22,5 Taylor: Herpetological Fauna, III 519 



present in the Philippine R. vittigera; it is said to be present in 

 R. limnocharis. 



Regarding Rana moodiei I am not so certain. This species 

 occurs in central Luzon probably as frequently as does R. vitti- 

 gera. It would appear that Wiegmann, if he obtained specimens, 

 lumped them with R. vittigera just as other writers have lumped 

 the two forms under R. tigrina. 



That the two species Rana vittigera and R. moodiei are dis- 

 tinct cannot be questioned. That R. moodiei is distinct from 

 Boulenger's varieties of R. tigrina or of Anandale's related 

 species, I am not so certain. I am submitting specimens to Dr. 

 Malcolm Smith, of Bangkok, Siam, in order that comparisons 

 can be made. , . . 



I also do not agree with Boulenger in regarding the two forms 

 figured by Wiegmann on Plate 21, figs. 1 and 2, as identical 

 species. Had the specimen illustrated by fig. 2 been taken in 

 the Philippines I should declare it Rana moodiei since that 

 species differs from R. vittigera as the two figures differ from 

 each other. 

 Rana woodworthi sp. nov. Plate 1, figs. 1, 2. 



Type.-Xo. 1921, E. H. Taylor collection; collected near Los 

 Baiios, Laguna Province, June 12, 1921, by Edward H. Taylor 



Description of type. -Choanal small, widely separated, no 

 concealed by overhanging jaw; vomerine teeth in two > series 

 beginning near inner anterior border of choane, but separated 

 from them by a distance equal to half the diameter of choan* 

 and extending much behind their posterior level, separated 

 narrowly from each other; tongue with two rounded posterior 

 horns wLly separated at base; two moderately P™^£* 

 in anterior part of lower jaw; openings of vocal sac very ^ man 

 near angle of mouth; snout rather ^^f^J^T ™ 

 trails very prominent, angular; upper part of ^ "^* *£ t 

 pendicular, lower part sloping obliquely to mouth a s^igh 

 groove between eye and nostril; eye rather am all, it « *f£^ 

 equal to distance from eye to slightly beyond noeterf. 

 from nostril to tip of snout contained nearly ^twice **'*££ 

 between eye and nostril; distance ™**™^J^£ front 

 distance from eye, as well as to the hei * ht ^ B ?°^ le more 

 of eyes; tympanum distinct, its diameter ^ equal tc httfe more 

 than half the diameter of orbit, separated ftom eye by a a 

 tance equal to two-thirds the A ^«^%^Jn 

 upper eyelid one and one-third times interorDiiai u 



