4. HYLA. 397 



the tympanum, pierced by two pointed bony spines. Fingers free ; 

 toes webbed at the base ; disks much smaller than the tympanum. 

 Hind limb once and a half the length of head and body. Skin of 

 back and sides thick and finely wrinkled; belly and lower surface of 

 thighs granulate. Green above ; sides of head and body with large 

 confluent violet spots ; limbs crossed-barred with violet ; reddish 

 brown beneath. Prom snout to vent 39 millim. 

 Brazil ? 



93. Hyla nebiilosa. 



Hyla luteola, Giinth. Cat. p. 107. 

 Hyla nebulosa, Spix, Spec. Nov. Test. Ban. p. 39, pi. 10. f. 4. 



luteola, Burmeist. Erliiuter. p. 107, pi. 31. f. 3 ; Peters, Mon. 



Berl. Ac. 1872, pp. 217 & 770. 



Tongue circular, entire Vomerine teeth in two groups between 

 the choanse. Head broader than long ; snout rounded ; loreal region 

 slightly concave : tympanum much smaller than the eye. Fingers 

 webbed at the base ; toes half webbed ; disks large. Skin smooth 

 above, granulate on the belly and under the thighs. Yellow above, 

 finely brawn-punctate ; sides of the belly and of the thighs with 

 vertical purplish-blue bars ; beneath whitish, with slight grey varie- 

 gations. From snout to vent 4S millim. 



Brazil. 



94. Hyla labialis. 



Hyla labialis, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1863, p. 463. 



Tongue very broad, heart-shaped, openly emarginate. Vomerine 

 teeth in two transverse series in the middle between the choanae. 

 Snout obtuse, as long as the diameter of the eye ; canthus rostralis 

 distinct ; tympanum hardly distinct, two fifths the diameter of the 

 eye. Fingers webbed at the base ; toes nearly entirely webbed ; 

 disks moderate. The hind limb being carried forwards along the 

 body, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches beyond the tip of the 

 snout. Skin smooth above, granulate beneath. Olive-brown above, 

 changing to olive-green on the sides ; a blackish-brown band from 

 the tip of the snout through the eye to the middle of the side ; the 

 lips have a very narrow brown margin ; sides of the thighs reticulated 

 with brown; belly yellow ; throat ochraceous. Male with a sub- 

 gular vocal sac. From snout to vent 34 millim. 



Bogota. 



95. Hyla auraria. 



Hyla auraria, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1873, p. 615. 



Tongue openly emarginate. Vomerine teeth in two transverse 

 scries on a level with the binder edge of the choanae. Snout as 

 Ions as the diameter of the eye ; canthus rostralis rounded : loreal 

 region oblique; tympanum vertically oval, its greatest diameter two 

 thirds that of the eye. Threo outer fingers webbed at the base ; 



