210 DR. J. ANDERSON ON INDIAN REPTILES. [Feb. 21, 



Dr. Stoliczka describes the species as of very active habits, and 

 states that he found it tolerably common in the forests on the Penang 

 Hill, about 1000 feet above the sea. 



Polypedates annectens, Jerdon, Proc. As. Soc. Beng. 1870, 

 pp. 83, 84. 



Habit moderately slender. Head rather broad, slightly de- 

 pressed ; snout short and rounded ; canthus distinct, rounded ; 

 loreal region nearly vertical, slightly concave ; nostrils near ex- 

 tremity of snout ; distance between the eyes as long as the snout ; 

 tympanum distinct, about one half the long diameter of the eye. 

 Vomerine teeth on two prominent rounded processes, close to the 

 internal margin of the choanse, with a narrow interspace between 

 them. Tongue cordate, almost entire behind, or with a very faint 

 notch. Disks rather well developed. Limbs of moderate length. 

 Fingers with a distinct membrane at their base ; first finger small, 

 little more than one-half the length of the fourth ; second about 

 one-third shorter than the third ; fourth a fourth shorter than the 

 third. From the vent to the metatarsal tubercle is a little longer 

 than the body ; a short oblong metatarsal tubercle. Toes one- 

 half webbed ; the first toe small, one-half the length of the second. 

 A strong glandular fold from the eye over the tympanum to the 

 shoulder, and prolonged slightly beyond the latter. Smooth above, 

 densely granular below, and on the under surface of the thighs. 



Above uniform dark greenish violet ; a very narrow pale line from 

 above the shoulder, prolonged downwards and backwards on to the 

 side, expanding in its latter half into the yellow of the abdomen, 

 with a few intensely black spots, in linear series, on the sides, in 

 and before the groin ; a broad dusky band below the anterior half of 

 the narrow white line. Under surface arid back of the thighs bright 

 yellow, the latter with large black spots ; a few on the anterior 

 margin of the tibia and tarsus. Length 1" /'"; hind limb 2" /'". 



llab. Rhasi Hills. 



Dr. Jerdon observes of this species that it forms a link between 

 this genus and Rhacophorus, having the basal portion of the fingers 

 webbed ; but the fingers of P. pleurostictus and P. reticidatus have 

 the membrane quite as well developed as in the present form. The 

 partial prolongation of its supratympanic fold on to the sides of 

 the body would seem to indicate that its affinities were more in the 

 direction of Hylorana. 



Rhacophorus maximus, Gthr. ; Giinther, I. c. p. 435. 



This species appears to be common throughout North-eastern 

 Assam, and southwards to the Khasi Hills, but to be rather scarce 

 in Sikkim ; for out of a large collection of Frogs from thence I have 

 only obtained one specimen, while in collections from Eastern As- 

 sam it is one of the prevalent forms. It is associated in the Khasi 

 Hills with it. maculatus. Its extension as far east as Afghanistan 

 seems doubtful. The specimen which Giinther refers to as coming 

 from Afghanistan probably had a similar history to the specimen of 



