100 RECORDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. 



Fanchonia elegans, Werner, Zool. Anz., xvi., 1893, p. 82,. 

 (—77. aurea, Less., fide Werner). 



Hyla vinosa, Lamb, Ann. Q'land. Mus., No. 10, 1911, p. 27. 

 This species appears to be founded on the typical Queens- 

 land form of 77. lesneuri, D. and B. 



Hyla jyeninsulce, de Vis, Proc. Roy. Soc. Q'land., i., 1884, 

 p. 130 (=77. nasuta, Gray, fide Boulenger). 



Hyla semoni, Boettger in Semon, Zool. Forsch., v., 189-1, 

 p. 112, pi. v., fig. 1. Probably H. nasuta, Gray. 



Hyla irrorata, de Vis, Proc. Roy. Soc. Q'land., i., 1884, p. 128. 



Boulenger 8 says that H. irrorata "should be compared with 

 Hyla infratamiata, Giinth.", doubtless meaning H. infrafrenata, 

 Gunther. I am inclined to doubt the inference that H. irrorata 

 is synonymous with H. infrafrenata and would suggest its identity 

 with H. c&ruha, White. In some characters it agrees mote 

 closely with H. injrafrenata, and in others with H. ccerulea, but 

 the description is so short there will always be the shadow of doubt. 

 The vomerine teeth are stated by de Vis to be "in two small, 

 rather distant groups beliind the choanaa." In H. infrafrenata 

 they are between the choanse, and although hardly behind them 

 in H. cceridea, they are nearly so, being between the hinder 

 borders, and in some cases almost behind the level. In the 

 presence of a white mark behind the angle of the mouth it agrees 

 with 77. infrafrenata and differs from 77. cceridea, but in the 

 occurrence of irregular white spots on groin and upper surfaces it 

 possesses a character which is typically characteristic of 77. 

 co3rulea. The discs of the fingers are stated to be two-fiftlis the 

 tympanum. In this respect it differs considerably from both the 

 above species, but I am inclined to overlook this, for, being the 

 only serious difference it would not warrant this frog specific 

 distinction, and might only have arisen as a lapsus calami. The 

 main objection to regarding it as synonymous with 77. infra- 

 frenata is the difference in the position of the teeth and the fact 

 that this species is not recorded from Southern Queensland. 

 Taking the above facts into consideration, and also that the type 

 is lost, I would suggest that 77. irrorata be regarded as a synonym 

 of 77. cozrxdea. 



8 Boulenger — Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist, (v.), xvi., p. 3S7. 



