Vou. III] VAN DENBURGH—NEW REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS 55 
Amblycephalus formosensis new species 
Diagnosis—Loreal and preocular distinct; a long subocular sepa- 
rating eye from labials; prefrontal entering eye; scales smooth; eye 
bordered by four shields; gastrosteges 171; urosteges 80. 
Type.—California Academy of Sciences, No. 18006. Kanshirei, For- 
mosa, March 27, 1909. 
Description of the Type—Rostral as deep as broad; internasals about 
half the length of prefrontals; frontal little longer than broad, longer 
than its distance from end of snout, much shorter than parietals; a 
small interparietal; loreal deeper than long; eye surrounded by supra- 
ocular, prefrontal, one preocular, long crescentic subocular, and one post- 
ocular; temporals 2-3; supralabials seven, last two elongate, none entering 
eye; first lower labial not meeting its fellow; three pairs of large chin 
shields, first longer than broad. Scales smooth, in fifteen rows, vertebral 
row enlarged. Gastrosteges 171. Anal entire. Urosteges 80, plus tip. 
Snout yellow; tip of head grayish brown dotted with black; an 
irregular black streak from supraocular to side of neck; side of head 
yellow, a row of small blackish spots from first lower temporal across 
last two supralabials to near tip of second gastrostege. Upper surfaces 
brownish yellow with dark brown or blackish transverse bars or blotches, 
usually interrupted along the spine, 47 to 50 on body and neck, and 
about 14 on tail. Below, yellowish white, sparingly dotted with black. 
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Agkistrodon acutus Giinther 
This interesting addition to the known fauna of Formosa 
is represented in the collection by three specimens from 
Koshun. In the Tatwan Medical School is a specimen from 
Shinchiku. Mr. Boulenger has recorded this species from 
Fokien, China. 
Rana namiyei Stejneger 
The collection contains numerous specimens which agree 
with Stejneger’s description of the type from Okinawashima, 
Riu Kiu. These are from Kanshirei and Polisia, Formosa. 
Rana latouchii Boulenger 
A very large series of frogs from Kanshirei, Formosa, 
evidently represent this species, which Boulenger described 
from Fokien specimens. 
