. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the collection of the British museum. Amphibians. 4. HTLA. 387 toes two-thirds webbed ; disks of fingers larger than the tympanum. The hind limb being carried forwards along the body, the tibio- tarsal articulation reaches the tip of the snout. Head and upper eyelids with small tubercles; beneath granulate. Eeddish chocolate- colour above : a dark triangular spot between the eyes ; small spots and dots on the head; two large irregular dark spots on each side of the back ; latter with small dots ; axilla and loin surrounded by a black band;
. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the collection of the British museum. Amphibians. 4. HTLA. 387 toes two-thirds webbed ; disks of fingers larger than the tympanum. The hind limb being carried forwards along the body, the tibio- tarsal articulation reaches the tip of the snout. Head and upper eyelids with small tubercles; beneath granulate. Eeddish chocolate- colour above : a dark triangular spot between the eyes ; small spots and dots on the head; two large irregular dark spots on each side of the back ; latter with small dots ; axilla and loin surrounded by a black band; between these, along the side, two or three large irregular spots on reddish-white ground ; limbs cross-barred ; hinder side of thighs colourless or yellow, separated from the coloured upper surface by a black line ; lower surfaces yellow, sides of belly and throat scantily dark-punctate. From snout to vent 30 millim. Neufreiburg, Brazil. ^ 72. Hyla leucopliyllata. Hyla leucophyllata, Qi'infJi. Cat. p. P- Oalamita leucophj Uatus, Schneid. Hist. Amph. p. 168 ; Merr. Tent. p. 172. Hyla frontalis, Datid. Bain. p. 24, pi. 7, and llept. viii, p. 45. elegans, Wied, Abhild., and Beitr. i. p. 529. Hypsiboas leucopbyllatus, Tschudi, Batr. p. 72, Hyla triaugulimi, Gunth. Proc. Zool. Son. 18G8, p. 489, pi. 38. f. 4. ? Ilyla ebraccata, Cajw, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1874^ p. G8. Tongue circular, slightly nicked and free behind. Vomerine teeth in two small groups between the choantB. Head rather -smalli broader than long ; snout rounded, as long as the diameter of the orbit; canthus rostralis distinct; loreal region nearly vertical, not cojicave ; interorbital space broader than the upper eyelid; tym- panum more or less distinct, half the diameter of the eye. Fingers nearly two-thirds webbed ; no projecting rudiment of pollex; toes nearly entirely webbed ; disks nearly as large as the tympanum ; subarticular tubercles moderate. The hind limb being carried for- wards along the body, the tibio
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