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RANA ORNATA. 



Plate XVI. 



Characters. Small; body rather short and thick, dove-colour above, with 

 oblong spots of dark brown margined with yellow; toes not palmated, and the two 

 outer ones united at base. 



Description. The head is small, with a broad indistinct triangular spot between 

 the orbits, the apex of which is directed backwards. A black line extends from 

 the snout to the orbit of the eye, including the nostrils; below this black line is a 

 yellowish blotch, covering most of the upper jaw. The lower jaw is cinereous above 

 and white below. The nostrils are placed on a slight prominence. The eyes are 

 large and projecting, the pupil very dark, the iris of a golden colour. The tym- 

 panum is small, very dark coloured, and placed in a dark vitta, which extends 

 from behind the orbit to within a short distance of the shoulder. The teeth in the 

 upper jaw are obvious. 



The body is short, of a delicate dove-colour above, with two or more oblong 

 spots of dark brown margined with yellow, on each side of the vertebral line; 

 below these, and on each flank, are three smaller spots, likewise margined with 

 bright yellow, the anterior one being the largest: these, with a smaller one above 

 the vent, form a triangle on each flank: several bright yellow spots, also disposed 

 in a triangular form, with the apexes directed forwards, are concealed by the 

 thighs. The inferior surface of this animal is silvery-white, and except on the 

 throat, every where granulated: about the throat are a few indistinct points of 

 black; the anterior and middle parts of the abdomen are white, with a slight tinge; 

 the posterior third approaches to flesh-colour. 

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