2. EANA. 51 



Vomerine teeth in two transverse series between the choanse. 

 Head modeiate ; snout long, pointed ; interorbital space narrower 

 than the upper eyelid ; tympanum distinct, nearly as large as the 

 eye. Fingers moderate, first not extending beyond second ; toes 

 rather slender, two-thirds webbed ; subarticular tubercles of fingers 

 and toes moderate ; a single, small, oval, inner metatarsal tubercle. 

 The hind limb being curried forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal 

 articulation reaches beyond the tip of the snout. A few narrow, 

 interrupted glandular lines along the back; no glandular fold from 

 the eye to the shoulder. Olive above, with large black spots, trans- 

 versely dilated upon the limbs ; sometimes a light vertebral stripe ; 

 a black temporal spot ; a white line from below the eye to the angle 

 of the mouth ; sides of body and hinder side of thighs blackish, 

 white-marbled. Eencath immaculate or with blackish vermicula- 

 tions on the throat and breast. Male with two internal vocal sacs. 

 AV. and S. Africa. 



Prof. Barboza du Bocage [P.]. 

 Sir A. Smith [P.]. 



F. P. M. Weale, Esq. [P.]. 

 H. Trevelvan, Esq. [P.J. 

 T. Avres [C.l. 

 Sir A. Smith [P.]. 

 Charles Darwin, Esq. [P.]. 



66. Rana oxyrhynchus. 



Pana oxyrhynchus, Giinth. Cat. p. 19. 

 Rana oxyrhynchus, (Sundev.) Smith, III. S. Afr., Rept. pi. 77. f. 2. 



Vomerine teeth in two straight series, their outer edge in contact 

 with the inner front edge of the choanae. Head moderate ; snout 

 very long, pointed ; interorbital space as broad as the u]jper eyelid ; 

 tympanum distinct, nearly as large as the eye. Fingers moderate, 

 first not extending beyond second ; toes moderate, entirely webbed ; 

 subarticular tubercles of fingers and toes moderate ; a very small 

 inner metatarsal tubercle ; no outer one. The hind limb being car- 

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

 far beyond the tip of the snout. Six or eight narrow glandular 

 folds along the back ; a strong glandular fold from beneath the eye 

 to the aim. Grey above, darker spotted ; hinder side of thighs 

 with black and white reticiilations. Male with two external vocal 

 vesicles opening by two slits below the lower jaw. 



W. and S. Africa. 



a-h. S- Braganca, Angola. Prof. Barboza du Bocage [P.]. 



c-d. ? & hgT. Carau'-igo. Dr. Wehvitsch [C.]. 



e- 2 • Cape of Good Hope. Sir A. Smith [P.~ 



/• ? . Katal. Sir A. Smith [P. 



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