4. IIYLA. 411 



Habit raniform. Tongue suboval, nicked and free behind. Vo- 

 merine teeth between the choante, in two slightly oblique series 

 convergent posteriorly. Head as long as broad, or a little longer 

 than broad, resembling in shape that of Sana esculenta; snout 

 longer than the diameter of the eye ; canthus rostralis moderately 

 distinct ; lorea] region slightly concave; interorbital space narrower 

 than the upper eyelid ; tympanum very distinct, half or two thirds 

 the diameter of the eye. Fingers free ; no distinct rudiment of 

 pollex ; toes entirely webbed, or nearly so ; disks small, about half 

 the diameter of the tympanum ; subarticular tubercles moderate ; a 

 distinct fold along the inner edge of the tarsus. The hind limb 

 being carried forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation 

 reaches the eye, sometimes not quite so far, sometimes a little be- 

 yond. Skin smooth or warty above, granulate beneath ; a more or 

 less indistinct glandular lateral fold. Bluish or olive above, spotted 

 or marbled with blue or brown ; a dark streak on the canthus ros- 

 tralis : generally a whitish band on each side of the back; some- 

 times a light vertebral band; beneath whitish, immaculate. Male 

 with two internal vocal sacs ; during the breeding-season the inner 

 side of the first finger furnished with brown rugosities. From snout 

 to vent 79 millim. 



Australia. 



a-b, c-d, e-f,g. c? , 2 , Port Essington. Dr. Fleming [P.]. 



h. g.'* ' Melbourne. G. EJrefft, Esq. [P.]. 



i. 2- Melbourne. A. E. Craven, Esq. [P.]. 



/,-. Hgr. King George's Ilaslar Hospital. 



Sound. 



/. 2 • King George's G. Krefft, Esq. [P.]. 



Sound. 



m-». Hgr. & yg. Swan River. Sir A. Smith [P.]. 



o,p,q. r'? X" ligr. Swan River. 



r—S,t n\.r a. d\2> W". Australia. 



hgr.. & yg. 



j3, y. 2 i skeleton. Australia. 



8. $. Australia. C. Darwin, Esq. [P.]. 



f. Hgr. Australia. Mr. W. Buchanan. 



C-r). 2 & hgr. Australia. G. Krefft, Esq. [P.]. 



6,i-\. 2,bgr.,&yg. Tasmania. R. Gunn, Esq. [P.]: 



fi-n. Yg. Tasmania. Capt. Rosb's Exped. 



p. Hgr. China (???). 0. Bowring, Esq. [P.]. 



Yak. cyclorhynchus. 

 Litoria aurea, var., Qiinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1870, p. 402, pi. 30. f. 3. 



Snout shorter, more rounded. Groin and sides of thighs black, 

 with white spots: lower surfaces densely reticulated with black, 

 these being, however, immaculate in the young specimen. Perhaps 

 a Bpecies. 



v-X- d, 2-& yg. W. Australia. G. Kr.fl't. Esq. [P.], 



