3. ehacophoetjs. 85 



p-a; S 2 • Singapore. 



T-;^, 5 • Java. Leyden Museum. 



^jz-bb, cc-dd. 5 & hgi*. Philippines. 



ee. 5 . Formosa. M. Dickson, Esq. [P.]. 



ff-hh. $ , hgr., & yg. E. Indies. 



19. Rhacopliorus eques. 



Polypedates eques, Giinth. Cat. p. 80, pi. vi. f. B. 

 Polypedates eques, Giinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 431. 



Vomerine teeth in two oblique series commencing from the inner 

 front edge of the choante. Snout triangular ; eanthus rostralis 

 angular ; loreal region concave ; nostril much nearer the tip of the 

 Bnont than the eye ; interorbital space broader than the upper eye- 

 lid ; tympanum about two thirds the width of the eye. Fingers 

 very slightly, toes two- thirds webbed ; disks of fingers nearly as 

 large as the tympanum, of toes rather smaller ; subarticular tubercles 

 moderate ; a small inner metatarsal tubercle. The hind limb being 

 carried forwards along the bodj-^, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches 

 between the eye and the tip of the snout. Upper parts smooth ; 

 beneath granular ; a narrow glandular fold from behind the eye to 

 beyond the shoulder ; another along the forearm and tarsus ; tibio- 

 tarsal articulation with a cutaneous spur ; vent surrounded by large 

 tubercles. Greyish above, with a dark hourglass-shaped spot on 

 the back, commencing between the eyes ; legs cross-barred. Male 

 with an internal vocal sac. 



Ceylon. 



20. Ehacophorus nasutus. 



Polypedates nasutus, Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1868, p. 486, pi. 39. 

 12. 



Yery closely allied to i?. eqi'es. Snout much longer, equalling 

 about twice the greatest diameter of the eye, its extremity projecting 

 in a pointed cutaneous appendage. Otherwise exactly the same as 

 R. eques. Brownish olive above ; legs with dark cross-bands ; two 

 blackish lines along each side of the body, and another along the 

 middle of the throat ; lower lip black-margined. 



Ceylon. 



a. 2- S. Ceylon. (Tvpe.) 



b. 2- Ceylon. G. H. K. Thwaites, Esq. [P.]. 



