398 5 HET 
toes three-fourths webbed; disks of fingers rather large. Skin 
smooth, belly and lower surface of thighs granulate. Greenish 
yellow above; a straightly defined dark spot beginning between the 
eyes, evanescent on the back; limbs with irregular dark cross 
bands ; beneath dirty yellow. From snout to vent 30 millim, 
S. America. 
96. Hyla squirella. 
Hyla squirella, Giinth. Cat. p. 111. 
Hyla squirella, Daud. Rain. p. 18, pl. 3. f. 2, and Rept. viii. p. 34; 
Leconte, Ann. Lyc. N. York, i. p. 279; Harl. Journ. Ac. Philad. 
v. p. 342; Holbr. N.-Amer. Herp. iv. pl. 830; Dekay, New York 
Fauna, Rept. p. 72, pl. 21. £. 53; Leconte, Proce. Ac. Philad, 1855, 
p. 429, 
(alanis squirella, Wer. Tent. p. 171. 
Auletris squirella, Wagl. Syst. Amph. p. 201. 
Hyla squirella, Dum. § Bibr. p. 589. 
Tongue circular, slightly nicked and free behind. Vomerine teeth . 
in two small groups between the choane. Head moderate, a little 
broader than Jong ; snout rounded, a little longer than the diameter 
of the eye ; canthus rostralis distinct, loreal region slightly concave ; 
interorbital space a little broader than the upper eyelid ; tympanum 
distinct, half the diameter of the eye. Fingers very slightly webbed 
at the base; no prominent rudiment of pollex; toes half webbed ; 
disks smaller than the tympanum ; subarticular tubercles moderate. 
The hind limb being carried forwards along the body, the tibio- 
tarsal articulation reaches nearly the tip of the snout. Skin smooth 
above, granulate beneath; a strong fold across the chest. Olive 
above, spotted with darker; limbs cross-barred ; upper lip white ; 
beneath immaculate. From snout to vent 39 millim. 
S.E. United States. 
a et Georgia. 
97. Hyla femoralis. 
Hyla femoralis, Daud. Rain. p. 18, pl. 3. f. 1, and Rept. viii: p. 32; 
Leconte, Ann. Lyc. N. York, i. p. 280; Harl. Journ. Ac. Philad. 
y. p. 342; Holbr. N.-Amer. Herp. iv. pl. 31; Leconte, Proc. Ac. 
Philad. 1855, p. 428. 
Calamita femoralis, Merv. Tent. p. 171. 
Auletris femoralis, Wagl. Syst. Amph. p. 201. 
Hyla squirella, part., Dum. § Bibr. p. 589. 
Appears to be specifically distinct from H. squirella. The web 
between the fingers is more distinct, the hind limbs are rather 
shorter, the coloration is different, and the size is smaller. Upper 
lip not white-edged; hinder side of thighs blackish, white-spotted. 
From snout to vent 29 millim. 
S.E. United States. 
a-d. 3 & her. N. America, EK. Doubleday, Esq. [P. ]. 
