1906.] 



HERPETOLOGY OF BRITISH EAST AFRICA. 



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BuFO viTTATUs, sp. 11. (Text-fig. 98.) 



Crown without bony ridges ; snout short, rounded, with dis- 

 tinct canthus ; interorbital space concave, narrower tlian the 

 upper eyelid ; tympanum very distinct, nearly as large as the eye 

 and close to it. Fingers rather pointed, first not extending 

 beyond second ; toes one-third webbed, with simple subarticular 

 tubercles; two moderate metatarsal tubercles; no tarsal fold. 

 The tarso-metatarsal articulation reaches the tympanum. Upper 



Text-fia-. 98. 



Siifo vittatus. 



parts with round or oval warts of unequal size, which are'conical 

 on the sides ; parotoids narrow, feebly prominent, broken up into 

 warts. Reddish brown above, with six interrupted black longi- 

 tudinal bands on the back and cross-bands on the limbs ; pale 

 brick-red beneath, with large greyish spots. 



From snout to vent 37 millim. 



A single female specimen from Entebbe. 



Near B.funereus Bocage. Distinguished by the shorter inner 

 finger and the much larger tympanum. 



