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lector has found the species in Mindanao. It would appear that 
this frog is of very erratic distribution in the Islands. Phil- 
ippine specimens differ from the ordinary Malayan and conti- 
nental forms in having a small but distinct outer metatarsal 
tubercle, a character which alone does not appear to warrant 
separating the Philippine form under a new name. 
Rana tafti sp. nov. 
Type.—No. 1849, E. H. Taylor collection; collected in moun- 
tains near the Pacific coast of Luzon on the trail between 
Famy, Laguna Province, and Infanta, Tayabas Province, by 
Lyman H. Taft and F. X Williams. 
Description of type-——Choanz moderate, partly concealed by 
overhanging jaw, the distance between them equal to distance 
from eye to nostril; vomerine teeth in two small, rather rounded, 
nearly transverse series lying between the choane, separated 
from choanz and from each other by an equal distance; tongue 
with two prominent horns posteriorly, widely separated at base; 
no papilla on tongue; no vocal sacs (probably a female speci- 
men) ; head much flattened, nostril much nearer point of snout 
than eye; diameter of orbit equal to distance from nostril; 
eyes prominent, the upper eyelid slightly less than interorbital 
distance; distance between nostrils about equal to interorbital 
distance; tympanum very distinct, very large, longer than high, 
its length equal to diameter of orbit, separated from orbit by a 
distance less than one-fourth its length; loreal region perpendic- 
ular; a groove behind nostril; canthus rostralis sharply angular; 
snout rather conical in front of nostrils; skin of head and body 
smooth or very faintly shagreened; posterior part of eyelid 
slightly granulate; two strong callous tubercles on head lying 
on upper, inner edge of eyelid near anterior part, and a small 
tubercle lying nearly between these; two low callous places in 
interorbital space; a very strong fold above tympanum which con- 
tinues the length of the body as a very narrow dorsolateral 
fold; a very slight fold behind tympanum to arm; a broken 
glandular fold from angle of mouth to arm, very distinct; sides, 
breast, and throat smooth; posterior part of belly granular; 
undersurface of femur and anal region granular; fingers with 
well-developed disks, rather pointed anteriorly; first finger 
shorter than second; fourth reaches base of pad on third; no 
fold on arm; no web at base of fingers; subarticular tubercles 
very strong, protruding; toes about four-fifths webbed, the 
membrane failing to reach disks on inner side of second and 
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