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the first time in our collections, though I have examined four 

 made in the island. From its size, its voice must be sufficient to 

 betray its whereabouts to the naturalist. Its structural characters 

 are apparently somewhat like those of Hyla lichenosa, Gthr., from 

 Mexico. It differs in the larger palmation of the hand, concave 

 front, minuteness of warts, size, coloration, etc. 



AMIVA. VITTIPUNCTATA, Cope, sp. nov. 



Twelve series of abdominal plates ; no heel spurs ; one frontal 

 plate. Seven plates in the infralabial series separated b}'^ granules 

 and scales from the labials througiiout ; no plates inside the infra- 

 labials behind. A few gulars a little enlarged in the middle of 

 the area. Edge of gular fold widely granular. Three supraorbi- 

 tals, seven superciliaries. Teeth, 18 on maxillary bone, the an- 

 terior 14 with anterior denticle, the last 4 with both anterior and 

 posterior. Brachial scales rather small, one row larger ; postbra- 

 chials similar, two rows enlarged ; antebrachials two narrow, one 

 transverse row, well separated from brachials. Preanals, a mar- 

 ginal series with small central, with large ones bounding it, and 

 three short rows of diamond-shaped scuta in front of them. 



M. 



Length (tail perfect) 0.373 



" to vent . . . ■ 088 



" to auricular meatus 021 



" of fore limb 03 



Longest toe of extended hind limb reaches to orbit. Femoral 

 pores 18. 



Color above, olive, with three pale lines on each side of the median 

 line ; a light lateral band from above axilla to groin, separated 

 from outer dorsal line hy a broad black band, which is marked by 

 a median series of light dots. Sides and limbs white-spotted, tail 

 brown-spotted, black below. Belly and throat uniform light olive; 

 head above, uniform brown. 



Y. A small collection from the Island of Saint Eustatia, made 

 by Dr. R. E. Yan Rijgersma, contained the following species: — 



Hemidactylus mabia, Cuv. 

 Anolis sagrse, D. & B. var. 

 Anolis gingivinus, Cope. 



This species was described by me from specimens in the British 



[November 21, 



