4. HYLA. 389 
74. Hyla bipunctata. 
Hyla capistrata, Giinth. Cat. p. 106. 
Hyla bipunctata, Spex, Spec. Nov. Test. Ran. p. 36, pl. 9. £3; Peters, 
Mon. Berl. Ac. 1872, p. 213. 
Scinax bipunctata, Wagl. Syst. Amph. p. 201. 
Hyla capistrata, Reuss, Mus. Senckenb. 1. p. 58, pl. 3. f. 4. 
pumila, Dum. § Bibr. p. 565. 
Tongue circular, nicked and free behind. Vomerine teeth in two 
small groups between the choane. Head moderate, as long as 
broad; snout rounded, as long as the diameter of the orbit; 
canthus rostralis distinct; loreal region not concave; interor- 
bital space broader than the upper eyelid; tympanum distinct, 
somewhat more than half the diameter of the eye. Fingers half 
webbed; no projecting rudiment of pollex; toes nearly entirely 
webbed; subarticular tubercles rather indistinct. The hind limb 
being carried forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation 
reaches the tip of the snout, or a little beyond. Skin smooth, 
granulate on the belly and under the thighs. Purplish red above, 
uniform or with symmetrical darker markings; sides of head dark 
purple, white-spotted ; thighs not coloured; tibia with dark cross 
bars; beneath whitish, immaculate. Male with an external sub- 
gular vocal sac. From snout to vent 25 millim. 
Brazil. 
Gy Oindg: O. Brazil. 
75. Hyla minuta. 
Hyla minuta, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1872, p. 680. 
Very closely allied to H. bipunctata, but the snout is a httle 
longer and more depressed, and the coloration is different. Yel- 
lowish or olive-brown above; generally a hourglass-shaped dark 
marking beginning between the eyes, followed by a cross band on 
the sacrum; the hourglass-shaped marking may be broken up into 
two triangular spots ; tibiz cross-barred ; these markings generally 
with a narrow light margin. Male with an external gular vocal 
sac. From snout to yent 20 millim. 
Brazil. 
ab. SQ. Brazil. Lord Stuart [P.]. 
76. Hyla rhodopepla. 
Hyla rhodopepla, Giinth. Cat. p. 112, pl. vii. f. E. 
Tongue circular, slightly nicked and slightly free behind. Vo- 
merine teeth in two small groups between the choane. Head 
moderate, broader than long; snout rounded, as long as the 
diameter of the orbit; canthus rostralis indistinct ; loreal region 
not concave ; interorbital space broader than the upper eyelid; 
tympanum yery distinct, about two thirds the diameter of the 
