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Rana erythraea Schlegel. 



ScHLEGEL, Abbild. Amphib., 1837, dec. 1, p. 27, pi. 9, fig. 3. Bottlengee, Cat. Batr. Sal. Brit, mus., 

 1882, p. 65-66. 



Type locality: — Java and Sumatra. 



This is a common species about Buitenzorg. It was taken much more 

 frequently in swift water than in the rice-fields. About twenty examples were 

 preserved. Bryant brought back eight from Buitenzorg, four from Depok, and 

 one from Daru, Bantam. 



It is known from Burma, Siam, the Malay Peninsula; and, among the is- 

 lands, on Sumatra, Nias, Natuna, Borneo, Java, Celebes, and the Philippines. 

 It has been reported from Banca by Bleeker (C/. van Kampen, Zool. ergeb. 

 Max Weber's Reise, 1907, 4, 2, p. 416). 



Rana chalconota Schlegel. 



Schlegel, Abbild. Amphib., 1837, dec. 1, p. 23, pi. 9, fig. 1. Boulenger, Cat. Batr. Sal. Brit, mus., 

 1882, p. 66. 



Type locality: — Java, figured specimen taken by Kuhl; later known to 

 Schlegel from Sumatra. 



A single large specimen of this interesting species was taken at Tjibodas, 

 Java. The hind limb being carried forward the tibiotarsal articulation reaches 

 beyond the snout. In other respects the individual is typical. Bryant got 

 many examples of all ages at Tjibodas and in the surrounding districts, and a 

 few near Buitenzorg. 



Reported from the Philippines, Sumatra, Nias, Borneo, Java, and Celebes. 



j Polypedates reinwardtii (Wagler). 



I Wagler, Nat. syst. Amphib., 1830, p. 200. Boulenger, Cat. Batr. Sal. Brit, mus., 1882, p. 88-90. 



\ Type locality: — Almost surely Java, though none is specified. 



! Of this most beautiful tree-frog, five were found in Buitenzorg, and two in 



'[ Tjibodas. Bryant got thirteen at Buitenzorg. Schlegel's figure gives a good 



j idea of the splendid colors of what was probably also a Javan example. (Schlegel, 



\ Abbild. Amphib., 1837, dec. 1, pi. 30, figs. 1, 2, 4). It makes a good pet, becomes 



quite tame, and is capable of the most astonishing leaps. 



Known only from Java and Sumatra. Van Kampen (Zool. ergeb. Max 

 Weber's Reise, 1907, 4, 2, p. 416) notes that Boulenger pays no attention to the 

 fact that Peters reported the species from Borneo. The record certainly needs 

 I confirmation. 



