424 HYLIDE. 
9. PHYLLOMEDUSA. 
Phyllomedusa, Wagl. Syst. Amph. p. 201; Tschudi, Batr. p. 70; 
Dum. § Bibr. viii. p. 627; Giinth. Cat. p. 120; Cope, Nat. Hist. Rev. 
1865, p. 110, and Journ. Ac. Philad. (2) vi. 1866, p. 86. 
Pithecopus, Cope, Journ. Ac. F’ ‘lad. (2) vi. 1866, p. 86. 
Hylomantis, Peters, Mon. Berl, Ac. 1872, p. 772. 
Agalychnis, sp., Cope, Journ. Ac. Philad. (2) vi. 1866, p. 86. 
Pupil erect. Tongue oval, extensively free behind, entire or 
slightly nicked. Vomerine teeth present or absent. Fingers and 
toes free or shortly webbed, first opposite to the others, the tips 
dilated into regular disks. Outer metatarsalsunited. Omosternum 
cartilaginous ; sternum a cartilaginous plate. Diapophyses of sacral 
vertebra strongly dilated. 
Tropical America. 
Synopsis of the Species. 
I. First toe a little shorter than second; parotoids none, or in- 
distinct. 
Fingers one-third webbed, toes nearly 
nae Webbed, S5.-/2.. Sty oe <1 Sees 1. buckleyi, p. 425. 
Fingers free, toes slightly webbed at 
the base ; upper surfaces smooth .. 
Fingers free, toes with a rudiment of 
web; upper surfaces tubercular 
Fingers webbed at the base; toes one- 
third webbed; upper surfaces smooth. 
bo 
. lemur, p. 425. 
. aspera, p. 420. 
we OD 
. dacnicolor, p. 426. 
II. First and second toes equal. 
Parotoids indistinct; heel with two 
Germial PTOCOESES 00) yg Bleep ei 5. palliata, p. 426. 
Parotoids large, distinct; upper sur- 
faces studded with bony deposits .. 6. bicolor, p. 427. 
III. First toe longer than second. 
Parotoids distinct, short; upper sur- 
faces studded with bony deposits .. 7. vaillantii, p. 427. 
Parotoids not prominent, extending 
from orbit to Sacrum .. 22... 545% 8. tarsius, p. 428. 
Parotoids very prominent, at least as 
lonc™ae tne head 9 or... see ee 9. burmeisteri, p. 428. 
Parotoids very prominent, much shorter 
than the Wead sf... eben. 10. sauvagiv, p. 429. 
Parotoids none; tympanum half the 
diameter of, the eye... Saga. ke 11. celestis, p. 429. 
Parotoids indistinct ; tympanum one 
third the diameter of the eye; heel 
with two dermal processes ...... 12. tomopterna, p. 430. 
