RANA. 239 



Frequents hilly and rocky places exposed to the rays of 

 the siin. The bite, though venomous, is said to be cured 

 by immediate washing of the wound in water. 



Entire length, according to Pallas, about 2 feet, of which 

 the tail is about 3 inches. 



Was found by Pallas near Astrachan, and by Eversmann 

 in Tartary. 



Order IV. BATRACHIA. 



Body depressed and short, or rounded and prolonged, 

 with or without a tail; skin soft, naked; generally with 

 four feet, without claws; neck not distinct from the 

 head and body; generally provided with eyelids; no 

 outward ear ; oviparous ; breathing by lungs and gills ; 

 the eggs are impregnated after exclusion, and the young 

 undergo a metamorphosis. 



Family RANIDiE. FROGS AND TOADS. 



Gills present only in the tadpole state; feet four in 

 number ; four toes on the fore -feet, the hind-feet with five 

 toes, and sometimes with a rudiment of a sixth ; no tail in 

 the perfect animal. 



Genus RANA. 



Skin smooth ; hind-feet very long, adapted for leaping, 

 more or less palmated ; upper jaw with a row of fine teeth, 

 and a transverse interrupted row of the same on the middle 

 of the palate. 



