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of the masseteric and depressor muscles. Interorbital region very 

 convex, the swelling produced posteriorly as in Pelobates fiiscus^ 

 the frontoparietal bones being raised in their anterior half, ru- 

 gose though free from the skin, and furnished with three strong 

 longitudinal ridges ; these ridges taper to a single one on the 

 back part of the bones. Lower jaw with a pair of tooth-like 

 processes in front. Tympanum quite as large as or even larger 

 than the eye. Throat spotted or marbled with brown or black. 

 No vocal sacs ; no thickening of the inner digit. 



The following measurements are taken from what I regard 

 as perfectly adult male and female. 



From snout to vent . . 



Head 



Width of head . . . . 

 Diameter of eye . . . . 

 Diameter of tympanum . 



Fore limb 



Hind limb . . . . . 



Tibia 



Foot 



First toe 



Inner metatarsal tubercle 



5. TtaxisL lim.lbori'-ii. 



W. Sclater, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1892, p. 344, pi. XXIV, fig. 3. 



(PL X, fig, 1). 



District of the Karin Bia-po, 4 specimens; Yado, I ; Thao, 1. 



The specimens obtained by M.^' Fea enable me to supplement 

 the recent description of this species , based on a single young 

 specimen preserved in the Calcutta Museum. 



Vomerine teeth in two oblique oval groups commencing on 

 a line with the hinder border of the choanae. Head moderate, 

 larger in the male, which has anterior tooth-like processes in 



