SOME SOUTH INDIAN BATRACHTANS. 125 



Nydihatrachus sancti-palustris sp. nov. 

 r Vomerine teeth in two strongly set, large oblique series, behind th» 

 choana, — considerably further behind in the young. Habit moderate. Xo 

 cathus rostralis, which in the young is obtuse. Length of snout nearly 

 equals the diameter of the eye in the adult, but longer in the youno-. Eyes 

 moderately prominent, directed upwards and forwards. The upper eye lid 

 is narrow and smooth in the young and covered by warty folds in the 

 adult. The inter orbital space is slightly wider than the upper eye lid. 

 Nostrils equidistant between the eye and tip of snout. Snout optuse in 

 the young, broadly rounded in the adult. Fingers moderate, first shorter 

 than], the second ; tips swollen, truncate. Toes more than half webbed 

 tips dilated into disks. Subarticular tubercles moderate. An inner 

 metatarsal tubercle. Tarso-metatarsal articulation reaches the eye or 

 slightly beyond. Skin xiearly smooth in the young but covered by short 

 semicircular folds on the back and the sides, in the adult. A median 

 fold on the snout, forking behind in the adult, but generally continued 

 between the eyes in the young. A moderate sub-orbital fold and another 

 from the eye to the shoulder. Reddish brown above, limbs barred. A 

 broad dark band between the eyes. Throat bronzed in the adult, as also 

 the under surface of limbs. Abdomen yellow, the liver showing through 

 the transparent skin in the form of a squarish dark patch. In the youno- 

 the upper surface of the limbs is lighter, the dark bands extend on the 

 toes. A triangular bright yellow mark on the snout and orange yellow 

 streaks on the shoulder, sometimes continued to the groin in the youno-. 



From snout to vent 39mm. 



Locality. — The sacred swamps of the Cauvery, Brahmagiri hills 4,000 

 feet, Coorg. 



The type and syntypes are in the Indian Museum. Dr. Boulenger has 

 retained for the British Museum one of the three specimens which he 

 kindly examined. 



Nyctibatrachus sancti-paliistris modestus var. nov. 



This variety of the foregoing species differs in a striking manner and in 

 several important particulars and for the purpose of comparison, I have 

 selected examples of the same size. 



1. The length of the throat along tha mid-ventral line is ^ the distance 

 measured ventrally between the angles of the mandibles in sancti-paluslris, 

 and in modestus it is 4. 



2. The length of snout equals the diameter of ej^e in modestus, exceeds 

 by far in sancti-palustris of the same size. 



3. Nostrils nearer tip of snout in modestus. 



4. The inter orbital width more than twice the upper eyelid in modestus. 



5. No canthus rostralis. 



6. A more elongate metatarsal tubercle. 



7. Tarso-metatarsal articulation reaches the snout or sHghtly beyond. 

 Toes less fully webbed. 



8. Skin thrown into long longitudinal folds on the body and limbs. 



9. Pinkish above, more or less blotched. Limbs barred. Throat and 

 under surface of limbs finely speckled. Abdomen white. An orange 

 yellow band on each shoulder. 



Total length 25 mm. 



Locality. — -Jog, Shimoga, Mysore State. 



Type and syntype in the Indian Museum. 



Bufo. 

 Two specimens of Bufo collected in Coorg appeared to me to be distinct 

 from B. stomaticus which I had examined in the Indian Museum in June 



