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5. Cystignathus schomburgkii, 



Cystignatlius schombuvgkii, Troschel, in Gay, Historiajisica de Cliile, 

 1848, and Wieijm. Archiv, 1849, p. 59. 



Tympanum distinct ; vomerine teeth in two rather convex series, 

 scarcely separated in the middle, situated behind the inner nostrils. 

 Suout rather pointed ; third finger not much longer than first ; second 

 much shorter, nearly as long as fourth ; toes not fringed. Above 

 brown, beneath lighter ; no white dorsal band. 



«. Adult. Brazil. From the Leyden Museum. — It is not without 

 doubt that I refer this specimen to the above species, as it 

 differs from Prof. Troschel's description in having a black streak 

 from the snout through the eye to the loin, and black spots on 

 the sides. The upper lip is white, black-edged. 



6. Cystignathus taeniatus. 



Girard, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad. 1854, p. 226, and U.S. Naval 

 Astron. Exped. 1855, ii. p. 207. pi. 34. f. 8-11. 



Two black dorsal stripes, a black stripe from the snout through 

 the nostril and eye to the shoulder ; belly uniform yellowish ; snout 

 moderately pointed ; tympanum small, nearly the size of half the eye. 

 Vomerine teeth situated a little behind the inner nares, upon two 

 very small eminences, well separated upon the middle of the 

 palate. Santiago (Chili). 



7. Cystignathus ornatus. 

 Holbrook, N. Amer. Herpetul. iv. p. 103. pi. 25. 



Body and head short, as in Hyla viricUs ; skin smooth ; tympanum 

 distinct ; tongue nearly circular ; vomerine teeth in two rounded 

 groups behind the inner nostrils. Dove-coloiu' above with oblong 

 spots of dark brown, margined with yellow. 



o. Adult. Georgia. From Mr. Cuming's Collection. — Differs in 

 having the back of a uniform olive- coloiu' ; sides with three 

 black spots, viz. a streak from the eye to the shoulder, an oval 

 spot in the middle of the sides, and one or two smaller ones on 

 the loin. 



8. Cystignathus nodosus. 

 Dirni. (§• Bibr. p. 413. 



Tympanum indistinct. Vomerine teeth in two small, rather 

 obhquely arranged groups between the inner nares ; fingers and 

 toes with large subarticular enlargements. 



a. Adult. Chili. Presented by Charles Dai-win, Esq. — With yel- 



lowish dorsal streak. 



b. Half-grown : bad state. South America. Presented by Charles 



Darmn, Esq. 



