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Show 206 ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF T H E RANID-E. [Mar. 20, 1. Finger of Rhacophorus maximus. 2. Finger of Rana afghana. a. Upper view. b. Side view, a', b'. Skeleton. I seize this opportunity to remark that the genus Phyllobates, Bibr., is a Ranoid, closely allied to and intermediate between Hyl-ixalus, Espada, and Prostherapis, Cope-differing from the former in the free toes, and from the latter in the notched tongue. The pectoral girdle of the type specimen of Phyllobates bicolor, Bibr., as well as of a specimen of P. melanorhinus, Berth., has been kindly examined at m y request by Dr. Mocquard. That genus includes the following five species :-P. bicolor, Bibr., limbatus, Cope, melanorhinus, Berth., trinitalis, Garm., and trilineatus, Blgr. There probably exists, however, a group of Cystignathoids answering to Cope's definition of Phyllobates (Journ. Ac. Philad. vi. 1866, p. 96)-that is, Hylodes without vomerine teeth, which would bear the name Syrrhopus, Cope (Am. Nat. 1878, p. 253), and include Malachylodes, Cope, and Hypodictyon, Cope. Not having seen examples of any of the following species, I only suggest that they may be united provisionally under the term Syrrhopus, and with the generic definition given on p. 195 of m y Catalogue:- S. marnockii, Cope, leprus, Cope, cyslignathoides, Cope, verrucipes, Cope, guttulatus, Cope, hylceformis, Cope, ridens, Cope, chalceus, Ptrs., and verruculatus, Ptrs. |