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79. Rana elegans. (Plate V. fig. 1.) 

 Hylarana albolaliris, part., Gfuntk. Cat. p. 143. 



Vomerine teeth in two slightly oblique series commencing close 

 to the inner front edge of the choanae. Head moderate, rather de- 

 pressed ; snout long, pointed ; interorhital space as broad as, or 

 broader than, the upper eyelid ; tympanum very distinct, nearly as 

 large as the eye. Pingers rather long, first extending beyond 

 second ; toes moderate, nearly entirely webbed ; fingers and toes 

 with slightly swollen tips and strong subarticular tubercles ; inner 

 metatarsal tubprcle small, oval; a small rounded tubercle at the 

 base of the fourth toe. The hind limb being carried forwards along 

 the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches nearly the tip of the 

 snout. A prominent, rather broad, glandular lateral fold ; another 

 from beneath the eye to beyond the shoulder. Eeddish brown 

 above, sides of head and body darker ; a light line on the upper lip, 

 sometimes missing ; flanks and hinder side of thighs marbled with 

 dark brown ; beneath immaculate, or brown-spottod on the throat 

 and breast. Male with a large flat gland at the base of the arm, 

 and two much developed subgular vocal vesicles. 



"W". Africa. 



a-h. (3' 2 . W. Africa. Sir A. Smith [P.]. 



c. 2 ■ ? Sir J. Richardson [P.]. 



80. Rana albolabris. (Plate V. fig. 2.) 



Hylarana albolabris, Crunth. Cat. p. 73. 

 Rana albolabris. Hallow. R-oc. Ac. Philad. 1856, p. 153. 

 Limnodytes albolabris, A. Dum. Arch. Mm. x. p. 226, pi. 18. f. 2. 



Vomerine teeth in two small very oblique groups extending 

 beyond the level of the hinder edge of the choanse. Head moderate, 

 depressed ; snout long, rather pointed ; interorhital space as broad 

 as, or somewhat broader than, the upper eyelid ; tympanum very 

 distinct, nearly as large as the eye. Fingers rathfer long, first ex- 

 tending beyond second; toes moderate, nearly entirely webbed; 

 " disks of fingers and toes well developed ; subarticular tubercles 

 strong ; inner metatarsal tubercle small, rounded ; a rather indis- 

 tinct tubercle at the base of the fourth toe. The hind limb being 

 carried forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches 

 nearly the tip of the snout. A rather narrow glandular lateral 

 fold ; a glandular fold from beneath the eye to the shoulder. Brown 

 above, sides of head and body darker ; a white line on the upper 

 lip ; limbs cross-barred ; whitish beneath, more or less spotted on 

 the throat, breast, and limbs. Male with two internal vocal sacs, 

 and a flat oval gland at the base of the arm. 



W. Africa. 



a, J. c? . Gaboon. 



