114 RANID^. 



rostralis ; eyes very prominent, obliquely directed forwards and 

 upwards ; upper eyelid very narrow ; interorbital space much broader 

 than the upper eyelid. Fingers moderate, first shorter than second ; 

 toes moderate, half webbed, the tips swollen into very small disks ; 

 subarticular tubercles not much developed ; a small blunt, oval, 

 inner metatarsal tubercle. The hind limb being carried forwards 

 along the body, the metatarsal tubercle reaches the eye or slightly 

 beyond. Skin smooth, with some glandular folds on the head and 

 the front part of the back ; a very distinct, oblique one beneath the 

 eye, and a vertical one on the tip of the snout. Dark brown above, 

 with rather indistinct blackish markings ; light brown beneath. 

 Male without vocal sac. 

 S. India. 



a. Many spec, c? $ • Anamallays. Col. Beddome [C,]. (Types.) 



2. Nyctibatrachus major. (Plate XII. fig. 2.) 



Vomerine teeth in two straight series, oblique in the j'oung, much 

 behind the level of the choana). Habit stout. Snout very short, 

 without eanthus rostralis ; eyes very prominent, obliquely directed 

 forwards and upwards ; upper eyelid very narrow ; interorbital 

 space twice as broad as the upper eyelid. Fingers moderate, first 

 much shorter than second ; toes moderate, nearly entirely webbed ; 

 tips of fingers and toes swollen into small disks ; subarticular tuber- 

 cles not much developed ; a small, elongate, scarcely prominent, 

 inner metatarsal tubercle. The hind limb being carried forwards 

 along the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the eye, or 

 somewhat beyond. Above with very small, closely-set vermiculated 

 folds; a rather indistinct oblique fold beneath the eye ; upper eye- 

 lids covered with strong tubercles ; throat with slight longitudinal 

 folds. Brown above, with rather indistinct darker and lighter 

 markings ; brownish beneath, more or less speckled with brown, 

 Male with two internal vocal sacs. From snout to vent 55 millim. 



S. India. 



a-c.S2- Malabar. Col. Beddome [C.]. (As Fi/.viccjjhalus 



rufescens.) 

 d-e,f-ff,h-l. S &yg- Malabar. Col.Beddome fC.]. 

 m-o. J, $,& hgr. Wynaad. T. C. Jerdon, Esq. [P.]. 



9. NANNOPHEYS. 



Nannophrys, Giinfh. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1868, p. 482. 

 Tracbycephalus, (non Tschudi) Feryuson^ Ann. 8) Mag. N. H. (4) xv. 

 p. 128. 



Pupil horizontal. Tongue free and deeply nicked behind. Vo- 

 merine teeth. Tympanum distinct. Fingers and toes free, the tips 

 not dilated. Outer metatarsals united. Omosternum cartilaginous ; 



