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pointed, tanf>-like apophyses in front, less conspicuous in the females 

 and younger individuals. East Indian Islands. 



a. Adult male. Philippines. From Mr. Cuming's Collection. 



Ii. Adult female. Philippines. 



c, <l. Young. Philippines. From Mr. Cuming's Collection. 



e. Half-grown. Philippines. — This specimen exhibits longitudinal 



folds and a whitish vertebral Une, and is not without doubt 



referred to the above species. 



3. Rana vittigera. 



Wuymaiui, Nova Acta, 1835, p. 225. t. 21. f. 1. 



Tympanum moderate ; skin with short longitudinal folds ; fouilh 

 toe one-third longer than the fifth ; toes with slightly swollen tijis, 

 half- webbed ; metatarsus with two tubercles ; vomerine teeth in t^wo 

 obhquc series, convergent behind ; apophyses of lower jaw hardly 

 conspicuous. 



This species, confounded by Bibron with E. tlgrina, is a distinctly 

 different species, not even gromng to the size of It. temporaria. In 

 habit and in coloration it is similar to R. t'ujrina ; it is greyish broAvn 

 above, -with darker irregular spots ; a triangular spot between the 

 eyes, generally diddcd into two by a -white vertebral hue, ninning 

 from the muzzle to the anus. The narrow whitish longituchnal line 

 on the hinder side of the calf of the leg is often wanting. 



«. Adult. Xingpo. From Mr. Cuming's Collection. 

 h. Adult female. J^ingpo. From Mr. Cuming's Collection. 

 c. I^alf-gro^^^l. Ningpo. From Mr. Cuming's Collection. 

 (J. Young. Ningpo. From Mr. Cuming's Collection. 

 e-h. Adult and young. Hong Kong. Presented by J. C.Bowring, Esq. 

 /. Adid.t female. Loochoo. Presented by A. CoUie, Esq. 

 h,l. Adult and half-grown. China. Presented by J. C.Bowring, Esq. 

 m. Several specimens. China. Presented by J. Reeve, Esq. 

 it. Several specimens. Cliina. Presented by J. lleeve, Esq. 

 o-q. Adult and half-grown. China. From Mr. Cuming's Collection. 

 )■. Half-gro-\^Ti : not good state. China, 

 s. Half-groMTi. China. From Mr. Cuming's Collection. 

 t. Several specimens. Ceylon. From Mr. Cuming's Collection. 

 n-.v. Half-groAvn and young. Ceylon. From Mr. Cuming's Col- 

 lection. 

 (/. Many specimens. Madras. Presented by J. C Jerdon, Esq. 

 r. Adult. i&x'A. From M. Parzudald's Collection. 

 ci-y. Adult. East Indies. Presented by the East India Company. 

 c. Skeleton of an adult. China. Presented by J. Reeve, Esq. 



4. Rana tigrina. 



Rana tigrina, Ihiud. Rain. p. 04. pi. 20, and Repi. viii. p. 125 ; Merr. 

 Tent. \i. 174; Cur. Rh/iic A)ii»i. ; Z^ww. i.^ -B/6/-. p. 875 ; Kclaarl, 

 Prwlr. Fatal. CeijJon. p. 192. 



