1847.] Malayan Peninsula and Islands. 1061 



At night the deep short baying sound denotes its presence. The 

 largest individual measured : 



Length of the head, If inch. 



Ditto ditto trunk, 3f 



Ditto ditto anterior extremities, 2f 



Ditto ditto posterior, 7f 



Gen. Megalophrys, Kuhl. 

 Head very large, broader than the trunk, depressed ; rostral angle 

 and upper eyelid elongated to a point. Tympanic membrane hidden. 

 Nostrils lateral, below the rostral angle. Mouth enormous ; tongue 

 circular, slightly notched behind. Posterior extremity with a short 

 interdigital membrane. 



Megalophrys Montana, Wagler, Var. 

 Above pale greyish brown, with a small black triangular tubercle on 

 each shoulder, and a similar in the centre of the sacrum. From the 

 sides of the muzzle a black band edged with white, continued round the 

 orbit, and then downwards, obliquely over the dark brown cheeks. 

 Outside of the limbs indistinctly marked with black. On the elbows, 

 knees and heels a large round black spot. Posterior margin of the limbs 

 rose-coloured. Fingers and toes yellowish white with transverse black 

 bands. Palms and soles black. Throat and chest sooty with a large 

 white blotch on each side of the latter. Abdomen and innerside of the 

 limbs sooty, vermiculated and spotted with white. Iris rich golden 

 brown, with minute black net-work. Pupil vertically rhomboidal. 

 Habit. — Pinang. 



Waaler's short description of M. montana is drawn up from a pre- 

 served specimen, which apparently is also the case with that commu- 

 nicated in Erpetologie Generale. From the latter the present animal 

 differs both in colours and in the following particulars. The muzzle 

 forms a pointed lobe resembling the upper eyelids, but smaller. The 

 nostrils are transversely oval, protected by a membranous valve fixed 

 to their lower margin. The upper eyelids are perfectly smooth. The 

 nearly vertical cheeks are above bordered by an angular ridge^ termi- 

 nating near the shoulder ; behind by a short curved ridge, which at 

 the angle of the mouth forms a small pointed lobe. The back is 

 smooth without transversal folds, but bordered on each side by a sharp 

 whitish ridge commencing at the upper eyelid, converging towards the 



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