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pointed, fang-like apophyses in front, less conspicuou? in the females 

 and younger individuals. East Indian Islands. 



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



b. Adult female. Philippines. 



c. d. Young. Philippines. From Mr. Cuming's Conectiou. 



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

 folds and a whitish vertebral line, and is not mthout doubt 

 referred to the above species. 



3. Rana vittigera. 



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



Tympanum moderate ; skin with short longitudinal folds ; fourth 

 toe one-third longer than the fifth ; toes with slightly swoUen tips, 

 half- webbed ; metatarsus with two tubercles ; vomerine teeth in two 

 obhque series, convergent behind ; apophyses of lower jaw hardly 

 conspicuous. 



This species, confounded by Bibron with R. tigrina, is a distinctly 

 different species, not even growing to the size of R. tempomria. In 

 habit and in coloration it is similar to R. tigrina ; it is greyish brown 

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

 eyes, generally divided into two by a white vertebral line, running 

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

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



a. Adult. Ningpo. From Mr. Cuming's Collection. 



b. Adult female. Ningpo. From Mr. Cuming's Collection. 



c. HaLf-grown. Mngpo. From Mr. Cuming's Collection. 



d. Young. Ningpo. From Mr. Cuming's Collection. 



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

 i. Adult female. Loochoo. Presented by A. Collie, Esq. 

 Jc, I. Adult and half-grown. China. Presented by J. C.Bowring, Esq. 

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

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

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

 r. Half-grown : not good state. China, 

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

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

 ii-x. Half-grown and young. Ceylon. From Mr. Cuming's Col- 

 lection. 

 y. Many specimens. Madras. Presented by J. C. Jerdon, Esq. 

 z. Adult. Java. From M. Parzudald's Collection. 

 a-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, Daiul. Rain. p. 64. pi. 20, and Rept. viii. p. 125 ; Merr. 

 Tent. p. 174 ; Cur. Rcf/iie Ani^n. ; Dam. •!)• Bibr. p. .■?75 ; Kelaart, 

 PfOfb: Faun. Ceylon, p. 192. 



