38 EAXIB^. 



belly. Male Mitli two internal vocal sacs. Otherwise like B. 

 esoiJenta. 

 China. 



39. Eana esculenta. 



Rana esculenta, GihitJi. Cat. p. 12. 

 Rana yiridis, Msel, Hist. Rem. p. 53, pis. 13-16 ; Linn. Fmin. Suec. 



p. 94; Shaw, Zool. iii. p. 103, pL 31 ; Bum. 4'- Bihr. p. 343; Lataste, 



Herp. Gir. p. 224. 

 esculenta, Linn. S. N. i. p. 367 ; Laur. Sj/n. Sept. p. 31 ; 3IiiU. 



Zool. Ban. Prodi: p. 35 ; 3Ici/e?; Syn. Kept. p. 12 ; Stvim, BeutscJd. 



Faun. iii. Heft 1 ; Bound. Zool. Beitr. iii. p. 55 ; Baud. Bain. p. 46, 



pi. 15. f. 1, and Bept. viii. p. 90 ; Cuv. B. A. ; Merr. Tmt. p. 176 ; 



Eichw. Zool. Spec. iii. p. 1()6 ; Wai/l. Syst. Amph. p. 203; Bonap. 



Faun. Bal. ; Tlolandre, Fatin. Moselle, p. 220 ; Schinz, Faun. Jfelv. 



p. 143 ; Tschudi, Batr. p. 79 ; Bell, Brit. Bq^. p. 1 10 ; Massalongo, 



Frj}. T'eron. p. 47; Steindachn. Novara, Amph. p. 16 ; Koch, Ber. 



Send:. Ges. 1872, p. 135; Fatio, Vert. Suisse, iii. p. 312; BeBetta, 



Faun. Bal, Belt. Anf. p. 63 ; Boeltyer, Ahh. Senck. Ges. 1874, p. 165 ; 



Schreiher, He)-p. Fur. p. 177 ; Leydig, An. Batr. p. 104 ; Less(.na, 



Atti Ac. Lincei, Mem. CI. Sc.-fs.'\. p. 1050, pi. 1. 



ridihunda, Pallas, Ber. 



maritinia, Bi.sso. Hist. Nat. Fto: mer. iii. p. 92 ; Bonap. I. c. ; 



Girard, U. S. Expl. Exped., Herp. p. 25, pi. 2. f. 7-12. 



hispanica, 3Iichah. Isis, 1830, p. IGO ; Bonap. I. c. 



calcarata, Michah I. c. ; Tschudi, I. c. p. 80, pi. 1. f. 1. 



cachinans, Pallas, Zooqr. Boss.- As. iii. p. 7, pi. 1 ; Eichxo. Zool. 



Casp. Cauc. p. 136, pi. 30. 



caucasica. Pall. I. c. 



denti^x, Krynieki, Bull. Mosc, iii. p. 63, pi. ii. 



tigi'ina, Eichii: I. c. 



Pelophj'lax esculentus, Fitziny. Syst. Bept. i. p. 31. 

 hispanicus, Fitzing. Sitz. Ac. Wien, xlii. p. 414. 



Yomerine teeth in two slightly ohliqne groups between the choanae. 

 Head moderate ; snout rounded or suhacuminate ; interorbital space 

 much narrower than the upper eyelid; tympanum distinct, about 

 two thirds the size of the eye. Fingers moderate, first extending 

 a little beyond second ; toes entirely webbed ; subarticular tubercles 

 of fingers and toes well developed ; inner metatarsal tubercle very 

 variable, either blunt or compressed, shovel-shaped, much shorter 

 than, or neaily as long as, the first toe ; a small outer metatarsal 

 tubercle. The hind limb being cariied forwards along the body, 

 the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches nearly the tip of the snout. A 

 very prominent glandular lateral fold. Upper parts more or less 

 spotted or marbled with dark brown or black ; generally three light 



