194 [October, 



abundant, however, upon the thighs ; tongue cordiform, quite free posteriorly, 

 emarginate ; two bunches of teeth upon the palate between the posterior nares ; 

 posterior nasal apertures large ; eustachian foramina quite distinct ; fingers 

 slightly webbed ; terminal pellets large; subarticular tubercles very prominent, 

 third finger longest, fourth longer than the secorad, second longer than the first. 

 Toes palmated, the web of the fourth extending to the distal extremity of the 

 penultimate phalanx ; toes more slender than the fingers, and the terminal pel- 

 lets much less developed ; typanum distinct ; tibia about a line shorter than the 

 femur ; abdomen and under surface of the thighs very thickly granulated. 



Coloration. Uniform brown above, with a few sparsely scattered and small 

 orange colored spots; a narrow yellow orange colored vitta extending from the 

 elbow along the external border of the fourth finger; a similar one, but less dis- 

 tinct, along the external border of the tarsus ; color of under surface Indian yel- 

 low, deeper upon the abdomen and thighs. 



Dimensions. Length of head f of an inch; greatest breadth | inch; length of 

 head and body 2 inches; of posterior extremities 3 inches; of anterior 1^ inches. 



Habitat. Near the Gaboon River, Guinea. A single specimen presented by 

 M. P. Bellonni Duchaillu, with other species of reptiles and numerous fishes, 

 crustaceans and worms from the same locality. 



