240 Mr. G. A. Boulenger oh 



less overlapping ; tibia 2 or a little over 



2 times in length from snout to vent . . 7. R. krefftii, Rlgr. 



b. Male with vocal sacs internal, exceptionally external but feebly 

 developed ; no gland on inner side of arm. 



Tibio-tarsal articulation reaching nostril, tip 

 of .snout, or beyond ; heels strongly over- 

 lapping; tibia 1^ to If times in length 

 from snout to vent 8. R. papua, Less. 



Tibio-tarsal articulation reaching eye or be- 

 tween eye and nostril ; heels feebly over- 

 lapping ; tibia 2 to 2| times in length 

 from snout to vent 9. R. daemeli, Stdr. 



Synonymy and Distribution. 



1. Sana grunniens. 



Rana grunniens, Daud. Hist. Rain. Gren. Crap. p. 60, pi. xxi. (1803), 



and Hist. Rept. viii. p. 127 (1803); Dum. & Bibr. Erp. Ge"n. viii. 



p. 380 (1841) ; Giinth. Cat. Ratr. Sal. p. 10 (1858) : Bouleng. Cat. 



Batr. Ecaud. p. 23 (1882), and Tr. Zool. Soc. xx. 1914, p. 249. 

 Rana subsaltans, Gravenh. Delic. Mus. Vratisl., Ratr. p. 35, pi. vii. 



(1829). 

 Rana hi/dromedusa (Kuhl), Tschudi, Class. Ratr. pp. 40, 80 (1838). 

 Rana macrodon (nou D. & R.), van Kampen, Nova Guinea, ix., Zool. 



p. 458 (1913). 



Hob. Java(?), Amboina (type), and Dutch New Guinea. 



2. Sana bufoniformis. 



Rana bufoniformis, Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1884, p. 210, and Tr. 

 Zool. Soc. xii. 1886, p. 47, pi. viii. 



Hab. Solomon Islands (Treasury [type] and Faro). 



3. Sana opisthodon. 



Rana ojristhodon, Rouleng, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1884, p. 211, and Tr. Zool. 



Soc. xii. 1886, p. 50, pi. x. 

 ? Rana ventricosus, T. Vogt, Sitzb. Ges. Nat. Fr. Rerl. 1912, p. 8. 



Hab. Solomon Islands (Treasury and Faro). — I*, verttru 

 cosa } which, according to the description, differs only in 

 having the toes entirely webbed, is from Lambassa. 



* 



4. Sana gupiiyi. 



Rana guppyi, Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1884, p. 211, and Tr. Zool. 

 Soc. xii. 1886, p. 48, pi. ix. 



Hah. Solomon Islands (Shortland [type], Faro, New 

 Georgia, Guadalcanal", Rubiana, Isabel). 



