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not prominent ; muzzle distinct, its outlines fonning a convex line. 

 Either uuilbrm bluckish broAvn or with In'ownish-yellow spots. 



a. Adult mule. South Africa. Uniform hlackLsh brown. 



h. Adult female. South Africa. Above brown, M'ith four series of 

 bro\\aush -yellow spots ; along the middle of back l)rown ; be- 

 neath dull ycllo^vish. 



2. Breviceps gibbosus. 



S('ba, ii. 37. 8. 



Bufo acephalus, Klein, Qutulr. Th'up. p. 121. 



Hana giboosa, L. 3Ii(s. Ad. Fried, p. 48, and 6//i<. Nat. p. .''5.5. 



Bufo gibbosus, Laur. Sijn. p. 27 ; Daub. Erpet. p. 594 ; Lacip. Hist. 



Qiiadr. Ovip. i. p. 599 ; lioiinat. Erpiet. p. 17 : Latr. Rept. ii. p. 119 ; 



Baud. Hist. limn. p. 80. pi. 29. f. 1. pi. 35. f. 2, and Rept. viii. p. 1-58. 

 Raua breviceps, Sch/ieid. Hid. Aiiiph. p. 140 ; Shaic, iii. p. 170. pi. 52. 

 Bre^^cep9 gibbosus, 3/«v. Tent.'p.llS ; Grarenh. IMic.\).GQ; Diim. 



^- Bibr. p. 754 ; Smith, III. of S. Afr. App. p. 27. 

 Engystoma dorsatum et granosum, Uuv. Meffiie Anim. 

 Systoma breviceps, Wayl. Syst. p. 205 ; Tschudi, I. c. 



Skin in adult specimens not granular ; head completely confounded 

 with the body ; muzzle not distinct, its outlines forming a slightly 

 convex line. Brown, with a broad, brownish-yellow, serrated dorsal 

 band ; an obsolete lateral streak of the same colour. 



a. Adult: discoloured. South Africa. From Mr. Brandt's Collection. 



b, c. Young. South Africa. 



Both the species are provided with a clavicula. 



3. CHELYDOBATRACHUS. 



Body short, broad, rather depressed ; head protruding, globidar, 

 small ; extremities excessively short ; mouth small ; teeth, none in 

 jaws nor in palate ; tongue rather elongate, elliptical, free and en- 

 tire behind. Tympaniim distinct ; eustachian tubes nearly as large 

 as inner nares, moderate. Skin smooth, ^-ith a few flat warts, rather 

 rugose. Fingers (foui-) and toes (five) quite fi-ee. Australia. 



Chelydobati-achus, Gray, Bnt. Mus. 



1. Chelydobatrachus gouldii. 



Breviceps gouldii. Gray, in Capt. Grey^s West Australia, t. . f. . 

 Chelydobatrachus gouldii. Gray, Brit. 3Ius. 



Smooth with a few scattered tubercles ; above grej-ish brown, be- 

 neath lighter. 



rt. Adult. West Australia. From Mr. Gilbert's Collection. 

 b. Adult. West AustraUa. Houtman's Abrolhos. 



After ha^•ing removed the skin and the mnsciilus rectu)i (ibdoniiaia. 



