2. PSEUDOPHRYNE.—3. NECTOPHRYNE, 279 
4, Pseudophryne guentheri. (Prare XVIII. fig. 2. 
Pseudophryne bibronii, part., Giinth. Cat. p. 137. 
Differs from the preceding in the following points :—Metatarsal 
tubercles two, large, oval, compressed. Hind limb very short, the 
tip of the longest toe not reaching beyond the anterior corner of the 
eye. Upper surfaces with prominent smooth warts, some of which 
are confluent into straight or curved lines on the back. Brown or 
olive above; forehead and a few large markings on the back lighter. 
Beneath whitish, immaculate, slightly spotted or delicately marbled 
with brown, Male with a very large flat, oval, lumbar gland, and a 
rather indistinct large subcircular parotoid. 
Australia. 
Gc. Swan River. Sir A. Smith [P.1]. 
ao. N.W. Australia. 
aid. OF Australia. 
3. NECTOPHRYNE. 
Nectophryne, Buchh. § Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1875, p. 202. 
Pedostibes, Giinth. Proc, Zool, Soc, 1875, p. 576. 
Pupil horizontal. Tongue elliptical, entire, free behind. Palate 
smooth. Tympanum distinct or absent. Fingers and toes webbed, 
the tips dilated into regular disks. Outer metatarsals united. No 
omosternum; sternum cartilaginous. Diapophyses of sacral ver- 
tebra strongly dilated. Terminal phalanges T-shaped. 
West Africa; East Indies. 
Synopsis of the Species. 
Fingers entirely webbed ...........+.... Ts) afra, p. 279. 
Fingers one-third webbed ; tympanum two 
thirds the width of the eye............ 2, guentheri, p. 280. 
Fingers webbed at the base; tympanum one 
third the width of the eye ............ 3. twherculosa, p. 280. 
Fingers webbed at the base; no metatarsal 
HUNG Siar ge cea ca coe Soctit vay 70 ho atiaa eked on 6 4, sundana, p, 281. 
1. Nectophryne afra. 
Nectophryne afra, Buchh. § Peters, 1. c. pl. 2. f. 5. 
Snout short, projecting, truncate; canthus rostralis rounded ; 
loreal region sloping obliquely inwards and downwards; no tym- 
panum. First finger shorter than second ; fingers and toes webbed 
to the tips, which are swollen ; two flat metatarsal tubercles. Upper 
surfaces with scattered small tubercles; belly and inferior surface 
of thighs granulate, Olive-green; a cross band between the eyes 
