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the nostril to the sacrum. Limbs with brownish-black cross bands; 

 the interspaces tinged with pink. Lower parts greyish, with nume- 

 rous small white specks. 



Mr. E. Bartlett found a single specimen of this species at Chya- 

 vetas, Eastern Peru. It is 40 millims. long, hind limb 58, fourth 

 toe 19 millims. 



Nannophrys, g. n. Asterophryd. 



Fingers and toes tapering, free to the base ; lower jaw with a pair 

 of very slightly prominent apophyses in front and with a pointed 

 sym})hysial tubercle; the internal openings of the nostrils and eu- 

 slachian tubes small ; tympanum of moderate size, distinct. No 

 parotoids. The transverse processes of the sacral vertebra dilated into 

 a flat triangle. Vomer with two very inconspicuous prominences on 

 which no teeth can be distinguished. Tongue deeply forked behind. 

 Upper eyelid flaccid, without prominent edge. 



Nannophrys ceylonensis. 



Similar in habit to a young Umia Jcuhlii. Head broad, depressed, 

 short, the snout being as long as the diameter of the eye ; cantlms 

 rostralis distinct ; loreal region sloping ; nostril close to the end of the 

 snout. Eye of moderate size, prominent. Tympanum half as large 

 as the eye. A lineal fold runs from the hinder edge of the orbit, 

 over the tympanum, towards the arm-pit. Cleft of the mouth broader 

 than long ; tongue rather narrow. The vomerine prominences are 

 situated on a level with the hinder edge of the choanse. Skin slightly 

 tubercular ; an indistinct fold across the crown of the head from one 

 hinder angle of the orbit to the other. Limbs of moderate length, the 

 length of the body being rather more than the distance of the vent 

 from the heel. The third finger rather longer than the fourth, 

 which is scarcely longer than tlie second. Metatarsus with one 

 inconspicuous tubercle. The fourth toe is not quite half as long as 

 the body ; the third is a little longer than the fifth. 



Upper parts brown, marbled with darker ; limbs with dark cross 

 bands. Upper lip with some small white spots ; a pair of white 

 spots below the vent. Lower parts whitish. 



I have examined four examples from Ceylon, probably from the 

 southern parts. They are 25 millims. long, the hind limb being 37 

 millims. ; but I have reason to believe that the species grows to a 

 larger size. 



CaCOTUS, g. n. BOMBINATORIN. 



Fingers and toes tapering. Maxillary and vomerine teeth distinct. 

 Tongue broad, slightly notched behind. Toes quite free ; metatarsus 

 with two tubercles. Tympanum absent ; eustachian tubes reduced to 

 a minute foramen. Transverse processes of sacral vertebra not dilated. 



Cacotus maculatus. (Plate XXXVIIL fig. 5.) 



Similar in habit to Plcurodema bibronii. Head of moderate width. 



