American Species of Raua. 415 



identical with Lecirnna vibicaria, Cope, 1894. Except for 

 the presence of feebly developed vomerine teeth, the longer 

 inner finger, and the more extensive palmation of the toes 

 in the former, there is almost complete agreement between 

 the descriptions of the two, which are from the same part of 

 Costa llica. 



16. Bona areolata, B. & G., 1852. 

 li. circulosd, Rice & Davis, 1878. 

 Indiana, Illinois, Georgia, Texas. 



17. Rana capita, Leconte, 1855. 

 R. areolata cesopus, capita, Cope, 1886. 

 Georgia, I'lorida. 



18. Rana tarahumara, Blgr., 1917. 

 Sierra Tarahumari, N.W. Mexico, about 3000 ft. 



19. Rana boylii, Baird, 1854. 

 It. pachyderma, Cope, 1883. — R. boylii imiscosa, sierrce, Camp, 1917, 

 Oregon and California, up to 11,500 ft. altitude. 



20. Rana pustulosa, Blgr., 1883. 

 Ventanas in Durango, Mexico. 



21. Rana palmipes, Spix, 1824. 



li.Jumnensis, Tscbr.di, 1845. — Ranula gollmeri, Peters, 1859. — R. cla- 

 «!«/«, var. ^M?a««isjs, Peters, 1863. — Ranula affinis, Cope, 186G. — 

 Pohlia palmipes, Steind., 1867. — Ranula Ijrevipalmafa, niyrilalus, 

 Cope, 1874. — R. vaillanti, Brocchi, 1877. — Jlylarana brevipulmata, 

 I3rocchi, 188i\ — R. copii, Bouleng., 1882. — R. honaccana, melano- 

 soHirt, Giintb., 1900. — R. brevipalmata rhoadsi, Fowler, 1913. 



Central and South America, from Southern Mexico to 

 Pernam))uc() and Peru. 



This frog is interesting as the only representative of tiie 

 genus Rana in South America. Few species have been 

 more nnsundei-stood and have given rise to more discussion 



