48 RANIDiE. 



58. Rana guentheri. (Plate IV. fig. 2.) 



Vomerine teeth in two slightly oblique series commencing close to 

 the inner front edge of the choanne. Head moderate, depressed ; 

 snout rather long, subacuminate, with distinct canthus rostralis ; 

 interorbital space as broad as the upper eyelid ; tympanum very 

 distinct, nearly as large as the eye. Fingers rather slender, first 

 extending beyond second ; toes moderate, rather more tban two- 

 thirds webbed ; subarticular tubercles of fingers and toes well deye- 

 loped ; inner metatarsal tubercle small, oval ; a rather indistinct 

 tubercle at the base of the fourth toe- The hind limb being cai-ried 

 forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches nearly 

 the tip of the snout. A moderately prominent glandular lateral 

 fold ; another from beneath the eye to the shoulder. Grey above, 

 spotted with black on the sides ; glandular lateral fold black-edged : 

 tympanum reddish brown ; hind limbs cross-barred ; hinder side of 

 thighs black and white marbled ; beneath yellowish, the throat 

 speckled with brown. Prom snout to vent 80 millim. 



S. China. 



a-h. 5 . Amoy. R. Swinhoe [P.]. 



e. Ysf. China. 



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59. Rana palmipes. 



Eana palmipes, Spix, Nov. Spec. Test. Ran. p. 29, pi. 5. f. 1 5 Peters, 



Mon. Berl. Ac. 1872, p. 205, & 1873, p. 622. ^ 



jmnnenyis, Tsckudi, Fcmn. Per., Herp. p. 64. 



Ranu'la gollmeri, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1859, p. 402. 

 Rana affinis, Peters, I. c. p. 402, & 1871, p. 402. 



atRnis, Co2Je, Proc. Ac. Philacl. 1866, p. 130, & 1868, p. 117. 



Pohlia palmipes, Steindaclm. Novara, Amph. p. 15, pi. i. f. 5; Giinth. 



Zool. Pec. iv. p. 147. 

 Rana vaillanti, Brocchi, Bull. Soc. Philom. (7) i. p. 175, and Miss. 



Sc. Mex\, Batr. p. 11, pi. ii. t 1. 



Vomerine teeth in two small groups on a level with the hinder 

 edge of the choanse. Head moderate ; snout rounded ; interorbital 

 space nearly as broad as the upper eyelid ; tympanum distinct, at 

 least two thirds the diameter of the eye. Fingers moderate, first 

 extending slightly beyond second ; toes moderate, with small ter- 

 minal disks, entirely webbed ; siibarticular tubercles of fingers and 

 toes not much developed ; a single, small, oval, inner metatarsal 

 tubercle. The hind limb being carried forwards along the body, 

 the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches generally between the eye and 

 the tip of the snout. A moderately prominent glandular lateral fold ; 

 another glandular fold from beneath the eye to the shoulder. Olive or 

 brown above, immaculate or with small blackish spots ; limbs cross- 

 barred ; hinder side of thighs black and whitish marbled ; yellowish 

 white beneath, with small brownish specks on the throat or rounded 

 brown spots on the belly and under the thighs. Male without vocal 

 sacs. 



C. and S. America. 



