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not prominent ; muzzle distinct, its outlines forming a convex line. 

 Either uniform blackish brown or with brownish-yellow spots. 



a. Adult male. South Africa. Uniform blackish brown. 



h. Adult female. South Africa. Above brown, with four series of 

 brownish-yellow spots ; along the middle of back brown ; be- 

 neath dull yellowish. 



2. Breviceps gibbosus. 



Seba, ii. 37. 3. 



Biifo acephalus, Klein, Quadr. Disp. p. 121. 



Rana gibbosa, L. Mas. Ad. Fried, p. 48, and Si/st. Nat. p. 355. 



Bufo gibbosus, Laur. Si/n. p. 27 ; Daub. JErpet. p. 594 ; Lacep. Hist. 



Quadr. Ovip. i. p. 599 ; Bonnat. Erpet. p. 17 ; Latr. Rept. ii. p. 119 ; 



Daud. Hist. Rain. p. 80. pi. 29. f. 1. pi. 35. f. 2, aud Rejjt. viii. p. 158. 

 Rana breviceps, Schneid. Hist. A^nijh. p. 140; Sliaiv, iii. p. 170. pi. 52. 

 Breviceps gibbosus, Merr. Tent. p. 178 ; Gravetth. Delic. p. 69 ; Dum. 



8r Bibr. p. 754 ; Smith, III. of S. Afr. App. p. 27. 

 Engystoma dorsatimi et granosum, (Juv. Regne Anim. 

 Systoma breviceps, Wagl: Syst. p. 205 ; Tsclmdi, I. c. 



Skin in adult specimens not granular ; head completely confounded 

 with the body ; muzzle not distinct, its outUnes forming a shghtly 

 convex Hne. Brown, with a broad, brownish-yellow, serrated dorsal 

 band ; an obsolete lateral streak of the same coloiu". 



a. Adult: discoloured. South Africa. From Mr. Brandt's Collection. 

 h, c. Young. South Africa. 



Both the species are provided with a clavicula. 



3. CHELYDOBATRACHUS. 



Body short, broad, rather depressed ; head protruding, globular, 

 small ; extremities excessively short ; mouth small ; teeth, none in 

 jaws nor in palate ; tongue rather elongate, eUiptical, free and en- 

 tii'e behind. Tympanum distinct ; eustachian tubes nearly as large 

 as inner nares, moderate. Skin smooth, with a few flat warts, rather 

 rugose. Fingers (four) and toes (five) quite fi'ee. AustraHa. 



Chelydobatrachus, Gray, Brit. Mas. 



1. Chelydobatrachus gouldii. 



Breviceps gouldii, Gray, in Capt. Grey^s West Australia, t. . f . . 

 Chelydobatrachus gouldii, Gray, Brit. Mus, 



Smooth with a few scattered tubercles ; above grepsh brown, be- 

 neath lighter. 



a. Adult. West Australia. From Mr. Gilbert's Collection. 

 h. Adult. West AustraUa. Houtman's Abrolhos. 



After having removed the skin and the nmsculua rectus abdominis. 



