176 A NATURALIST IN THE TRANSVAAL. 



In its hooked snout this species approaches G. macrorhynchus, 

 Jan (Nubia), and G. rostrata, Bocage (Benguela and Angola). 

 It differs from the former in its less slender form and larger 

 rostral shield ; from the latter in its rounded rostral edge and 

 shorter tail. 



Lamprophis rufulus, Licht. Pretoria. 



Leptodira rufescens, Gm. Pretoria. 



Psammophis sibilans, L. Pretoria. 



Causus rhombeatuSj Licht. Pretoria. 



Vipera arietans, L. Pretoria. 



BATEACHIA. 



Rana natalensis 3 Smith. Pretoria. 



Rana adspersa, Bibr. Pretoria. 



Bottle-green above, yellow beneath ; base and inner surface 

 of limbs orange. 



Rana angolensis, Bocage. Pretoria. 



Phrynobatrachus natalensis. Smith. Pretoria. 



Bufo regularis, Eeuss. Pretoria. 



Bufo car ens, Smith. Pretoria. 

 The lateral glandular fold and the larger glands on the sides 



of the body and on the limbs bright red. Tympanum much 

 smaller in the young than in the adult. 



