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first finger extending beyond second, which is as long as 

 fourth ; third toe much longer than fifth ; toes with a very- 

 rudimentary web; subarticular tubercles much developed; an 

 inner, oblong and a distinct, round, outer metatarsal tubercle; 

 the heel reaches between eye and tip of snout, rarely beyond. 



Granulate above, with symmetrical longitudinal ridges on 

 the back ; a strong fold above the tympanum ; a tarsal fold ; 

 smooth below. 



Brownish, olive or greyish above, with indistinct darker 

 markings; loreal and temporal region blackish or with blackish 

 vertical streaks; sometimes a light vertebral streak or two 

 light dorso-Iateral ones; white beneath, immaculate or the throat 

 speckled with brown ; limbs with dark cross-bars. Length 66 mm. 



Male with two internal vocal sacs. 



Habitat: Halmahera, up to 700 m.; Kei islands; Batanta 

 isl. ; New Guinea (Dore ; Andai; Mansiman ; Arfakmts. ; Mani- 

 kion region!; Geelvink bay; Etna bay!; Mamberamo riv. ! ; 

 near Idenburg riv., 400 m. ! ; Doorman riv.!; Tawarin riv.!; 

 Sermowai riv., +70 and +400 m.!; Walckenaer bay!; Tanah- 

 merah bay!; Tor riv.!; Jaona ! ; Humboldt bay!; Tami riv.!; 

 Sentani lake ! ; Oinake ! ; upper current of Kaiserin Augusta 

 riv.!; Erima; Stephansort; Sattelberg, +800 m. ; Bara Bara ; 

 Bukana; Mimika riv.; Setekwa riv.); Jobi isl.; Meisor isl.; 

 Schouten islands; Ferguson isl.; St. Aignan isl. ; Duke of York 

 isl.; Goram isl.; Faor isl.; Bertrand isl.; Bismarck arch.; 

 Solomon islands. — Philippines; Pelew islands. 



Rana rugata, var. rubristriata (Barb.). 



Cormifer corriigatus nibristriatHs Barbour, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, XXI 



1908, p. 190. 



Cormifer corricgattis rubristriatus Barbour, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 



Coll , XLIV, I, 1912, p. 70, pi. V, fig. 14. 



Distinguished from the type by shorter legs, the heel reaching 

 the eye, and by the absence of the fold above the tympanum. 



Brownish olive above, with a brick red vertebral stripe; 

 inner sides of thighs yellow. 



Perhaps identical with P. solomonis. 



Habitat: Roon island, Geelvink bay. 



19. Rana solomonis (Blgr.). 



Cormifer solviiioiiis Boulenger, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1 884. p. 212. 



