142 DEXDEOBATIDJE. 



of the limbs; belly with light blue spots; inner side of legs 

 beautiful red. 

 Madagascar. 



2. DENDROBATES. 



Hylaplesia, sp., Boie, Isis, 1827, p. 294 ; Tschudi, Batr. p. 70. 

 Deudiobates, Wagl. Syst. Amph. p. 202 ; Bum. ^ Bibr. viii. p. 619 ; 



Cope, Joiirn. Ac. Philad. (2) ri. 18G7, p. 197. 

 Hylaplesia, Gilnth, Cat. p. 124. 



Pupil horizontal. Tongue elongate, entire and free behind. 

 Tympanum more or less distinct. Fingers and toes free, the tips 

 dilated into regular disks. Outer metatarsals united. Omosternum 

 with a weak, semiossified stylo ; sternum cartilaginous. Terminal 

 phalanges T-shaped. 



Tropical America. 



Synopsis of the Species. 



First iinger not extending so far as second ; 

 skin smooth ; tarso-metatarsal articula- 

 tion not reaching the tip of the snout . . 1. tinctorius, p. 142. 



Tympanum much smaller than the digital 



disks ; skin smooth 2. tijporjraplius, p. 143. 



First finger extending beyond second ; skin 

 of back tubercular; snout longer than 

 the diameter of the eye . 3. trivittatus, p. 144. 



First finger not extending so far as second ; 

 tarso-metatarsal articulation reaching be- 

 yond the tip of the snout ; skin smooth . 4. luguhris, p. 145. 



First finger longer than second ; skin 



smooth 5. ialamancce, p. 14-5. 



First finger extending beyond second ; skin 

 of back tubercular ; snout not longer 

 than the diameter of the eye G. panmlus, p. 145. 



First finger extending beyond second ; tym- 

 panum one fifth the size of the eye ; skin 

 areolate on the upper surfaces 7. lahialis, p. 146. 



1. Dendrohates tinctorius. 



Hylaplesia tinctoria, Gilnth. Cat. p. 12-5. 

 Linn. Aman. i. p. 566. 



Calamita tinctorius, Schneid. Hist. Amph. p. 175 ; Merr^ Tent. p. 1G9. 

 Rana tinctoria, Shaiv, Zool. iii. p. 135. 

 Hyla tinctoria, Latr. Rept. ii. p. 170; Daud. Rain. p. 25; pi. 8, and 



Rcpt. viii. p. 48 ; Cuv. R. A. 

 Deudrobates tinctorius, Waql. Syst. Amph. p. 202 ; Dum. ^ Bibr. 



p. 252, pi. 00. f. 1 ; Steindachn. Verh. zool.-bot. Gcs. Wien. 18(54, 



p. 200, pi. 15. f. 2, & pi. 13. f. 1 ; Keferst. Gottiny. Kachr. 1867, 



p. 359 ; Brocchi, Bull. Soc. Philom. (J) i. p. 194. 



