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ABA FEMIPHRACTID ©. 
rounded. Lateral processes of the helmet strongly diverging; the 
distance from the extremity of one of these processes to the other 
equals its distance from the tip of the snout, or more than three 
Upper view of head. 
times the width of the interorbital space, which is concave with 
prominent ridges; tympanum large, oval, entirely turned backwards, 
First finger longer than second; toes one-third webbed; subarticu- 
lar tubereles not very prominent; asingle metatarsal tubercle. The 
hind limb being carried forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal 
articulation reaches the tip of the snout. Skin of back smooth, of 
belly closely, of throat sparsely, granular; a few conical tubercles 
on the head and limbs; a very short triangular dermal flap on the 
heel.. Back brown; head and limbs greyish, the latter cross-barred 
with brown; hinder side of thighs grey, reticulated with blackish ; 
lower surface of tarsi and soles blackish ; lower surfaces dirty white, 
the belly and limbs reticulated with brown. 
Ecuador, 
oer, Canelos. - Mr. Buckley [C.]. 
3. Ceratohyla fasciata. 
Hemiphractus fasciatus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1862, p. 149, pl. 2. 
Tongue longer than broad. Snout with a very short pointed 
dermal appendage; upper eyelid rounded. Lateral processes of the 
helmet slightly diverging; the distance from the extremity of one 
of these processes to the other equals its distance from the nostril, 
or not quite twice and a half the width of the interorbital space ; 
hinder edge of the helmet strongly arched ; tympanum large, oval, 
obliquely turned backwards. Limbs and body as in C. bubalus. 
Dark brown above, limbs cross-barred with blackish; hinder side 
of thighs reticulated with blackish; lower surfaces brown, white- 
spotted. 
Keuador. 
a. 3? Canelos. Mr. Buckley [C.]. 
