1870.] ReptUia and Amphibia from Central India. 375 



is olive or brownish olive with large irregular dusky transverse 

 "bands on both body and limbs. Sometimes there is a pale yel- 

 lowish or pinkish streak down the back, and this varies from a 

 narrow line to a band one-third the breadth, All these variations 

 may be found around the same tank. As a rule specimens with the 

 pale dorsal line are much rarer and more local than those uniformly 

 colored. 



Zoo. Chanda, E-aipur &c, in all damp places. I believe I met 

 with this frog in Chota-Nagpur also, but I can find^no specimens 

 amongst those collected. 



32. Pyxicephalus bpeviceps, (S c h n e i d.) 



I obtained a single specimen of this frog, apparently young. It 

 measures 1.5 inches from nose to vent, the hind leg from the vent 

 to the end of the toes being just over 2 inches long. The color- 

 ation differs considerably from that given by G ii n t h e r, there 

 being no trace of a yellow dorsal band. The following description 

 was taken from the living animal. 



Upper parts yellowish brown (greyish in spirits) with a trans- 

 verse dark mark between the hinder part of the eyes and some 

 blackish patches in front of them and around the nostrils, the 

 back with small imperfect black rings, some of which behind 

 the shoulders are arranged in an arc with the convex side in 

 front, others are irregularly scattered ; sides of body and the 

 thighs before and behind mottled with yellow; the limbs with 

 some transverse dusky marks, and dusky patches on the sides of 

 the chin ; rest of the lower parts white except under the thighs 

 where the skin is flesh coloured. 



The abdomen and back part of the thighs are granular, the 

 back and the remainder of the body smooth. Maxillary teeth very 

 small scarcely perceptible, vomerine teeth separated from the 

 choanaB by a wider space than from each other. 



Log. Udipur between Ohota-Nagpur and Bilaspur. 



33. Callula pulchba, Gray. 



A single young specimen about an inch long was found under a 

 large stone. The toes are absolutely free, but this is very proba- 



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