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moderate, first extending be3'ond second ; toes at least two-thirds 

 webbed; subarticular tubercles of fingers and toes much developed ; 

 inner metatarsal tubercle rounded, blunt, rather strong ; a small 

 outer tubercle. A narrow glandular lateral fold. Above greyish 

 brown, dark-spotted ; a very dark temporal spot ; a light line on the 

 lip from the tip of the snout to the extremity of the temporal spot ; 

 hind limbs regularly cross-barred ; beneath immaculate. Male 

 without vocal sacs. 



irance, Switzerland. IT. Italy, Austria, Greece. 



a-b. cj'. Pari^. M. F. Lataite [P.]. 



c-(l. S 2 . Bofionia. Prof. J. J. Bianconi [P.]. 



5Q. Eana silvatica. 



Raua temporaria, var. silvatica, part., Gunih. Cat. p. 17. 

 Bana sylvatica, Lecoiife, Ann. L'jc. N. Y. i. p. 232 ; Harlan, Sillim. 



Jvuni. ser. 1, x. p. 58, and Journ. Ac. Philad. v. part ii. p. 338; 



Holbr. N.-Amer. Herp. i. p. 96, pi. 15 ; Dnm. ^ Bihr. p. 362 ; 



Wied, Nova Acta Ac. Leap, xxxvii. p. 114 ; De i'lsle, Ann. Sc. Nat. 



ser. 5, xvii. 

 pensylvanica, Harlan, Sillim. Journ. I. c. ; Boulemj. Bidl. Sac. 



Zool. France, 1879, p. 188. 



Very closelj' allied to R. agilis. Tympanum not quite so close to 

 the eye. The tibio-tarsal articulation extends to the tip of the 

 snout or somewhat beyond. According to De ITsle, the male is 

 provided with two internal vocal sacs. 



North America. 



a-c. 2 • ^- America. Edward Doubleday, Esq. [P.]. 



d-e. Yg. X. America. Dr. J. Green [P.]. 



/, ff-i, k-1. 2 , N. America. 



ligi'v & yg- 



Rana japonica. 



Rana temporaria, var. japonica, Giinth. Cat. p. 17. 

 Eana temporaria, Schlee/. Faun. Japan., Bepf. p. 109, pi. 3. 



• silvatica, part., Hallow. Pruc. Ac. Philad. 1800, p. 500 ; G'dnth. 



Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 409 ; Camerano, Atti Ac. Torino, 1879, p. 876. 

 japonica, Boideng. Bidl. Sac. Zool. France, 1879, p. 190. 



Besembles very much R. agilis and sylvatica. Snout longer stiU ; 

 tympanum smaller than in R. agilis, not so close to the eye. Tibio- 

 tarsal articulation reaching beyond the tip of the snout. No outer 

 metatarsal tubercle. A light line from beneath the eye to the ex- 

 tremity of the temporal spot; belly immaculate. Male with two 

 internal vocal sacs. 



Japan, China. 



Japan. Leyden Museum. 



Szeclmeu. R. Swinhoe [C.]. 



Ningpo. 



China. E. Swinhoe [C.]. 



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