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purplish ; hands and feet yellow, with the exception of the outer finger and toe, which 
are coloured like the back. Lower parts yellowish-white. 
Width ofhead . ....... . . . . . = . 22 millim. | 
Distance of vent from snout . . . ... . =... 6 4, 
9 ” heel . . ww. hhh CCF, 
39 » metatarsal joint. . . . . . . 8 4 
” ” endoffourthtoe . ... . .110 = ,, 
In this species the vomerine teeth are sometimes inconspicuous and may be entirely 
absent. 
Rothschuh (in Jitt.) describes the colours of several Nicaraguan specimens from 
life. One, adult, had a green back, the inner face of the thighs sky-blue, and the 
feet brick-red. Another, also adult, had all the upper parts sky-blue and the 
narrow lateral stripes yellow. A smaller specimen was green on the back, with the 
concealed portions of the limbs violet ; feet red ; iris dark red. 
4, Agalychnis dacnicolor. 
Phyllomedusa dacnicolor, Cope, Proc. Ac. N. Se. Philad. 1864, p. 161; Bouleng. Batr. Sal. p. 426; 
Ann. & Mag. N. H. 1882, x. p. 328. 
Agalychnis dacnicolor, Cope, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. no. 32, p. 15 (1887). 
Hab. Mexico, Colima (Xantus), Mazatlan (Bischoff), Presidio (Forrer). 
Head broad, snout longer than the eye, which is rather small; sides of snout sloping, 
canthus obtuse. ‘lympanum two-thirds the diameter of the eye. Vomerine teeth in 
two short, straight, transverse series, between the anterior margins of the choane: 
Fingers one-fourth webbed, with disks which are larger than those of the toes, but 
smaller than the tympanum. ‘The three outer toes one-third webbed, the three inner 
ones barely one-fourth. When carried forward, the heel reaches the eye. Uniform 
bluish above, rarely with a few scattered round red spots; sides marbled with reddish- 
brown and with small round white spots; forearm and foot margined with white. 
Width ofhead. . . . ... . ee ee) 6 80 milim. 
Distance of vent from snout . . . ..... . . 84 ,, 
» » heel . . . 2. we eee CBD, 
” ” metatarsal joint. . .. .. . 91 s,s, 
» ” end of fourthtoe . . . . . . 113 ,, 
5. Agalychnis lemur. 
Phyllomedusa lemur, Bouleng. Batr. Sal. p. 425. 
Agalychnis lemur, Cope, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. no. 32, p. 15 (1887). 
Hab. Costa Rica. 
Snout moderately broad, as long as the eye, with subvertical sides and distinct 
