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tail or rather less. Nostrils nearer the end of the snout than the 
eyes. A strongly-marked lachrymal gland from eye to nostril. 
Eyes on the side of the head, nearer the spiraculum than the end 
of the snout; the distance between the eyes more than twice as 
great as that between the nostrils, and much greater than the 
width of the mouth. 
Spiraculum on the left side, directed backwards and upwards, 
nearer the anus than the end of the snout, visible from above and 
from below. Anus opening on the right side, halfway between 
the lower edge of the subcaudal crest and the muscular portion of 
the tail. Tail rather more than three times as long as deep, very 
acutely pointed, upper crest convex, about the same depth as the 
lower, or in some specimens very markedly shallower; the upper 
crest does not extend on to the back; the depth of the muscular 
portion at its base rather more than half the greatest total length. 
Beak black. Sides and lower edge of the lip bordered with 
papille, except in the centre of the lower lip, where there is a 
small semicircular notch, devoid of papilla. Upper lip with four 
series of fine teeth, the uppermost uninterrupted, the second 
narrowly interrupted, and the third and fourth broadly so; lower 
lip with three long uninterrupted series of teeth. 
Colour. Above dark brown, irregularly mottled with darker ; 
beneath buff; the sides and tail buff, mottled with brown. These 
tadpoles, from different localities, vary a good deal in colour, some 
being dark brown above, others a light dirty buff colour. 
Size. These tadpoles vary even more in size than in colour; 
some exceptionally tine ones were 46 mm. in total length. Length 
of body 15:5 mm., length of tail 31, depth of tail 10. 
The recently transformed young measure from 14 to 18 mm. 
from snout to vent. 
15. RHACOPHORUS LEPROStS, Schl. 
Polypedates leprosus, Giinther, Ann. & Mag. N. H. (5) xx. 1887, 
p- 315, pl. xvi. figs. A, a, a’. 
Rhacophorus leprosus, Boul. P. Z. 8. 1890, p. 284. 
Mr. Wray obtained this species at an elevation of 4000 ft. on 
the hills of Larut, Perak. He says of it:—‘‘This species...... 
lives in holes in trees, and the note produced by it is not so loud 
as that of Phrynella, and has a more metallic ring in it.” 
Hab. Malay Peninsula ; Sumatra. 
Nors.—Rhacophorus dennysi was described by Mr. Blanford 
(P. Z.S. 1881, p. 224, pl. xxi. fig. 3); the specimen was in a 
collection sent from Singapore by Dr. Dennys, and was said to 
have come from China. Since then another specimen of this species 
has been received at the British Museum from Foochow; so that 
there can be little doubt that the type specimen was really from 
China, and that this species should not be included in the fauna 
of Malaya. 
