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mosa, their way of dispersal is clearly indicated. There are only 

 two species of this category which have not yet been colleeted in 

 Chinese territory, namely, Dasia smaragdina, of wide distribution 

 and which may owe its occurrence in Formosa to introduction by 

 human agency, the other being a snake, Psammophis pulverulentus, 

 the discovery of which within the limits of China would not cause 

 surprise, as its known distribution includes Sikkini, Assam, and the 

 Shan states. There seems, therefore, to be good reason for asserting 

 that there has been no direct land connection between Formosa and 

 the Philippine Islands since Formosa received its batrachian and rep- 

 tilian fauna. 



The present review is somewhat in the nature of a supplement to 

 m\ 1 lerpetology of Japan, hence a full synonymy of genera and spe- 

 cies is only given in case of those which have been added since its 

 publicatioD in 1907, while in the other cases the page references to 

 that work arc given immediately below the specific name. 



Class AMPHIBIA. 



Order SALIENTIA. 

 Family BUFONI DM. 



BUFO MELANOSTICTUS Schneider. 



(Herpet. Japan, L907, p. 72.) 

 Common. Recorded from Taipa, Giilan, and Taiwan fu. 



BUFO BANKORENSIS Barbour. 



L908. Bufo bankorenm Barboi r, Bull. Mas. Comp. Zool., vol. 51, no. 12, p. 32:5 

 (type-locality, Bankoro, Central Formosa; type, No. 2432, Mas. Comp. 

 Zool.; Owston collection); Proc. New England Zool. Club, vol. 4, 1909, 

 p. 55, pi. 6. 



Resembling Bufo melariostictus, but lacking the bony cranial crests. 

 Exceedingly small tympanum. Also related to Bufo himalayanus. 



Family IIYklD.K. 



HYLA CHINENSIS Guenther. 



Herpet. Japan, L907, p. 86, pi. 9, fig. 4.) 



In addition to the specimens there enumerated from Formosa, I 

 have since examined a specimen belonging to Mr. Barbour (Owston 

 collection i from the same island. It had do spots in the groin; teeth 

 behind I he choame. 



