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three fourths the length of the hody ; it ends into a point ; there is 

 an elevated superior and inferior crest, hut it commences only at a 

 considerable distance from the base of the tail ; the vertical diameter 

 of the latter, crest not included, is about one fifth of its length. 

 Greyish brown above, whitish beneath ; tail light-spotted. The 

 largest specimen measures 46 miUim., the smallest 38 millim. 



28. Ehacophorus malabaricus. 



Hyla reinwardtii, part., SchUg. Ahbild. p. 105, pi. SO. f . 3. 

 Rhacophorus rein ward! ii, part., Bvni. ^ Mbr. p. 5.32, pi. 89. f. 1. 

 malabaricus, Jerdon, Proc. As. Sue. 1870, p. 84. 



Lower surface of tliighs. 



Very closely allied to B. reinwardtii, from which it differs chiefly 

 by the coloration. Nostril a little nearer the tip of the snout than 

 the eye. Cutaneous flap above the ventslightly developed; granules 

 under the thighs intermixed with larger ones. Purplish above, 

 often speckled all over with blackish ; no spots on the sides of the 

 body nor on the membrane between the fingers and toes. 



Malabar. 



c. $ . Malabar. T. C. Jerdon, Esq. [P.]. 



b, e-g. $ & yg. Malabar. Ool. Beddome [O.J. 



29. Rhacophorus bimaculatus. 



Ehacophorus reinwardtii, Jerdon, Proc. As. Soc. 1870, p. 84. 

 maculatus, Anders. Journ. As. Soc. 1871, p. 27. 



Also very closely allied to iS. reinwardtii. Vomerine series slightly 

 oblique. Cutaneous flap above the vent and folds along the limbs 

 slightly developed. Purple, bluish, or greenish above, sometimes 

 speckled with black ; a large black spot on each side behind the arm, 

 generally followed by a smaller one ; no spots on the membrane 

 between the fingers and toes. 



Eastern Himalavan region. 



