelaart [P.], 



G. H. K. Thwaites, Esq. [P.]. 



Dr. A. Guuther [P.]. 



10. Rhacophorus pleurostictus. 

 pleurostictus, Giinth. Rept. Brit. L 



Resembles very much R. microtympanum. Fingers rather longer 



Polypedates pleurostictus, Giinth. Re]it. Brit. Lid. p. 430, pi. 26. 



