THREE NEW FROGS AND ONE NEW GECKO FROM THE 

 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 



By Leonhard Stejneger, 



Cnnitor, Dirision of Eeptiles and Bdtruchians. 



Dr. E. A. Mearns, U. S. Army, has recently returned from the 

 Philippines with large collections, which he has generously placed at 

 the disposal of the United States National Museum. Among the 

 herpetological material, which contains many valuable additions of 

 genera and species to our collection, and sheds considerable light on 

 many obscure points relating to this part of the fauna of the islands, 

 there are a few undescribed species which it has been thought desira- 

 ble to define and name in advance of a general report on the collection. 



RANA MEARNSI," new species. 



DkKjnosis. — Tip of digits developed into regular disks, those of 

 the fingers very large; a narrow, glandular dorso-lateral fold; vomerine 

 teeth behind the level of the choanal; interorbital space broader than 

 upper eyelid; tympanum more than three-fourths the diameter of eye; 

 first finger much shorter than second; tibio-tarsal articulation reaches 

 considerably beyond the snout; a distinct tarsal fold; skin of belly and 

 femur glandular. 



Hahitat. — Mindanao, Philippine Islands. 



Type. — Cat. No. 35258, U.S.N.M.; Baganga River, East ('oast Range 

 Mountains, Mindanao; altitude between 1,000 and 5,000 feet; Dr. 

 E. A. Mearns, collector; April 28 to May 7, 1904. 



Desc7'iption of type. — Vomerine teeth in two oblique groups, com- 

 mencing on a line with the hinder edge of the choana*; head moderate, 

 elongate, rather pointed, the snout considerably longer than the diam- 

 eter of the orbit; nostrils near tip of snout, their distance from eye 

 equaling the diameter of the latter; interorbital space broader than 

 upper eyelid; canthus rostralis well marked; lores concave; tympanum 

 ver}' distinct, about five-sixths the diameter of the eye; fingers very 



« Named in honor of its discoverer, Dr. Edgar A. Mearns. 



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