86 Mr. G. A. Boulenger on the 



oblique oval groups, commencing on a line with the hinder 

 edge of the clioance. Head moderate, as long as broad; 

 snout short, rounded, as long as the diameter of the orbit ; 

 canthus rostralis angular ; loreal region slightly concave ; 

 nostril equidistant from the orbit and the end of the snout; 

 interorbital space as broad as the upper eyelid ; tympanum 

 distinct, three fifths the diameter of the eye. Fingers mode- 

 rate, the tips dilated into small disks ; first finger extending 

 slightly beyond second ; toes moderate, two-thirds webbed, 

 the tips dilated into small but very distinct disks ; subarti- 

 cular tubercles moderate ; inner metatarsal tubercle elliptic, 

 blunt, two fifths the length of the inner toe ; no outer meta- 

 tarsal tubercle; no tarsal fold. Tibio-tarsal articulation 

 reaching beyond the tip of the snout ; tibia as long as the 

 fore limb. Skin nearly smooth ; posterior half of upper 

 eyelids warty ; a narrow glandular dorso-lateral fold ; a fold 

 from the eye to the shoulder. Brown above ; sides of snout 

 below the canthi blackish ; temporal region light ; a dark 

 cross bar between the eyes; a A -shaped blackish inter- 

 scapular marking ; dorso-lateral folds edged with blackish on 

 the outer side ; limbs with regular dark cross bands ; lower 

 parts whitish. 



From snout to vent 43 millim. 



4. Rana varians } sp. n. 



Palawan. Several specimens. 



Closely allied to R. temporalis, Gthr. Vomerine teeth in 

 two oblique series extending beyond the level of the hinder 

 edge of the choanse. Head depressed, longer than broad ; 

 snout obtusely or acutely pointed, prominent, longer than the 

 diameter of the orbit; canthus rostralis angular ; loreal region 

 nearly vertical, strongly concave ; nostril nearer the tip of 

 the snout than the eye ; interorbital space as broad as the 

 upper eyelid or a little narrower ; tympanum very distinct, 

 as large as the eye or a little smaller. Fingers moderate, 

 first extending beyond second; toes nearly entirely webbed ; 

 tips of fingers and toes dilated into well-developed disks ; 

 subarticular tubercles well developed ; inner metatarsal 

 tubercle oval, blunt ; a small round outer metatarsal tubercle ; 

 no tarsal fold. Tibio-tarsal articulation reaching beyond the 

 tip of the snout ; tibia as long as the fore limb. Skin finely 

 granulate, with or without scattered small warts; a narrow 

 glandular dorso-lateral fold. Brown, pink, or dark grey 

 above ; a black streak below the canthus rostralis and a 

 black temporal blotch ; limbs with dark cross bands ; hinder 

 side of thighs marbled with brown ; some specimens with a 



