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THE FEOGS OF AUSTRALIA. 

 By Gerard Keeft. 



BATRACHIA SALIENTIA. 



A. Aglossa. 



Aglossa dijplosipJiona. 



Fam. Mtobatrachid^. 

 Myobatrachus (Sclileg.) 

 Myolatraclms paradoxus ^chleg.) Swan Eiver. 



B. Opliistoglossa. 



Ophistoglossa oocydadyla. 



Fam. Eanid^. 



Myxophyes (Gtlir). 



Myxopliyes fasciolakis (Gtlir). The geograpliical range of 

 tliis new genus appears to extend mucli fai'ther than I sus- 

 pected, as Mr. George Masters has lately discovered a fine 

 large specimen near Kiama, lUawarra district. It is singular 

 that this frog should occur on the Clarence and Eichmond, 

 and at Illawarra, without being ever observed near Sydney. 



Fam. Cystignathid^. 



Cystignathus (Wagl.). 



OystignatJms Georgianus (D. and B.). King George's Sound 

 and South Australia. 



Ptero2)lirynus (Peters). Sydney, Illawarra, Queensland. 



JPteroijlirynus affinis (Gunther). This new sjDecies is des- 

 cribed by Dr. Gunther in the Proceedings of the Zoological 

 Society, 1864, page 47. Habitat, Western Australia. 



Fterophrynus Tasmaniensis (Gthr). Proceedings Zoological 

 Society, 1864, page 48. Habitat, Tasmania. 



Fteroplirynus Icevis (Gthr). Proceedings Zoological Society, 

 1864, page 48. Habitat, Tasmania. 



Limnodynastes (Fitzinger). 



Limnodynastes dor salts (Gray). Australia generally. This 

 species has been observed at Swan Hill, South Australia, and 

 on the east coast from Cape Howe to Port Denison. 



Idmnodynastes Bibronii (Peters). South Australia. The 

 Australian Museum collection contains specimens of this frog 

 captured at Dabbee, Eyalstone, New South Wales. 



Limnodijnastes Tasmaniensis (Gthr.) This is a very 

 common form, widely distributed over Tasmania and the 

 southern portions of Australia. 



Limnodynastes affinis (Gthr.) Clarence Eiver. 



Limnodynastes Krefftii (Gthr.) Common near Sydney and 

 the southern portion of Australia. 



