1920.] G. A. BOULENGER : Frogs of the Genus Rana. 



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front, separating the upper from the lower surface ; first finger 

 a little shorter than the second, third a little longer than the snout ; 

 subarticular tubercles moderate. 



Hind limb moderately long, the tibio-tarsal articulation reach- 

 ing between the eye and the tip of the snout, the heels feebly 

 overlapping when the limbs are folded at right angles to the body ; 

 tibia 4 times as long as broad, twice in length from snout to vent, 

 shorter than the fore limb, slightly longer than the foot. Toes 

 moderately long, depressed, and dilated at the end like the fingers, 

 f webbed, 3 phalanges of fourth free, the web reaching the 

 discs of the third and fifth and not penetrating far between the 

 outer metatarsals ; subarticular tubercles moderate ; no tarsal 

 fold ; inner metatarsal tubercle oval, feebly prominent, f the 

 length of the inner toe ; no outer tubercle. 



Skin of back with small scattered warts, some of which are 

 elongate; a strong glandular fold from the eye to the shoulder. 

 Lower parts smooth. 



Brown above, with small dark spots ; a triangular dark spot 

 between the eyes ; upper lip with dark vertical bars ; limbs with 

 dark cross-bands. Lower parts white, throat mottled with brown. 



Measurements in millimetres. 



This species is known from a single female specimen, from 

 Matheran near Bombav. 



58, Rana semipalmata, 



Rana semipalmata, Bouleng., Cat. Batr. Ecaud. p. 56, pi. iv, fig. 3 (1882), 

 a.r\d Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 454 (1890); Annand. Rec. Ind. Mtis. XV, 

 1918, p. 20, pi. i, fig. 3. 



Vomerine teeth in short oblique series just behind the level 

 of the choanae, the space between the two series equal to the 

 length of one of them. Tongue with a long pointed papilla in the 

 middle. 



Head rather depressed, as long as broad; snout rounded, 

 feebly projecting beyond the mouth, as long as the eye; canthus 

 rostralis obtuse ; loreal region moderately oblique, concave ; nos- 

 tril a little nearer the end of the snout than the eye ; distance 



