222 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF 



Helicops carinicauda, Wied. 



Liophis pygmaeus, Cope. 



Amiva surinamensis, Gray. 



MabuiaT cepedii, Gray, with only 28 series of scales on the body. 



Goniodactylus humeralis, Guich. 



Goniodactylus varius, Dum. 



Hyperanodon ochrocollaris, Spix. 



Podocnemis sp. pullus. 



Ranula palmipes, Spix. 



Atelopus spumarius, Cope, sp. nov. 



Scytopis allenii, Cope. 



Scytopis aurantiacus, David. 



Hyla marmorata, Daud. 



Hyla leucophyllata, Beireis. 



ATELOPUS SPUMARIUS, Cope, sp. nov. 



Muzzle projecting, forming a narrow rim whicli is concave be- 

 low, and overhangs the upper lip. Nostril lateral, above the sym- 

 physis of the mandible, when the mouth is closed. Loreal region 

 plane, canthus rostralis straight, angular. Head, viewed from 

 above, a section of a cone which is rounded truncate at the apex. 

 Diameter of orbit equal from its front border to the nostril. 

 Width of head behind equal length of humerus. Fingers nearly 

 free, toes webbed at base. Tongue narrow, subc^dindric. Muzzle 

 marking basal third of forearm, and near middle of tarsus of 

 hind limb. 



Above, dark brown, with a broad band from orbit to groin, com- 

 posed of numerous aggregated annuli of greenish-yellow, which 

 has the appearance of dried foam. The band sends branches in- 

 wards on the back. Bands of the same character cross the fore 

 and hind limbs in various places. Soles, palms, under surfaces 

 of the limbs except tibia, and tarsus, yellow. Throat and bellj' 

 yellow, dark brown spotted. Length M. .0275 ; width of sacral 

 diapophyses .007. 



In a second specimen the gular region is very sparsely spotted. 



VII. Two new serpents from the Atlantic Southern States have 

 been recently received by the Academy, as follows : — 



DEOMICUS FLAVILATUS, Cope, sp. nov. 

 This species is of especial interest, as the first representative 

 of a West Indian and Mexican genus, found in the Nearctic Re- 



[November 21, 



