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differs from Dr. Giintber's by the exclusion of Crinia georyianOy 

 and Psendophryne bibronii, and the doubtful inclusion of Hy/n 

 krefftii. As Mr. Boulenger had at his disposal only the material 

 utilised by his predecessors, it is evident that for at least thirty 

 3'ears fruitful collecting in Tasmania has been at a standstill, 

 notwithstanding increased tra\elling facilities. 



Through the kindness of two Members of the Society resident 

 in Tasmania I am now enabled to make some additions to the 

 Batrachian fauna. To Miss Lodder, of Ulverstone, my thanks 

 are especially due for seven small consigimients forwarded at 

 different times, amounting to forty well-preserved specimens^ 

 representing seven species. I am also much indebted to Mr. A, 

 Simson, of Launceston, for an interesting collection of fifteen 

 specimens belonging to five species, all, however, represented in 

 Miss Lodder's collections. Altogether I have examined represen- 

 tatives of seven species, of which four find a place in Mr. Boulen- 

 ger's edition of the B.M. Catalogue; two ( Limnodynastes dorsalis 

 and Crinia siynifera) are now recorded from Tasmania for the 

 first time; and one (Fseudophri/Ne) recorded by Dr. Giinther and 

 Mr. Krefft, but omitted by Mr. Boulenger, is shown to be 

 correctly included in the Tasmanian fauna. 



The number of Tasmanian species at present known, therefore, 

 is ten (nominally eleven). Of these, the only species peculiar ta 

 Tasmania is Crinia tasmanievsis, Gthr. Excluding Hyla krpfftii, 

 the remaining nine — or varietal forms of them — occur in Southern 

 Victoria, a condition of things (juite in harmony with the views 

 of Professor Spencer and Mr. A. H. Lucas as to the close relation- 

 ship between the faunas of Tasmania and Victoria. The revised 

 list now offered brings out one other point not previously evident^ 

 namely, that, few as the Tasmanian species are, four occur also in 

 South-western Australia, and five in the colony of West Australia. 



Much of the British Museum material was collected very many 



years ago, and, except in one instance ( H. ewinyii from Hobart), 



the habitats recorded are simpl}' Tasmania or Van Dieman's Land. 



As the material examined bv me is from the north coast or there- 

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