HERPETOLOGY OP JAPAN. 



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original sent by Buerger). — Boettger, Offenbach. Ver. Naturk. 17-18 

 Ber., 1878, p. 8 (Japan). — Polypedates buergeri Dumeril and Bibron, 

 Erpet. G^n., VIII, 1841, p. 521 (Japan).— Guenther, Oat. Batr. Sal. 

 Brit. Mus., 1858, p. 80 (Japan). — Rana buergeri Boulenger, Cat. Batr. Sal. 

 Brit. Mus., 1882, p. 73 (Japan); Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1886, p. 412 

 (Japan). — Okada, Cat. Vert. Japan, 1891, p. 67 (Hakone, Musashi, Nikko, 

 etc.). — Boettger, Kat. Batr. Mus. Senckenberg. , 1892, p. 13 (Japan). — 

 Krefft, Verh. Ges. Deutsch. Naturf. Aerzte, 69 Vers., Braunschw., 1897, 

 II, Pt. 1, 1898, p. 187 (habits). — Rhacophorus buergeri Boulenger, Proc. 

 Zool. Soc. London, 1888, p. 205. 

 1838. Buergeria subversicolor Tschudi, Classif. Batr., pp. 34, 75 (Japan; substitute 

 name for buergeri). 



Description (figs. \^2-\4:&).— Adult female; U.S.N.M. No. 31904; 

 Koclii, Tosa, Shikoku: May 11, 1903; Dr. H. M. Smith, collector. 



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Figs. 142-146.— Polypedates buergeri. IJ X nat. size: 142, top of head; 143, side of head; 144, 



OPEN mouth; 145, UNDERSIDE OF HAND; 14fi, UNDERSIDE OF FOOT. NO. 2.TO04, IT.S.N.M. 



Vomerine teeth in two long, nearly straight series between the choanae, 

 starting at the inner front corner of the latter, and separated from 

 each other by an interspace less than the length of a series; nostril 

 nearer the tip of snout than the eye; interorbital space about equaling 

 the width of the eye ; t^nnpanum about one-half the diameter of the 

 eye ; fingers prefectly free ; first finger much shorter than second, which 

 falls considerably short of fourth; disks of third and fourth finger 

 large, as large as tympanum, of second and first successively smaller; 

 toes fully webbed; largest disks of toes ecpialing in size disk of second 

 finger; subarticular tubercles strong; inner metatarsal tubercle small, 

 weak, slightly projecting; no outer tubercle ; tibio-tarsal articulations 

 reach center of eye and overlap slightly when hind legs are ]:)laced at 

 right angles to axis of body; skin above, including eyelids, snout, 

 sides of face, and u])per surface of limbs warty; uuderside nearly 



