. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the collection of the British museum. Amphibians. 2. KANA. 33 tympanum ; thighs black above, white-marbled; beneath yellowish, indistinctly brown-spotted on the throat. Erom snout to vent 64 miUim. W. India. Mangalore, W. coast of India. G. E. Dobson, Esq. [P.]. 28. Raua ornata. Pyxicephalus ornatus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1878, pi. 2. f. 7. Vomerine teeth in two small groups between the choanse. Habit stout. Head moderate; tympanum not much smaller than the eye, very distinct. Fingers very short, first a little shorter than second; to
. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the collection of the British museum. Amphibians. 2. KANA. 33 tympanum ; thighs black above, white-marbled; beneath yellowish, indistinctly brown-spotted on the throat. Erom snout to vent 64 miUim. W. India. Mangalore, W. coast of India. G. E. Dobson, Esq. [P.]. 28. Raua ornata. Pyxicephalus ornatus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1878, pi. 2. f. 7. Vomerine teeth in two small groups between the choanse. Habit stout. Head moderate; tympanum not much smaller than the eye, very distinct. Fingers very short, first a little shorter than second; toes very short, half webbed; metatarsal shovel obtuse. Hind limb not much longer than head and body. Upper parts smooth. Olive-gOJeen above, with three broad olive-brown bands along the back ; limbs transversely barred. Taita, E. Africa. 29. Baua adspersa. Tomopterna adspersa, GiinCh. Cat. p. 7. Pyxicephalus adppersus, (Bibr.) Tschudi, Batr. p. 84; Dum. S^ Bibr. p. 444; Smith, III. S. Afr., Mept. pi. 49; Steindachn. Novara, Amph. p. 7. edulis, Peters, Arch. f. Naturg. 1855, p. Lower eurface of foot. Vomerine teeth in two scarcely oblique groups between the choanse; lower jaw with two large bony prominences in front. Habit very stout. Head large, generally bony, rough on the sides and above; interorbital space as broad as the upper eyelid; tym- panum very distinct, two thirds or three fourths the size of the eye. Fingers short, first not extending beyond second; toes short, half webbed; inner metatarsal tubercle shovel-like, as long as the second toe ; no other metatarsal tubercle ; subarticular tubercles moderate. The hind limb being carried forwards along the body, the metatarsal tubercle reaches the eye. Skin warty above, with longitudinal glandular folds on the back, Olive or brown above,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not pe
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