I I 2 DESCRIPTIOX OF APHANTOPHRYNE, 



Aphantophryne,* gen.nov. 



Pupil horizontal, oval. Tongue oval, entire, free behind and 

 slightly on the sides. Palate toothless, not ridged. Two trans- 

 verse folds in front of the oesophagus; the anterior small and 

 sometimes not papillose, the posterior situated between the 

 eustachian tubes, and strongly papillose. Choan* moderately 

 large, oval. Tympanum slightly visible. Skin smooth. Fingers 

 and toes free; they are flattened, but not enlarged or disked at 

 the tips. Outer metatarsals separated by a groove. Terminal 

 phalanges T-shaped. 



Clavicles, procoracoid cartilage, omosternum, and sternum 

 absent. A thin ligament extends from the scapula to the 

 symphysis, where it is produced a little. Coracoids very strong 

 and expanded at the symphysis. The cartilage (epicoracoid) is 

 produced slightly and rounded posteriorly, and may represent a 

 degenerate sternal plate, but no such plate is present as a separate 

 element. 



Type, A. pansa Fry. 



Relationships doubtful, but showing affinity to Metopostira 

 Mehely, and Hylophorhus Macleay. 



Aphantophyrne pansa, t sp.nov. 

 (Plates liv.;lv., fig. 2.) 

 Habit I'obust. Head very broad, triangular; its length two- 

 thirds (§) its width at the level of the tympana. Snout rounded, 

 slightly prominent, as long as or slightly shorter than the 

 diameter of the orbit. Nostril much nearer the tip of the snout 

 than the eye. Canthus rostralis feebly marked, rounded; loreal 

 region shelving, slightly concave. Interorbital space broader 

 than the upper eyelid. Tympanum slightly visible, covered by 

 skin, about one-half the diameter of the eye. Lower jaw trilobed, 

 and but veiy slightly truncate. Tongue large, oval, entire, and 

 free for about one-half its length postex'iorly, and a little on the 



* Meaning "obscure toad." This name may be taken as having refer- 

 ence to both its affinities and habitat. 



t "Broad-footed." 



