26 L. G. ANDERSSON, CATAL. OF LINNEAN TYPE-SPECIMENS OF REPTILIA. 



in Boulenger's catalogue of Batr. salientia, p. 317, is iiamed 

 Bufo typJionicus (L.). 



In the Royal Museum there is a frog from the old col- 

 lections, labeled by Quensel: y^Rana ty2)honia>^, and Quensel says 

 in liis catalogue about tbis specimen: ■»Unicum et rarissimum 

 in museo servatur excmjjlum, forte ipsissimum sccundum quoä 

 summus Historice natur alis Parens siiam conscri2)sit descrij)- 

 tionem.^ 



Tbis specimen is, however, a Mana tigrina, and tbus no 

 American form, as Limuens states witb regard to bis Bana 

 typhonia. Tbe description of tbis one in Syst. Nat. agrees 

 very well witb tbe specimen in tbe R. Museum, if we may 

 presume tbat Linneeus witb bis words »auricidarihus lohis 

 ovatis^j meant tbe large blown out vocal sacs, we find in tbe 

 specimen. It bas furtber on tbe back four longitudinal folds 

 {»Dorsum rugis quatuor longitudinalibusy^), a few scattered 

 conical tubercles {y>punctis elevatisy>), but tbe black spöts 

 (»macidisque nigris») are very indistinct. 



I do not know wbetber Eolander, wbo travelled in Su- 

 rinam and West India, brougbt bome from tbese places any 

 collections, among wbicb Linnseus discovered tbe type speci- 

 men of bis Bana typhonia. But if so, tbe specimen in the 

 museum can not be tbe Linnean type. On tbe otber band, if 

 Linneeus fixed bis species only by a description of Rolander, 

 it migbt be possible tbat be regarded tbis specimen witb its 

 large vocal sacs as tbe one mentioned by Rolander (»clami- 

 tans» etc). 



But as Quensel also seems to be doubtful, wbetber it 

 is a Linnean specimen {»forte ipsissimum»), I tbink it wise 

 to leave tbe question open. 



Length of the body 68 mm., of the femur 32 mm., of the tibia 

 37 mm,, of the tarsus with the 4th toe 55 mm. 



