12. PALTTDICOLA. 229 



12. PALUDICOLA. 



Paludicola, TT «r//. Si/st. Amph. p. 206. 



Pleurodema, Tschmfi. Bafr. p. 84 ; C'o/Je, Nat. Hist. Rev. 1865, p. 113, 



and Journ. Ac. I'liihiJ. (2) vi. p. 9-5. 

 Cystignathus, sp., Dum. ^- Bibr. viii, p. 407. 

 Leiuperus, Dum. Sf Bibr. viii. p. 420 : Giinth. Cat. p. 22 ; Cope, Nat. 



Hist. Bev. Y>. 113, and Journ. Ac. Philud. p. 95. 

 Pleurodema, sp., Giinth. Cat. p. .31. 

 Gomphobates, Reinh. ^- Liitk. Vidcn.>ik. Meddel. 1801, p. 172; Cope, 



Nat. Hist. Rev. p. 113, and Journ. Ac. PJiilad. p. 9(i. 

 E upomphiji; Sieindaehit. Sifx. Ah. — Wien, xlviii. 186ij, p. IPO, >tnd 



Varh , r . (mL - lit ,i t . Ges , TT'ien , 1861 , p . ;^71 . 

 Lystris, CojJe, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1868, p. 312. 



Pupil horizontal. Tongue subcircular, oval or elliptic, entire or 

 indistinctly nicked, and free behind. Vomerine teeth present or 

 absent ; if present, between the choanae. Tympanum indistinct or 

 hidden. Fingers free ; toes free or incompletely webbed, the tips 

 not dilated. Outer metatarsals united. Omosternum cartilaginous ; 

 sternum with a bony style. Terminal phalanges simple. 



Tropical America. 



Siinopsis of the Species. 



I. A well-developed lumbar gland ; no tarsal tubercle. 



Toes nearly half webbed ; lumbar gland 



at least as long as the head 1. hufonia, p. 230. 



Toes nearly quite free ; first finger not 



extending beyond second 2. bibronii,]). 231. 



Toes nearly quite free ; first finger ex- 

 tending a good deal beyond second . . 3. bracliyops, p. 232. 



Tibio-tarsal articulation reaching the eye 4. cinerea, p. 232. 



II. A well-developed lumbar gland ; a 



tarsal tubercle 5. fuscomaculata, p. 233. 



III. Lumbar gland none or indistinct ; a tarsal tubercle. 



A. Back without longitudinal folds. 



Tongue heart-shaped ; vomerine teeth . . 6. cliplolistris, p. 233. 



Head small ; a dark lateral stripe 7. biligonigera, p. 234. 



Head moderate ; back with large insuli- 



form spots 8. nlbifrons, p. 234. 



E. Back with longitudinal folds. 



The distance between the tarsal and 

 inner metatarsal tubercles is more than 

 that between the two metatarsal tu- 

 bercles 9. krbi/eri, p. 235. 



The distance between the tarsal and 

 inner metatarsal tubercles is less than 

 that between the two metatarsal tu- 

 bercles 10. hcnscJii, p. 235. 



