1920.] G. A. BOULENGER : Frogs of the Genus Rana. 83 



verse dark bands ; front and hinder side of both Hmbs, involving 

 the fingers and toes, very distinct^ variegated with black; lower 

 lip spotted with black ; chin and breast dusky, rest of lower side 

 yellowish white. 



From snout to vent 57 millim. 



The tj'pe specimen was procured b}' Stoliczka at JIurree, Punj- 

 ab, Western Himalayas, altitude 6000 feet. The second specimen 

 from near .Simla, mentioned by Sclater, is now in the British ]\Iu- 

 seum, and has been dealt with under R. liehigii. 



38. Rana blanfordii. 



Rana blanfordii, Bouleng., Cat. Batr. Ecand. p. 2,^, pi. i, fig. 2 (1882), and 

 Ann. and Mag. N.H. (■/) X\'I, 1905, p. 640; .\nnand., Rec. !nd. 

 Mus. Ill, igog, p. 283, and Mem. As. Soc. Beng. \'\, igiy, p. 139. 



Rana vicina inon Stol.), Bouleng., Rec. hid. Mus. I, 1907, p. 150 ; Annand., 

 Rec. hid. .Mus. II, 1908, p. 346. 



Vomerine teeth in feeble groups or oblique series between the 

 choanae and extending beyond the level of their posterior borders. 



Head a little broader than long, rather strongly depressed ; 

 snout' rounded, scarcely projectnig bej-ond the mouth, as long as 

 the ej-e ; canthus rostralis obtuse ; loreal region oblique, concave ; 

 nostril a little nearer the Qy& than the end of the snout ; the dis- 

 tance between the nostrils greater than €he interorbital width, 

 which equals or is a little less than that of the upper eyelid ; tym- 

 panum rather distinct or very indistinct, about \ the diameter of 

 the e\-e, onlj' a little longer than its distance from the latter. 



Fingers obtuse, first shorter than the second, third longer than 

 the snout ; subarticular tubercles moderately large, very promi- 

 nent. 



Hind limb rather long, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaching 

 the nostril or the tip of the snout, the heels strongly overlapping 

 when the limbs are folded at right angles to the body ; tibia 3J to 4 

 times as long as broad, twice in length from snout to vent or a 

 little more or a little less, as long as or a little longer than the foot, 

 shorter than the fore limb. Toes with the tips swollen into small 

 discs, I to 1 webbed, the web deeph' emarginate and extending onh* 

 as a fringe to the tip of the fourth ; outer metatarsals separated 

 nearly to the base ; subarticular tubercles moderateh- large, moder- 

 ately prominent ; no tarsal fold ; inner metatarsal tubercle narrow, 

 feebh' prominent, about half the length of the inner toe ; no outer 

 metatarsal tubercle. 



Skin smooth above or with small granules and elongate flat 

 glands ; a glandular fold from the ^\q to the shoulder ; lower parts 

 smooth. 



Olive above, with small blackish spots which may have a 

 hght centre ; a blackish cross-bar between the ej'es and a blackish 

 streak on the canthus rostralis and on the temporal region ; limbs 

 with interrupted dark cross-bars. Lower parts white, throat of 

 male brownish or marbled with brown. According to Annandale 



