1899.] EATRACHIAKS OF THE MALAY PENINSULA AND SIAM. 895 



and golden shades, and an interrupted line of dark brown spots 

 across the throat ; as Stoliczka says, parts of the lower sides of body 

 and limbs are " finely punctated with dusky." 



Size. Length snout to vent 25 mm. 



distribution. Malay Peninsula, Natuna Island. 



12. Eana eexthe^a (Schleg.). 



Mana erythrcea, Blgr. Cat. Batr. Sal. p. 65. 



"Katak pisang" of the Malays according to Mr. L. Wray. 

 Personally 1 think " Kata' pisang " (or Banana Frog) is the proper 

 Mala_y name for a Ehacojylioms, but no doubt any frog with large 

 digital disks would be considered a tree-frog and called by the same 

 name. 



Localities ^' Habits. I found this pretty frog fairly numerous on 

 the Bangpakong river, from Tahkamen to Kabin, during March 

 and April 1897, in places where there was long grass on the banks ; 

 also in ditches at ISapatoom, near Bangkok, in Jan. 1898, where its 

 green and yellow colours exactly matched the leaves of the water 

 lettuce {Pistia stratlotes^) among which it was to be found. In 

 Taiping, Perak, in April 1898 it was very numerous in ponds and 

 ditches; two individuals were caught in Penang, April 1898, and I 

 also observed it near Alor Star, Kedah, in June 1898. It is a 

 true water-frog, and appears to occur only at low elevations. 



Colour. The Bangpakong frogs were more ornamental than 

 Singapore specimens (vide P. Z. S. 1896, p. 203, pi. xlv. fig. 2), 

 although the scheme of coloration was the same. They were as 

 follows in life : — 



Above brilliant green ; along each side a line of similar green, 

 separated from the green back by a broad light yellow line (from 

 above the eye to the side of the vent), bordered above and below by 

 broad lines of intense black ; below the lateral green line is another 

 line of pale golden yellow (from the angle of the mouth along the 

 side, gradually narrowing and disappearing before it reaches the 

 inset of the hind legs), bordered above by a broad line of intense 

 black and below by an irregular line of dark green with iridescent 

 golden shades. A black line on each side of the head from snout 

 to eye ; upper lip very pale golden yellow ; tympanum dark rufous 

 brown, with a bright green spot in the centre. Lower parts 

 white, with pale iridescent golden shades. Limbs as in Singapore 

 specimens, above yellowish brown speckled with dark brown, below 

 immaculate buff. Iris : very narrow golden ring round pupil, 

 remainder golden-bronze finely speckled with black. 



Size. The large Siamese specimen measured, snout to vent 74 mm. 



Distribution. Burma, Siam, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, 

 Celebes, Philippines. 



13. Rana maceodaottla (G-iinther). 



liana macrodactyla, Blgr. Cat. Batr. Sal. p. 54. 

 Localities. Of this species, which had hitherto been recorded 

 1 Kindly identified for me by Mr. H. N. Eidley, F.L.S. 



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