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of the snout. Skin smooth above ; two narrow glandular folds on 

 scapular region, directed inwards, each commencing from the upper 

 eyelid ; another fold on each side of the hack, commencing where 

 the other disappears, ending on sacral region ; a fold from the eye to 

 the shoulder ; belly granulate. Dark brown above, a cross streak 

 between the eyes and the glandular folds lighter ; a light verticfil 

 streak on the tip of the snout, and in one specimen {d) a large 

 yellowish spot on loreal region ; limbs with regular dark cross bars ; 

 hinder side of thighs brown and whitish marbled ; in one specimen 

 the space between the anterior glandular folds light-coloured ; 

 beneath whitish ; throat brown, whitish, dotted. . Male with two 

 vocal sacs, conspicuous externally by a strong fold on each side of 

 the throat. From snout to vent 38 miUim. 

 Madagascar. 



a^c, d. cJ, 5, & hgT. East Betsileo. Rev. Deans Cowan [0.]. 



1076. Rana aspera. 



Vomerine teeth in two small groups behind the level of the 

 choanse. Head moderate ; snout pointed ; canthus rostralis an- 

 gular ; loreal region very elevated, concave ; interorbital space 

 narrower than the upper eyelid; tympanum two thirds or three 

 fourths the diameter of the eye. Pingers and toes slender, the tips 

 dilated into small regular disks; first aijd second fingers equal; 

 toes half webbed ; subarticular tubercles well developed ; inner 

 me'tatarsal tubercle small, prominent ; outer metatarsal tubercle 

 very small or absent. The hind limb being carried forwards along 

 the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches beyond the tip of the 

 snout. Upper surfaces, especially head and back:, with prominent 

 glandular folds and tubercles ; upper eyelid with conical tubercles'; 

 a conical dermal spur just below the tibio-tarsal articulation ; belly 

 granulate. Olive or pinkish above, spotted with blackish; limbs 

 with blackish cross bars ; lips with vertical black spots ; sometimes 

 a narrow vertebral line or broad stripe whitish ; in one specimen, a 

 large, transversely oval whitish spot between scapulae ; beneath 

 whitish, throat and breast marbled with brown. Male with two 

 vocal sacs, conspicuous externally by a strong fold on each side of 

 the throat, which is blackish. From snout to vent 30 millLm. 



Madagascar. 



a^d, e-g. <S $ . East Betsileo. Rev. Deans Cowan [C.]. 



4 n^ . Page 76. EhacophorTis goudoti. 



e-f, g-h. cJ $ . East Betsileo. Rev. Deans Cowan [0.]. 



In two male specimens {g-h), the lower surfaces are bright yellow, 

 marbled with grey. 



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