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1864. Ilijla rMnensis Guenther, Rept. Brit. India, p. 436 (southern China and 

 Formosa). — Steindachner, Novara Exped., Zool., I, Amph., 1867, p. 59 

 (Amoy). — Camerano, Atti Accad. Sci., Torino, XIV, Pt. 5, Apr. 1879, 

 p. 894 (China).— Boulenger, Cat. Batr. Sal. Brit. Mus., 1882, p. 381 

 (China; Formosa). — Boettger, Kat. Batr. Mus. Senckenberg., 1892, p. 43 

 (Dalanshan and Lueshan Mts., China); Ber. Senckenberg. Naturf. 

 Ges., 1894, p. 141 (Lueshan Mts. near Kiukiang); p. 149 (Dalanshan and 

 Chinhai, near*Ningpo). 



This species is closely allied to Hyla arhorea, but the vomerine teeth 

 are more posterior. The coloration is also peculiar and easily recog- 

 nizable, the color above being uniform and immaculate bright green, 

 the sides beautifully sulphur yellow (according to Boettger) , white in 

 alcohol, with round spots of a deep black, and extensive markings of 

 the same color on the posterior aspect of the thighs. 



Habitat. — This species occurs in southern and eastern China at least 

 as far north as Shanghai, and as far west as the Tsin Ling Mountains, 

 Shensi, whence the U. S. National Museum has specimens (Cat. nos. 

 19230 and 35529). 



Swinhoe obtained it in Formosa and sent specimens to the British 

 Museum, which also has a specimen from Taiwan fu, received from the 

 Formosa Museum, and several other specimens (males, females, and 

 young) collected by Mr. Hoist in West Taiwan fu. 



List of specimens of Hyla chinensis. 



Family ENGYSTOMID.E. 



Jaws without teeth; shoulder-girdle, firmisternian and sacral lateral 

 processes dilated. Widely distributed over the tropical portions of 

 the globe. Most of the forms are terrestrial, some burrow in the 

 ground, some are aquatic, but none are arboreal. Many of the species 

 are ant-eaters. 



Only one genus is represented within the area covered by this work. 



Genus MICROHTLA« Tsehudi. 



1838. MicTohyla Tschudi, Classif. Batr., pp. 28, 71 (type, Hylaplesia achatina). 

 1841. Mlcrhyla Dumeril and Bibron, Erpet. Gen., VIII, p. 613 (emendation). 

 1843. Hylaplesia Fitzinger, Syst. Rept., p. 31 (type, H. achatina) (not of Boie, 



1827). 

 1843. Siphneus Fitzinger, Syst. Rept., p. 33 (type, Engystoma ornatum) (not of 



Brants, 1827). 



tt From uiKpoi, small; and Hyla, the generic name of the common tree-toad. 



