2. rnRTNTscTJs. 151 



Lroadcr tlian tlio upper eyelid. Fore limb modei-atelj- slender, as 

 long as the trunk ; fingers long and slender, first noarl}' as long as 

 second : two metacarpal tubercles ; subarticular tubercles very pro- 

 minent. Hind limb moderate, the tibio-tarsal articulation marking 

 the posterior corner of the eye ; toes moderate, slender, -witli a 

 slight rudiment of web, and very jirominent subarticular tubercles ; 

 two small metatarsal tubercles. Skin entirely covered with small 

 granular tubercles intermixed with larger ones. Yellowish brown, 

 marbled with blackish above and beneath ; a very narrow light 

 vertebral line ; gular and pectoral regions blackish. From snout to 

 vent 40 millim. 



Eahia. 

 a, b, c. 9 , hgr., & Vir- ^ Ijal 



3. Bhjyni'oouo Icevw i 



PbrjTiiscus Isevis, GiintJi. Cat. p. 43, pl. iii. fig. A. 

 (Phrvuiscus ignescens, Cornalia, Vert. sijn. quce in it. Osadati, S)-c, 



p.aiG.)* 

 Phryiiiscus la;vis, Gilnth. Proc. Zool. Sue. 1859, p. 417. 

 Phiynidium ifeve, Cope, Juurn. Ac. Phi/ad. (2) vi. 1867, p. 19G. 

 Ateiopus ifcvis, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1868, p. 117. 

 igueseens, Esjxida, Viaj. Pacif., Vert. p. 130, pl. 1. f. 7 & 8. 



Habit rather stout. Head as broad as long, its length contained 

 nearly three times in females, twice and one third or twice and a 

 half in males, in the length of the trunk ; snout rather protruding, 

 longer than the diameter of the eye ; upper surface of head and 

 loreal region concave ; nostril slightly nearer the tip of the snout 

 than the eye ; interorbital space broader than the upper eyelid. 

 Fore limb shorter than the trunk. Fingers rather short, depressed, 

 webbed at the base, with swollen tips ; first finger nearly as long as 

 second ; metacarpal and subarticular tubercles distinct, though 

 scarcely prominent. Hind limb moderate, the tibio-tarsal articu- 

 lation marking the shoulder in females, between the shoulder and 

 the eye (never reaching the latter) in males. Toes rather short, 

 depressed, broadly webbed ; subarticular tubercles very indistinct ; 

 two more or less distinct, flat metatarsal tubercles. Upper surfaces 

 smooth or with flat warts ; sides, upper parts of thigh, and humerus 

 generally with small spiny Avarts. Male with a subgular vocal sac. 



W. S. America. 



The specimens show the following varieties of colour : — 



A. Above uniform brownish black : beneath yellowish ; anal 

 region generally brown. 



a-b. S 2 ■ Pauama. Mr. Puffeis [C.]. I rv^ 



c. cJ. Quito. ( ^^1*"' 



d-e. (S 2 • W. Ecuador. 3Ir. Fraser [0.]. 



f-ff- 6 2 . Intac, Ecuador. Mr. Bucklev [C], 



h-k. Yg. Chili? 



* I have been unable to consult this work, and therefore cannot offer an 

 opiniou as to the correctness of this reference. 



