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Limnodynastes ornatus (Gray). Common on the north- 

 east coast of Australia, in particular near Port Denison. 

 Keobatrachus (Peters). 



Neohatrachus fidus (Peters). South Australia. 

 Platyplectrum (Gthr.) 

 Flaty^lectrum marmoratum (Gthr.) Clarence Eiver. 



Fam. Dis5%K>L0SsiD^. 



Chiroleptes (Gthr.) 



Chiroleptes Australis (Gthr.) North-east and north coast, 

 common near Port Denison. 



Fam. ASTEEOPHRYDID^. 



Cryptotis (Gthr.) 



Cryjptotis hrevis (Gthr.) Clarence, Eichmond, and Hastings 

 Eivers, Queensland (neighborhood of Ipswich). 



Fam. Alytid^. 



Heleioforus (Gray). 



Eeleioforus aUeojpundatus (Gray). Western Australia 

 (particularly Eng George's Sound), Murray Biver, North 

 Australia (?) 



Fam. Uperoleid-s:. 



Uperoleia (Gray). 



Uperoleia marmorata. Western Australia, South Australia, 

 Sydney, Illawarra district, Clarence and Hastings Biver, 

 Brisbane. 



Fam. Beachtcephalid-s]. 



Pseudophryne (Fitzinger). 



Pseudo])hryne Australis (Gray). All the specimens of this 

 species which came under my notice were captured in the 

 neighborhood of Sydney. 



Pseudojpliryne Bibronii (D. and L.) Tasmania, and southern 

 portions of Australia. 



Pseudop7iry7ie Bibronii (variety). This may probably be the 

 type of a new species ; it inhabits the Clarence Biver district. 



Fseudoi^liryne (new species). This is a very distinct species, 

 and the largest of this genus yet discovered ; it is of a unifoim 

 brick red color on the back, beneath black and white marbled. 

 Hunter Biver district. 



Fam. Engtstomatid^. 



Chelydobatrachus (Gray). 



Chelydohatrachm Gouldii (Gray). West Australia, 



