()() Fivceedimjs of the Royal Society of Victoria. 



specimen was from VVariagul, and was named by Mr. 

 Boulenger Ciuiiia vlctoriana. 



Lastly, about a year ago, Mr. J. J. Fletcher* mentions the 

 occurrence of Livi]iodyna.stes 'pe,ronii, Dam. et Bibr., also at 

 Warragul. 



In all then, up to the present, nine species of Batrachians 

 are known from Victoria. Mr. Fletcher {I.e.), in alluding to 

 this limited number, remarks, "The falling off in the number 

 of species in the southern colonies is possibly, and very 

 probably, in some degree rather apparent than real." This 

 i-emark, as will be seen, has been fullj^ justified. The 

 researches of Krefft, and later on, those of Fletcher, have 

 swelled the list of known New South Wales Batrachians to 

 thirty-four. While we cannot expect to meet with so large 

 a number in Victoria, it was improbable that there should be 

 so great a difference in the size of the lists of species found 

 in the two colonies. 



I am now al)le to extend the number of Victorian Batra- 

 chians to sixteen. During our expedition last summer to the 

 Upper Wellington, Dr. Dendy captured a beautiful specimen, 

 which he handed over to me to determine. It proves to be 

 a new species of Pseudophryne, and is de.scribed later on in 

 this paper. This discovery led me to examine all the mem- 

 bers of the order to which I could gain access. Professor 

 Sir Frederick McCoy has shown me every consideration, and 

 afforded me all facilities for examining the specimens which 

 are p]-eser\'ed in the National Museum. Besides collections 

 from various parts of Victoi-ia of named and unnamed 

 N'arieties, I had thus the advantage of handling a series of 

 New South Wales forms received from Sydne}'. Professor 

 Spencer and Dr. Dendy have phice.d all their specimens at my 

 disposal. Several coi-respondents have kindly assisted me 

 by forwarding living specimens from their respective districts. 

 1 have especially to thank the Rev. Henry Howard and W. B. 

 Harvey, Esq., of Warragul ; D. Clark, Esq., of Bairnsdale ; 

 and J. B. Lillie Mackay, Escp, of Sandhurst, for help of this 

 kind. Mr. Charles Frost, in conjunction with wljom I hope 

 to prepare a monogra})li of this group for the Society, has 

 obtained specimens from Gisborne, Macedon, Parwan, &c. 

 I have, of course, also collected specimens m3\self wherever 

 opportunity has presented. 



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