192 



Cornufer solomonis Boulenger, Transact. Zool. Soc. London, XII, pt. 2, 1 886, 

 ■ P- 54, pl- XI, fig. 2. 



Platy mantis solomonis Boulenger, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (9) I, 1918, p. 373. 

 Platymantis solomonis Barbour, Proc. New England Zool. Club, VII, 1921, 

 p. 96, pis. II— IV. 



Tongue without papilla ; vomerine teeth in two rather long, 

 transverse or slightly oblique, feebly arched series behind the 

 level of the choanae. Head very large, moderately depressed, 

 as long as broad, its length contained 2 , / 2 to 2 3 / 4 times in the 

 distance from snout to vent; snout rounded, not projecting, 

 as long as, or slightly longer than the upper eyelid ; canthus 

 rostralis distinct, obtuse, straight; loreal region oblique, concave; 

 nostril much nearer to tip of snout than to orbit; interorbital 

 space about 3 / 4 the width of the upper eyelid, with a median 

 ridge; tympanum very distinct, about half the width of the 

 upper eyelid. Tips of fingers and toes swollen ; first finger 

 extending beyond second, and as long as third; second and 

 fourth ones equal in length ; toes with a very slight rudiment of 

 web; subarticular tubercles very strong and prominent; an 

 oval inner and a smaller, rounded outer metatarsal tubercle; 

 the heel reaches the centre or the anterior border of the eye. 



Upper surfaces more or less corrugated, with irregularly 

 scattered, short, longitudinal folds, or smooth; a strong fold 

 above the tympanum ; belly and lower surface of thighs feebly 

 granulate, otherwise smooth below. 



Grey-brown or purplish brown above, with more or less 

 distinct darker markings; sometimes a white vertebral line, 

 extending along the hind limbs; loreal and temporal regions 

 dark brown; lips with more or less marked dark vertical bars; 

 tympanum chestnut-brown ; limbs with dark cross-bars ; whitish 

 below, throat more or less mottled with brown. Length 78 mm. 



Male with two internal vocal sacs. 



Eggs large (ripe egg 5 mm. in diameter). 



Habitat: Bismarck arch.; Solomon islands. 



20. Rana punctata (Ptrs. & Dor.). 



Platymantis punctata Peters e Doria, Ann. Mus. Genova, XIII, 1878, p. 42O, 



pl. VII, fig. 3. 

 Cornufer punctatus Boulenger, Cat. Batr, Sal. Brit. Mus., 1882, p. 1 10. 

 Platymantis punctata Boulenger, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (9) I, 1918, p. 373. 



Distinguished from R. corrugata by the equal length of the 

 two inner fingers. 



