16,3 Taylor: Philippine Amphibia 225 
Peters, W. Mittheilungen iiber neue Batrachier. Monatsb. Ak. Wiss. Ber- 
lin (1863) 445-470. 
Among other batrachians from the Philippines the following frogs 
are described as new, three belonging to the Ranidse and one to the 
Engystomidae: Hyliedactylus (Holonectes) conjunctus {= Kaloula 
conjuncta) , from Luzon; Halophila jagorii {— Co-rnufer jagori), from 
Samar; Polypedates hecticits, from Loquilocum, Samar; and Poly- 
pedates surdics, from Luzon. The types of these species were collected 
by F. Jagor. 
Peters, W. Herpetologische Notizen. Monatsb. Ak. Wiss. Berlin (1867) 
13-37. 
Describes, among others, specimens from the collections made by 
Carl Semper in the Philippines. Nine lizards and two snakes are 
recorded or described as new from the Philippines. The following 
frogs are described as new : Ixalus acutirostris ( = Philautus acutiros- 
tris) , from eastern Mindanao; Leptomantis bimaculata (= P. bimac- 
ulatus), from upper Agusan Valley, Mindanao; and Hylaplesia brev- 
ipes (= Bufo brevipes) , from Zamboanga, Mindanao. The new genus 
described, Leptomantis, the type of which is Leptomantis bimaculata, 
is no longer recognized as distinct from Philautus. 
Stejneger, Leonhard. Two new species of toads from the Philippines. 
Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 33 (1903) 573-576. 
Phrynixalus anulatus, from Davao, Mindanao, and Kalophrynus 
stellatus, from Basilan, are described as new. The types were col- 
lected by E. A. Mearns. 
Stejneger, Leonhard. Three new frogs and one new gecko from the 
Philippine Islands. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 28 (1905) 343-348. 
The following species are described as new: Rana mearnsi, from 
east Mindanao ; Cornufer worcesteri and Philautus woodi, from Mount 
Apo, Mindanao. The gecko described is Lepidodactylus planicaudus. 
The types were collected by E. A. Mearns. 
CLASSIFICATION 
Class AMPHIBIA Linnaeus 
Stejneger ® has shown that the long-accepted name Batrachia, 
as usually applied to this class, is merely a synonym of the much 
older name Amphibia. It consists of three recognized orders as 
follows : 
1. No legs; tail rudimentary; males with intromittent copulatory organ. 
Apoda. 
2. Two or four legs; tail present; no intromittent organ Caudata. 
3. Four legs; no tail; no intromittent organ Salientia. 
Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. 58 (1907) 2. 
