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to near disk on outer side of third and inner side of fifth, not 
more than halfway on first toe, and slightly in advance of the 
penultimate subarticular tubercle on fourth; subarticular tuber- 
cles strong; no tubercles on sole; very strong, inner, metatarsal 
tubercle and a strong outer one which is only very little smaller 
than the inner; no fold on outer side of fourth toe of foot; the 
leg brought forward the tibiotarsal articulation reaches anterior 
corner of eye or a little farther. 
Color in life-——Above olive to bronze brown with darker 
brown spots and mottlings; dorsolateral glandular fold lighter 
olive bordered below by a black-brown line; loreal region with 
a broad band of black-brown; tympanum and side of head dark 
brown with a lighter area behind eye; sides with yellow 
tubercles, low on side; belly cream to yellow; limbs strongly 
barred and mottled with brown; web of foot blackish; fold at 
corner of mouth yellow. 
Measurements of Rana yakani sp. nov. 
No. 1545, 9 .|No. 16038, 2 .|No. 1027, ¢. 
mm. mm. _ mm, 
Length, snout to vent. go ups sak egw yk. 67 65 48 
bilge Wer. 7. age eenmee primer cede esas MeL nee MRC ter eae 24 24 20 
WAtW U6 HONG: oooh ce ee ee 21 21 16 
UL 5 | cee Senge a a Ar Mme orator mmr Lai Ras. 10 9.8 8.5 
Rye to nostril 220006 oo ea ee ee ee 6.5 6.5 5 
ROE CCT sere 6 6 6 
Diameter of eye _____. Ser Se ee 9,2 9.8 8 
Interorbital distines ..-2ics sic cae ect ee el ee ee 5 5.5 4.5 
SDR ee ois ccc cud on contac an ob added oe cas eae 6 6 5.5 
I ae a ki eae 38 88 30 | 
Longest tuger, with hated 252052. 225 oe wi pated 17 16 18.5 
Sid: Hin se oes Sh cécd ciak cledaeweee oeeae 104 98 74 
BOUGOS a nanisiat Shien. a btieninns ehdnctucce ages abegemete te 31 - 2 23 
RMU cali ote Goa ss ts ees ca eee 35 34 25 
Longest toe, to metatarsal tubercule ------------------------- 28 27 21 
Variation.—The sexes vary greatly in size. The largest fe- 
male (No. 1065), from Zamboanga, measures 75 millimeters 
from snout to vent; the largest male, also from Zamboanga, 
measures 48 millimeters from snout to vent. There is a certain 
‘amount of variation in the size of the eye and the tympanum, 
and in the distinctness of the granulation on the back. Males 
are for the most part smoother than females. The groove on 
the back is invariably present. The tubercle on the tongue is 
distinct in some specimens and dim or wanting in others. In 
color, they vary from yellow olive to deep bronze. Males are 
usually much lighter in color than females. Young females 
