28 



■RkyXDM. 



a. tj . Angola. Prof. Barboza du Boeage [P.]. 



b-d. 2 . Gambia. Sir A. Smith [P.]. 1 



e-g, h-i, h. c? ? . Africa. Sir A. Smith [P.]. \ Types. 



I. 2. W. Africa, Mr. IVaser [0.1. | 



m. S ■ W.Africa. Prof. Barboza du Became [P.]. 



\/ 19. Rana gracilis. 



Rana -vittigera, Oiinth. Cat. p. 9. 



Rana gracilis, Wiegm. Nova Acta Ac. Leap. 1835, p. 25? ; Peters, 

 Man. Berl. Ac. 1863, p. 78 ; Giitith. Sept. Brit. Ind. p. 409 ; Stdrt- 

 dachn. Novara, Amph. p. 18 ; Stoliczka, Joum. As. Soc. 1870, p. 142 ; 

 Andei-s. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1871, p. 200; Giinth. Ifoc. Zool.Soe. 1876, 

 p. 567 ; Anders. Anat. Zool.^Mes. Yunnan, p. 840. 



nilagirica, Jerdon, Joum. As. Soc. 1854, p. 531. 



agricola, Jerdon, I.e. 



brevipalmata, Peters, Mem. Berl. Ac. 1871, p. 646. 



lymnocharis, {Boie) Stoliczka, Proc. As. Soc. 1872, p. 102, and 



Joum. As. Soc. 1873, p. 116. 



Very closely allied to R. tigrina, from which it differs chiefly in 

 iliP smaller size, half-webbed toes, and the presence of a small outer 

 metatarsal tubercle, which is, however, sometimes indistinct. The 

 relative length of the hind limbs is very variable. 



E. Indies ; S. China. 



Or-h, c-d, e-g. c? ? > 



tgr. & yg. 

 h. Several spec. 

 i-k. 5 & hgr. 

 I. Many spec. : ^,\i:g!., 



m. $. 

 n-o. cJ ? . 

 p. §. 



q-s. ? & yg. 

 t. 2. 



■u^x. s, 2,&yg- 



y. Skeleton. 



z. Several spec, 2 & 



yg. 

 u. Many spec. : <S ,^, 



&yg- 



/3. Several spec, 2 • 

 y. Many spec. : c? , 2 ; 



&y&- 



8. Several spec. : d ,'i, 



& hgr. 

 e. Several spec. : cJ , 2 > 



&yg- 

 i-e. d2. 



<.-K. c?2- 



X. Many spec, hgr. & 



yg- 



Shanghai. 



Chusan. 



Szechuen. 



Ningpo. 



Loochoo. 

 Formosa. 

 Formosa. 

 , Hong Kong. 

 Hainan. 

 China. 

 China. 



Jamu, Hima- 

 layas. 

 Sikkim. 



Madras. 

 Malabar. 



Nilgherries. 



Nilgherries. 



Ceylon. 

 Ceylon. 

 Ceylon. 



R. Swinhoe [C.]. 



East-India Company [P.]. 

 R. Swinhoe [C.J 



A. Collie, Esq. [PA 



Dr. CoUingwood [P.]. 



M. Dickson, Esq. [P.I. 



J. C. Bowring, Esq. fP.]. 



R. Swinhoe [CI. 



J. Reeve, Esq. [P.]. 



J. Reeve, Esq. [P.J. 



Messrs. v. Schlagintweit [C.]. 



T. C. Jerdon, Esq. [P.]. 



T. C. Jerdon, Esq. [P.! 

 Col. Beddome [P.J. 



P. Day, Esq. [P.]. 



T. C. Jerdon, Esq. [P.]. (As 



typical of R. nilagirica.) 

 Dr. Kelaart [0.]. 

 — Barnes, Esq. [P.], 

 W. Ferguson, Esq. [P.], 



