1853.] Catalogue of Reptiles inhabiting the Peninsula of India. 533 



not quite completely webbed ; tympanum small ; reddish yellow, 

 with the sides of the face dark purple. Length 1^ ; hind leg 1-j^ths ; 

 foot -^-jjths. 



Found in all the Western forests among decayed leaves. 



Phyllomedusa ? tinniens, — n. s. Tinkling frog of the 

 Neelgherries. 



Fingers opposable ; feet webbed at base only ; yellowish red, or 

 sometimes blackish above ; side of head dark ; inner fingers yellow ; 

 length ly^ths ; hind leg l^ths. 



Found in grass and among bushes on the Neelgherries. Has a 

 peculiar loud clear metallic tinkling call. 



Phtllomedusa ? wynaadensis. 

 Somewhat allied to the last, differs in its larger limbs ; larger 

 tympanum, &c. Length about 1 inch. In this when the hind leg is 

 drawn forwards, the end of the tibia reaches the muzzle ; in the last 

 it only reaches the tympanum ; reddish brown above, limbs barred. 



POLTPEDATES ? SAXICOLA,— n. S. 



A small frog with teeth, tympanum distinct, fingers webbed at the 

 base ; toes webbed to the extremities ; pointed muzzle ; dark olive 

 green with dark marbling, and barred limbs. Length lyoth ; hind 

 leg If th ; foot T 5 oth ; femur and tibia reach beyond the muzzle. 



Found on rocks in shady mountain streams in Malabar and 

 Wynaad. 



Hyl^edactyltts montanus, — n. s. 

 Mottled green and brown above, Length l-j^th ; hind leg 2 ; 

 foot xV^h' H aD « Mountain streams in "Wynaad, rare. [A very 

 nearly affined species, if not the same, inhabits Mergui]. 



Hyl^dactylus carnaticus, — n. s. 

 Of small size ; marbled green and brown ; muzzle more acute than 

 in the last species; length l^th; hind leg l^th; foot 5y%th. 

 Found in the Carnatic during the monsoon, rare. 



Bueo scaber, Daudin. 

 Common toad of India. Very abundant. 



Hyperodon marmoratum. 

 Found in the Carnatic during the monsoon. 



