BATRACHIA SALIENTIA. 99 



a. Large specimen : male : not good state. South America. Pre- 

 sented by Sir R. Scliomburgk. 



h. Adult female : bad state. South America. From Mr. Mather's 

 Collection. 



c. Adult. Rio Janeiro. Presented by Alex, Fiy, Esq. 



d. Adult : discoloui'ed. South America. 



3. Hyla geographica. 



Hyla geographica, Spix, Spec. Nov. Test. t. 11. f. 1 ; Burmeiste); I. c, 

 p. 99. 



The three outer fingers half- webbed ; skin smooth ; head broad, 

 with prominent angular muzzle ; a conspicuous appendix at the heel. 

 Reddish brown above, with black spots. An X- shaped marking on 

 the anterior part of back. 



a. Adult. Brazil. 



b. Adult. Brazil. 



c. Adult : bad state. Demerara. Presented by Dr. Hancock. 

 cl. Adult. South America. From Mr. Parrey's Collection. 



e. f. Adult. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's Collection. 



4. Hyla pardalis. 



Hyla pardalis, Spix, Test. pi. 8. f. 3. 



crepitans, Wied, Ahbikl. t. . 



Hylse palmatee descript. pars, Dum. 8f Bihr. p. 545 (p. 547 : Les 



flancs d'autres individus et le devant de leurs cuisses portent dea 



raies verticales noiratres). 

 Hylomedusa crepitans, Burmeister, I. c. p. 103. 



Fingers one-third webbed ; head broad, short ; tongue nearly 

 circular; subarticular tubercles prominent. Reddish grey above, 

 with irregular blotches, formed by minute black points ; sides of 

 body and hinder part of the legs with transverse black stripes. 

 (Perhaps only a variety of H. maxima.) 



a. Adult: not good state. Demerara. Presented by Dr. Hancock. 

 h. Adult : not good state. Berbice. 



c. Adult. Caraccas. From M. Parzudaki's Collection as Trachy- 



cephalus marmoratus. 



d. Adult. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's Collection. 



e. f. Adidt. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's Collection. 

 g. Young. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's Collection. 



h. Adult : stirffed. South America. From M. Parzudaki's Collection. 

 i. Adult: stuffed. South America. From M. Parzudaki's Collection. 



5. Hyla maxima. 



Seba, i. 72. 3. 



Rana maxima, Laiir. S;/n. Rept. p. 32. 



Rana palmata. Daub. Qnadr. Ovip. p. 659 ; Laccj). Quadr. Ovip. L 



p. 538 ; Bonnat. OjjMoI. pi. 3. f. 1. 

 Calamita maxima, Sehneid. Hist. Amph. p. 16.3. 



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