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ternasal little broader than long; frontal much produced anteriorly, very acu- 

 minate posteriorly. Single frontoparietal broad as long, with transverse pos- 

 terior suture. Four rather large supraorbitals. Interparietal longer than 

 broad; parietals narrow, in contact posteriorly, not succeeded by a double row 

 of transverse scales. One high frenonasal, one frenal, two freno-orbitars, one 

 above the other. Superior labials seven. Palatine maxillary laminae over- 

 lapping their whole length. From end of muzzle to axilla 7 lines ; axilla to 

 vent 1 in. 1 1. Length of tail 2 in. 5 1. ; of hind limb 6 lines. 



Above brown fulvous ; below pale fulvous ; a faint dark line from eye across 

 scapular region. 



Hab. Guatimala. Taken by Capt. J. M. Dow near the Volcano of Isalco, 

 and presented by him to the Mus. Acad. Nat. Sciences. 



The genus Lampropholis was first established by Dr. J. E. Gray, and called 

 by him Mocoa. I prefer using the more classic and prior name of Fitzinger, 

 though the genus is not to be attributed to this author. The present species 

 is the first which has been found on the American continent. The American 

 species placed in it by Gray belong to the genus Oligosoma Grd., under which 

 Lygosomella Grd., Leptosoma Fitz., and perhaps Ilombronia Grd., may be placed 

 as synonyms. 



Oligosoma gemmingeri. 



Scales in twenty-seven longitudinal rows ; the two median nnchal scarcely 

 larger. Body stout, cylindrical, limbs short, weak, the anterior reaching the 

 anterior margin of ear anteriorly, posteriorly not touching extremity of ap- 

 pressed hind limb by its length. Seven upper labials ; one frenonasal, frenal, 

 and freno-orbitar each ; parietals short ; interparietal nearly broad as long. 

 End of muzzle to axilla 10 lines ; axilla to vent 1 in. 8 1. ; posterior limb 8% 1. 



Above fulvous or brown ; beneath yellowish white. A dark dorso-lateral 

 Streak extends from the nostril to a distance on the tail, which is light bordered 

 above on the body, and borders above a dark lateral shade. 



Hab. Orizaba, Mexico. From Prof. F. Sumichrast. Mus. Smithsonian, 

 No. 6331. 



This Mexican representative of our O. laterale differs in its stouter body 

 and shorter limbs, its nearly equal dorsal and nuchal scales, its much shorter 

 posterior cephalic and labial plates, and in color. Named in pleasant recollec- 

 tion of Dr. Max. Gemminger, of Munich, author of Fauna Boica and other works. 



Paludicola pustulosa. 



Muzzle compressed, narrow, plane above, produced beyond labial margin ; 

 canthus rostralis rounded. Nares nearly terminal ; eyes rather large, each lid 

 equaling the frontal width. Tympanum concealed; a large vocal sac. Skin 

 above covered with small warts, some of which are linear and curved. No 

 skin folds. Toes elongate, free, knobbed at extremities and under each joint; 

 two metatarsal and one median inner tarsal spur; no tarsal fold. Below, on 

 the breast, smooth, minutely rugose posteriorly. Two large metacarpal warts. 

 Heel reaching middle of orbit. From end of muzzle to shoulder 7 1.; to vent 

 1 in. 3 1. ; width across angle of jaws 5 1. ; length of anterior limb 10 1. ; of pos- 

 terior 1 in. 9 1. ; of hind foot 7 1. 



Above blackish brown ; elbow, tarsus and foot broadly banded with pink 

 grey ; below and on inner surfaces of limbs yellow, marbled with black, the 

 latter color predominating anteriorly, but divided by a median yellow line to 

 symphysis mandibuli. 



Hab. New Grenada, on the River Truando. Obtained by W, S. Wood, of 

 Michler's Surveying Expedition. No. 4339. 



Paludicola is a genus of Wagler's which has been latterly overlooked. It 

 is the only one beside Schismaderma among the Bufonidie which lacks the pa- 

 rotoids ; from this genus it differs in its manubrium sterni. free toes, and tarsal 

 spur, in this last respect resembling Gomphobates biligonigerus. It 



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