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of the snout, or a little nearer to the first, the distance between 

 them larger than that between the nostrils and half the width 

 of the mouth; spiraculum sinistral, lateral, directed upwards 

 and backwards, much nearer to the posterior than to the 

 anterior extremity of the body ; vent median. Tip of tail rounded; 

 the crests low, not reaching the base of the tail. 



A large sucking disk behind the mouth, extending to below 

 the spiracular tube ; lower lip bordered with one, sides of 

 upper lip with three series of papillae; jaws feebly denticu- 

 lated, composed of one piece each, bordered with black; series 

 of teeth 4^~^4/ I (;_gi / , the outer series in both lips very 

 feeble and sometimes incomplete. 



Blackish brown above, colourless below; tail brown, more 

 or less variegated with lighter; crests colourless. Length 56 mm. 



In swift running brooks. 



Habitat: Sumatra (Karo countries, +400 m.!; Tandjong- 

 beringin, Batak mts., +300m.!; Panjinggahan ! ; Barisan range, 

 1200 m. ; Sandaran Agung, 745 m., and Sinlak Daras, 900 m., 

 in Kurintji valley; Muarasako, Kurintji!); Borneo (Brunei; 

 Mt. Dulit; Kidi distr. and Matang in Serawak); Java (Batavia ?; 

 Buitenzorg; Tjibodas!, 1400 — 2000 m.; Pasirdatar, 900 m. ! ; 

 Djampang! ;Tjitalahab! ; Mt. Ungaran, 1000 — 1300 m.! ; Tengger 

 mts., 1200 m.). — Burma; Siam; Malay Peninsula; Philippines '). 



35. Rana whitehead! Blgr. 



Rana Whiteheadi Boulenger, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (5) XX, 1887, p. 96. 

 Rana Whiteheadi Mocquard, Nouv. Arch. Mus. d'Hist. Nat., (3) II, 1890, p. 146, 



pi. X, fig. 2. 

 Rana Whiteheadi Boulenger, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (6) VII, 1891, p. 344. 

 Rana Whiteheadi Mocquard, Mem. See. Zool. France, V, 1892, p. 205. 

 ^ Rana masoni Boettger, Ber. Offenb. Ver. f. Naturk. (1887 — 91), 1892, p. 138. 

 Rana Whiteheadi Boulenger, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1893, p. 526 (tadpole). 

 Rana whiteheadi Boulenger, Rec. Ind. Mus., XX, 1920, p. 195. 



Vomerine teeth in two short transverse or oblique series 

 between the posterior borders of the choanae, or just behind 

 them. Head as long as broad or slightly longer than broad; 

 snout rounded or obtusely pointed, feebly projecting, about 

 as long as the eye, canthus rostralis strong; loreal region 

 feebly oblique, deeply concave ; nostril nearer to tip of snout 



i) According to: De Elera, Catdlogo Sist. de toda la Fauna de Filippinas. 

 I. 1895, p. 448. 



