10. ARTHROLEPTIS. 117 



1. Arthroleptis waMbergii. 



Ai'throleptis wahlbergii, Giinth. Cat. p. 135. 

 Arthroleptis wahlbergii, Smith, III. S. Afr., Rept.. App. p. 24 ; Peters, 

 Mon. Berl. Ac. 1870, p. 115, pi. 1. f. 2. 



Head moderate ; tj-mpanum distinct, half the width of the eye. 

 Third finger once and a half the length of second ; disks of fingers 

 and toes very small ; a single, inner metatarsal tubercle. The hind 

 limb being carried forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal articu- 

 lation reaches the eye. Sldn smooth, subgrauular on the abdomen 

 and under the thighs. Upper surfaces ash-grey, variegated with 

 brown. 



S. Africa. 



a. Very bad state. Cape of Good Hope. Sir A. Smith [P.]. 



2. Arthroleptis poecilonotus. 



Arthroleptis poecilonotus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1863, p. 446. 



Head moderate ; tympanum distinct, hardly half the width of the 

 eye. Third finger not twice as long as second ; disks of fingers and 

 toes very slight ; a single, inner metatarsal tubercle. The hind 

 limb being carried forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal articu- 

 lation reaches in front of the eye. Skin of the back with very small 

 granules ; a fold along the sides of the body and another across the 

 chest. Brown above, variegated with darker. 



Boutry, coast of Guinea. 



3. Arthroleptis macrodactylus. (Plate XI. fig. 5.) 



Head moderate ; tympanum distinct, half the width of the eye. 

 Third finger very long, twice as long as second ; disks of fingers and 

 toes very slight ; a single, inner metatarsal tubercle. The hind 

 limb being carried forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal articu- 

 lation reaches the eye. Skin smooth, granular on the lower belly. 

 Uniform brown above ; a dark streak over the tympanum. From 

 snout to vent 25 millim. 



Gaboon. 



a. Hgr.? Gaboon. H. AnseU, Esq. [P.]. 



4. Arthroleptis dispar. 



Arthroleptis dispar, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1870, p. 649, pi. 2. f. 3, 

 & 1875, p. 210, pi. 3. f . 1-3. 



Head moderate; tympanum distinct, hardly half the width of the 

 eye. Third finger once and a half the length of second ; disks of 

 fingers and toes very distinct ; a tarsal and two metatarsal tubercles. 

 The hind limb being carried forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal 

 articulation reaches in front of the eye. Skin smooth. Dark brown 



