_Dentibus palatinis in fasciculis binis obliquis distantibus, ad
marginem interiorem narium posteriorum attingentibus; tympano
circulari, mediocri; digitis posticis usque ad phalanges penultimas
connexis: plantis tuberculo unico; cute dorsi lævi, longitudinalitèr
plicatâ; suprà fusco-rufescens,fasciâ longitudinali pallidâ._
_Rana Mascariensis_, Bibr. Hist. Rept. VIII. p. 315.
Habitat, the Mauritius.
This pretty species of the typical genus of the family was described by
Bibron, but has not hitherto been figured. It was found in Mauritius, on
swamps near the sea, by Mr. Darwin, who remarks on the extraordinary
height of its leaps. It has also been found in the Seychelles,
Madagascar, and the Island of Bourbon.