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Giinther of Mexico. Boulenger, however, says that this species is a composite 

 one which may be resolved into H. venulosa (Laurenti) and H. nigropundata 

 Boulenger; although just why Giinther 's name is not available for this last 

 species is not quite evident (Cat. Batr. Sal. Brit, mus., 1882, p. 364, 366). 



Hyla dominicensis (Tschudi). 

 TscHUDi, Class. Batr., 1838, p. 30. Boulenger, Cat. Batr. Sal. Brit, mus., 1882, p. 370 (part). 



In my Notes on the herpetology of Jamaica (Bull. M. C. Z., 1910, 52, p. 289) 

 I showed how this species differed from Hyla brunnea Gosse of Jamaica, and also 

 remarked that a comparison of a large series from Haiti and San Domingo with 

 the type of Cope's H. ovata (M. C. Z., No. 1,518) showed them to be one and 

 the same species. The species is confined to Haiti, whence the Museum has 

 many specimens from all parts of the island. 



Hyla brunnea Gosse. 

 Gosse, Naturalist's sojourn in .Jamaica, 18.51, p. 361. B.\rbour, Bull. ]M. C. Z., 1910, 52, p. 2.SS. 



Although a number of species of the genus Hyla have at one time or another 

 been either described or recorded from Jamaica, there can be no doubt but that 

 this form and Hijla lichenata (Gosse) ai-e the only ones that really occur there. 

 This species is common, is confined to the island, and takes there the place of 

 H. dominicensis (Tschudi) in Haiti and H. septentrionalis Boulenger in Cuba. 



Hyla lichenata (Gosse). 

 Gosse, Naturalist's sojourn in Jamaica, 1851, p. 362, pi. 7. Barbour, Bull M. C. Z., 1910, 62, p. 289. 



A curious and apparently very rare species, confined to Jamaica. 



Hyla pulchrilineata Cope. 

 Cope, Proc. Amer. philos. see, 1869, 11, p. 163. Boulenger, Cat. Batr. Sal. Brit, mus., 1882. p. 378. 



The beautiful Uttle tree-frog first discovered by Gabb in San Domingo is 

 represented in the collection by a fine specimen taken at Puerto Plata, San 

 Domingo, by Mr. M. Abbott Frazar. The species is confined to the island, and 

 is the only West Indian Hyla that is not referable to the section Trachycephalus. 

 Its origin and relationships provide a fruitful field for speculation, and many be 

 said to provide a parallel to the very unexpected discovery of Spelerpes in Haiti, 

 since it is a not very distant relative of the widespread European Hyla arborea 

 (Linne). 



