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Colour. Greyish or yellowish above, with a large dark white- 

 edged mark on the hack, commencing between the eyes and 

 diverging about the middle into two arms which run to the 

 groin. Dark markings along the sides parallel to it, and often a 

 second A over the sacral region, Limbs with dark bars. Below 

 yellowish, the males with blackened throats. 



M. picta is found in Cochin China (type locality unknown), 

 M. rubra in India and Assam. 



I found this little frog one night in April at Cap St. Jacques, 

 where it was breeding in the ditches beside the road, not far from 

 the sea.. We were attracted by the strident voices of the males, 

 and without difficulty captured large numbers. 



Bufo galeatus Giinther. 



Rept. Brit. India, p. 421 (1864). 



B. galeatus was described by Giinther from a single specimen 

 obtained by Mouhot in Cambodia. A series of eight specimens 

 obtained at Dran in April enables me to enlarge his original 

 diagnosis, and I take this opportunity to re- describe the species. 



Canthus rostralis with strong bony ridges, which are continued 

 backwards more or less distinctly over the supraorbital and 

 parietal regions. A thick, arched, elevated orbito-tym panic 

 ridge, separated by a slight depression from the parotid gland, 

 which is about as long as the bony ridge; snout short, blunt ; 

 tympanum very distinct, two-thirds diameter of eye. 1st finger 

 distinctly longer than 2nd ; toes one-third to nearly half webbed ; 

 two well-marked metatarsal tubercles, the inner nearly twice as 

 large as the outer; no tarsal fold ; tibio-tarsal articulation reach- 

 ing to tympanum in male, not so far in female. Upper parts with 

 prominent warts, which become spiny on the flanks ; lower parts 

 coarsely granular ; parotids prominent, elongate, about as long 

 as the orbito-tympanic ridge. 



Reddish or greyish-brown above, with dark marblings on the 

 back, the limbs with dark bars ; bars upon the lips. Dirty 

 yellow or whitish below, more or less distinctly spotted with 

 black. 



Males considerably smaller than females and with black nuptial 

 asperities on the inner two fingers. 



Measurements in mm. 



Author's Nos 2426 2427 2428 2492 2132 2592 Type 



Snout to vent 85 70 61 62 



Snout to ant. border ^ 9 „ -,* -,* -.* 

 of tympanum ) 



Width of head 35 27 25 24 



Pore limb 56 44 40 45 



Hind limb 99 81 72 83 



Tibia 32 26 24 27 



Foot 32 25 23 25 



