. Current herpetology. Reptiles; Herpetology. LEONG ET AL. —REVALIDATION OF RANA LATERIMACULATA 23 noting the following combination of charac- ters: (a) tympanum entirely black, without gold spot in center, (b) upper lip with a contin- uous white streak from beneath eye to poste- rior margin of tympanum, (c) iris yellowish in dorsal third, reddish brown in lower two thirds. While the first two characters are retained upon preservation, the iris colour is not. Fur-. FiG. 3. Adult male Rana baramica Boettger from Singapore. Note gold spot in centre of brown tympanum and interrupted light and bro


. Current herpetology. Reptiles; Herpetology. LEONG ET AL. —REVALIDATION OF RANA LATERIMACULATA 23 noting the following combination of charac- ters: (a) tympanum entirely black, without gold spot in center, (b) upper lip with a contin- uous white streak from beneath eye to poste- rior margin of tympanum, (c) iris yellowish in dorsal third, reddish brown in lower two thirds. While the first two characters are retained upon preservation, the iris colour is not. Fur-. FiG. 3. Adult male Rana baramica Boettger from Singapore. Note gold spot in centre of brown tympanum and interrupted light and brown bar- rings along upper lip. ther examination of preserved specimens, where available, will confirm its identity as R. laterimaculata by checking that: (a) webbing between T4 and T5 does not reach middle subarticular tubercle of T4, (b) SVL of males. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nihon Hachu Ryoseirui Gakkai. Kyoto : The Herpetological Society of Japan


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