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Rana guerreroi Sp. nov. 
Type.—No. 881, E. H. Taylor collection; collected at Baguio, 
Mountain Province, Luzon, P. I., June 1, 1915, by E. H. Taylor. 
Description of type—(Young.) Vomerine teeth in two small, 
rounded, transverse groups between posterior parts of choane, 
separated from choanz by a distance twice as great as their 
distance from each other; distance between choane about equal 
to distance between nostrils; head much longer than broad; snout 
sloping from eye to tip in lateral profile, rather pointed ante- 
riorly; nostril very much nearer tip of snout than eye; eye large, 
its diameter equal to nearly four-fifths the length of snout; lores 
slightly concave, nearly vertical; tympanum small, fairly distinct, 
about one-third of eye, not as large as finger disks, separated 
from eye by a distance equal to two-thirds its diameter; distance 
between nostrils greater than interorbital space; interorbital 
space one and one-half times upper eyelid; skin on body and 
limbs above and below smooth; anal region and posterior part 
of thigh partly granular; a very indistinct trace of dorsolateral 
skin fold, and another very dim fold above tympanum, not con- 
joined; fingers slender, the three outer with large, well-developed 
disks, first finger shorter than second, with a very narrow disk, 
fourth much longer than second, reaching base of disk on third; 
disks truncate or slightly rounded anteriorly, with distinct 
grooves around their edges; subarticular tubercles well devel- 
oped, carpal tubercles dim; toes almost fully webbed, the mem- 
brane reaching outer base of disks on first, second, and third, 
and inner edge of fifth, and to near outer subarticular tubercle 
of fourth; third and fifth toes equal, reaching outer subarticular 
tubercle on fourth; rather large inner metatarsal tubercle and 
a small outer tubercle; hind leg brought forward, the tibiotarsal 
articulation reaches much beyond tip of snout. __ 
Color in life—Dark blackish brown above, lighter on sides, 
with indications of a dim dorsolateral lighter stripe; arms and 
legs light yellowish drab, barred with numerous darker stripes; 
belly yellowish white, flecked with dusky; posterior part of 
thighs and groin yellowish cream. 
_ The species ig named for Dr. L. M. Guerrero, of the Bureau 
of Science, Manila. 
