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Show 1868.] DR. A. GUNTHER ON NEW BATRACHIANS. 481 RAPPIA CITRINA. Senegal and Zambeze. Messrs. Whitfield and Livingstone. RAPPIA FLAVOMACULATA. Rovuma Bay. Livingstone expedition. RAPPIA MICROPS. Zambeze. Livingstone expedition. RAPPIA NASUTA. Angola. Dr. Bocage. * H Y L A M B A T E S VIRIDIS. West Africa. Purchased. H Y L O D E S UNISTRIGATUS. West Ecuador and Bolivia. Mr. Fraser. * H Y L O D E S SALLJEI. Central America. Messrs. Salle' and Salvin. PLATYMANTIS PLATYDACTYLA. Polynesia. 'Voyage of the Herald.' LITORIA WILCOXII. Ten examples from various parts of East Australia. LITORIA LATOPALMATA. Port Denison. G. Krefft, Esq. H Y L A INFRAFRENATA. Cape York. Hr. Darnel. H Y L A NIGROFRENATA. Cape York. Hr. Darnel. H Y L A PHYLLOCHROA. Sydney and Erumanga. Purchased. H Y L A KREFFTII. Nine examples from various parts of East Australia. * H Y L A DASYNOTUS. Brazil. Dr. A. Gunther. * H Y L A TRIANGULUM. Brazil. Dr. A. Gunther. * H Y L A RHODOPORUS. Upper Amazons. Mr. Bartlett. * H Y L A LEUCOT^ENIA. Rio Grande. Purchased. C A L L U L A OBSCURA. Ceylon and Nilgherries. Sir A. Smith and Mr. Theobald. Most of the species forming the second list have been already described in the ' Proceedings' of this Society, the Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist., or the 'Reptiles of British India.' I subjoin descriptions of and remarks upon those marked with an asterisk (*). CYSTIGNATHUS RHODONOTUS. (Plate XXXVII. fig. 1.) This species is allied to Cystignathus nodosus, having likewise the subarticular enlargements on the fingers and particularly on the toes much developed and pointed. Rather stout in habit. Head broad; cleft of the mouth very much broader than long; snout obtusely rounded, a little longer than the eye, with the canthus rostralis obtuse. Tympanum very distinct, half as large as the eye. Vomerine teeth in two slightly arched series, the lateral portion of which is situated behind the choanse. Limbs rather short; first finger considerably longer than second, but a little shorter than third. The length of the body is rather more than the distance of the vent from the two small metatarsal tubercles. The fourth toe half as long as the body; third toe a little longer than fifth. Brown : a broad rose-coloured baud occupies the whole back from |