. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the collection of the British museum. Amphibians. Lower surface of hand. Lower surface of foot. interorbital space as broad as the upper eyelid ; tympanum vertically oval, half the width of the eye. Fingers and toes moderate, quite free, with slightly dilated tips and very strong subarticular tuber- cles ; a blunt, oval inner, and a rather indistinct rounded outer metatarsal tubercle. The hind limb being carried forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches in front of the eye. Shin smooth, granular on the belly and under t
. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the collection of the British museum. Amphibians. Lower surface of hand. Lower surface of foot. interorbital space as broad as the upper eyelid ; tympanum vertically oval, half the width of the eye. Fingers and toes moderate, quite free, with slightly dilated tips and very strong subarticular tuber- cles ; a blunt, oval inner, and a rather indistinct rounded outer metatarsal tubercle. The hind limb being carried forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches in front of the eye. Shin smooth, granular on the belly and under the thighs. Dark brown above, often lighter dotted and marbled; more or less mar- bled with brown beneath, Polynesia ; (Indian Archipelago ?). a~c. 5 & yg. d. 2, skelfiton. e. 2 /• Yg. g-h, i-l, m. $ , bgr., & y;; Fiji Islands. Fiji Islands. Fiji Islands. Oualan Island. Fiji Islands. Lords of the Admiralty [P.]. Lords of the Admiralty [ Mus. Econ. Geol. Voyage of the 'Herald.' 9. Cornufer unilmeatus. Platymantis unilineata, Peters, Mon. BerJ. Ac. 18C9, p. 447. Habit, dentition, and proportion of the limbs as in 0. vitianus, but the two inner fingers of equal length. Dark brown above, with a few indistinct darker spots, and a line from the tip of the snout to the vent. Great Viti Island. 7. PHRYNOBATRACHUS. Stenorhynchus, Smith, III. S. Afr., Itei)t.,Ap2J. p. 23; Giinth. Cat. p. 133. Phrynobatrachus, Giinth. Proc. Zool. tSoc. 18(32, p. 190. Leploparius, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1803, p. 452. Dicroglossus, sp., Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1802, p. 341. Staurois, sp., Cope, Nat. Hist. Rev. 1865, p. 117. Heteroglossa, sp., Cope, Joiirn. Ac. Philad. 1867, vi. p. 193. Artholeptis, sp., Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1875, p. 210. Pupil horizontal. Tongue free and deeply notched behind. Vome- rine teeth none. Tympanum distinct or hidden. Fingers free ; toes. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - colo
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