RANA GRAYII. 
of its fellow of the opposite side. Tongue short, broad, and subovate, its 
hinder extremity slightly bifid. Anterior extremities short and slender ; toes 
short, the point of each rounded, the outermost, the third, and the fourth of 
equal length, the second about one and a half lines longer ; under each joint 
a small tubercle. Hinder extremities rather long, the thighs anteriorly 
rounded, posteriorly depressed, legs depressed, tarsi semicylindrical, flat 
behind, toes united by a web, which extends to the first or proximal 
joint, they are rather long, slender, and pointed, the outermost and third 
are of equal length, the second is about three lines longer, the fourth is about 
three lines shorter than the third, and the fifth about a line and a half shorter 
than the fourth ; under each joint there is a small round tubercle, and at the 
base of the innermost toe a slender conical one, about half a line in length. 
Skin of head, body, and extremities, smooth. Length from the nose to the 
anus, 1 inch 9 lines ; length of the thigh, 9 lines ; of the leg, 1 inch ; ot the 
longest toe, 1 inch. 
This species is found in the western districts of the Cape Colony, and even close to Cape 
Town. It generally resorts to marshy grounds, but is also frequently observed on the 
banks of lakes or stagnant pools. It has, I believe, been considered by Dumeril and Bibron 
as a variety of Rana fasciata, but I cannot regard it as such. The shape of the tongue, the 
position of the palatal teeth, the form of the head and body, the character of the toes of the 
fore feet, and the shortness, comparatively, of the different parts of the hinder extremities 
are, in my opinion, sufficient to justify it being regarded as a different species. 
