Show Bor neos flying tree frog one of the most curious and interesting no 1 reptiles which I 1 met with in borneo was abarge 0 tree frog which was brought me by one of the chinese workmen he assured me that he had seen it come down in a alantin slanting direction from a high A tree as if it flow on oil examining it I 1 found the toes very long and fully webbed to their very extremity so that when expanded they offered a surface much larger 5 than llian the tha body the foro fore legs were also aho bordered by a membrane and alie body was capa capable bloof of considerable inflation the back and limbs were of a very deep 11 green color the under surface and the inner toes yellow while the webs were black rayed with yellow the body was about four inches in len length t it while the webs of each hind foot when fully expanded covered a surface of four square inches and the webs of all the feet together about twelve square inches As the extremities of the toes have dilated disks for adhesion showing the creature creatura to be a true tree frog it is difficult did to imagine that this immense membrane of the toes can be for the purpose of swimming only and tile the account of the chinaman that it flew down from the tree tra becomes moro credible la vo aa ture lure |