. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the collection of the British Museum. 2d Amphibians. 12. PALUDICOLA. 233 the orbits; a black crescent on the inguinal gland ; limbs dark cross-banded; hinder side of thighs darkly grey-spotted; lower surfaces dirty white ; gular region grey dusted. Juliaca, Peru (12,550 feet). 5. Paludicola fuscomaculata. Eupemphix fuscomaculatus, Steindachn. Verh. Ges. Wien, 1864, p. 272, pi. 13. f. 3. Gomphobates fuscomaculatus, Steindachn. Novara, Amph. p. 12. Lystria fuscomaculatus, Cope, Proe. Ac. Philad. 1868, p. 312. Pleurodema granul
. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the collection of the British Museum. 2d Amphibians. 12. PALUDICOLA. 233 the orbits; a black crescent on the inguinal gland ; limbs dark cross-banded; hinder side of thighs darkly grey-spotted; lower surfaces dirty white ; gular region grey dusted. Juliaca, Peru (12,550 feet). 5. Paludicola fuscomaculata. Eupemphix fuscomaculatus, Steindachn. Verh. Ges. Wien, 1864, p. 272, pi. 13. f. 3. Gomphobates fuscomaculatus, Steindachn. Novara, Amph. p. 12. Lystria fuscomaculatus, Cope, Proe. Ac. Philad. 1868, p. 312. Pleurodema granulosum, Espada, Viaj. Pad/'., Vert. p. 95, pi. 1. f. Lower surface of foot. Tongue elliptic. Vomerine teeth none. Snout rounded, as long as the orbital diameter ; interorbital space slightly broader than the upper eyelid ; tympanum hidden. Fingers moderate, first not ex- tending beyond second ; toes moderate, free; subarticular tubercles well developed ; a small conical tubercle on the inner side of the tarsus, not far removed from the metatarsal tubercles ; latter two, large, oval, compressed, sharp-edged. The hind limb being carried forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches hardly the eye. Back with longitudinal flat glands; a flat round lumbar gland, somewhat larger than the eye. Greyish or olive above, marbled with darker, and with large, confluent, white-edged spots ; limbs cross-barred; lumbar gland black, white-margined in front. Male with a singular vocal sac. Brazil; Uruguay ; Buenos Ayres. a. <$. Oran Salta, Buenos Ayres. E. W. White, Esq. [C.]. b. J,bad state. Bio de Cordova, Argentine E. Fielding, Esq. [P.]. Republic. [EupempMx nattereri, Steindachn. Sitz. Wien. Ak. xlviii. p. 189, pi. 1. f. 6-9, appears to agree in every respect with this species, except in the absence of a tarsal tubercle.—Cuyaba, Brazil.] 6. Paludicola diplolistris. Cystignathus diplolistris, Peters, Man. Berl. Ac. 1870, p. 618, pi. 2. f. 2. Habit and coloration as in
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