. The tailless batrachians of Europe. Frogs; Amphibians. PELODYTES. 181 Fig. 67. (1876); Heron-Royer, Bull. Soc. Zool. Prance, 1878, pp. 128 & 299, pi. iii, and 1879, p. 229, pis. x and xi; Boulenger, Bull. Soc. Zool. France, 1880, p. 225, and Oat. Batr. Ecaud., p. 438 (1882); Peracca, Boll. Mus. Torin., i, 1886, No. 1; Heron-Royer, Bull. Soc. Et. Sc. Angers, xv, 1886, p. 91; Heron-Royer & Van Bambeke, Arch. Biol., ix, 1889, p. 277, pi, XX, figs. 5—12; Bedriaga, Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc, 1889, p. 533, and Amph. Rept. Portug., p. 20 (1890); Boulenger, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1891, p. 617, pi. xlvi
. The tailless batrachians of Europe. Frogs; Amphibians. PELODYTES. 181 Fig. 67. (1876); Heron-Royer, Bull. Soc. Zool. Prance, 1878, pp. 128 & 299, pi. iii, and 1879, p. 229, pis. x and xi; Boulenger, Bull. Soc. Zool. France, 1880, p. 225, and Oat. Batr. Ecaud., p. 438 (1882); Peracca, Boll. Mus. Torin., i, 1886, No. 1; Heron-Royer, Bull. Soc. Et. Sc. Angers, xv, 1886, p. 91; Heron-Royer & Van Bambeke, Arch. Biol., ix, 1889, p. 277, pi, XX, figs. 5—12; Bedriaga, Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc, 1889, p. 533, and Amph. Rept. Portug., p. 20 (1890); Boulenger, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1891, p. 617, pi. xlvii, figs. 1 & 2; Bedriaga, Amph. Rept. Portug., Suppl., p. 11 (1893); Martin & Rollinat, Vert. Dep. Indre, p. 349 (1894). Pelodytes daudini, Bosca, Bull. Soc. Zool. France, 1880, p. 255. Vomerine teeth in two short transverse or sHghtly oblique series on a line with the anterior borders of the choanas ; these series either close together or nearer the choante than each other. Tongue large, circular, entire or feebly nicked behind. Head much depressed, as long as broad or slightly broader than long; snout rounded, projecting beyond the mouth, as long as the diameter of the orbit; canthus rostralisrounded; loreal region grooved; nostril midway between the eye and the tip of the snout or a little nearer the latter; eye large, prominent; interorbital space as broad as or a little narrower than the upper eyelid,and equal to the distance between the nostrils; tympanum usually moderately distinct, sometimes hidden, one-half to three-fifths the diameter of the eye. Fingers rather elongate, somewhat swollen at the end, third much the longest, first a little shorter than second, which is a little shorter than fourth ; basal subarticular tubercles distinct; three palmar tubercles, median smallest and circular. Hind limb rather slender; the tibio-tarsal articu- lation reaches the eye or between the eye and the nostril; tibia a little longer than femur, the heels overlapping when t
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