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The Ranida, or true Frogs, have teeth in the upper jaw ; the 

 transverse processes of the sacral vertebra are not distinctly dilated. 

 Two species occur in this country : the common Frog (Ran a tern- 

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Rana temporaria (Common Brown Frog). 



poraria) is indigenous ; the second species, the Edible Frog of the 

 Continent (R. esculenta), has been introduced, and has thoroughly 

 established itself in some parts of Norfolk. The Bull-Frogs, so 

 called from their bellowing powerful voice, are R. catesbiana of 

 North America, and R. tigrina, the largest and commonest Frog 

 of India; R, adspersa, also one of the largest species, is found in 

 various parts of tropical Africa, and remarkable for its toad-like 

 appearance. This family also contains arboreal types, of which 

 Rhacophorus maximus, from the Himalayas and the hills of Assam, 

 is a representative. In this genus the webs between the fingers 

 and toes are much developed and very broad, so that some natu- 

 ralists have represented this structure to be of service to the frog 

 in taking flying leaps (the Flying Frog of Wallace). What is 



