120 KEPTIIES. 



its inner edge. Tongue nearly circular, slightly notched behind ; inner 

 nostrils large : vomeiine teeth situated in two oval, rather oblique 

 groups, a little behind the middle of the inner edge of the nostrils ; 

 palate with a deep longitudinal groove on each side ; eustachian tubes 

 moderate ; tympanum very distinct, not quite as large as the eye. Males 

 with a large internal subgular sac with two openings ; sacral verte- 

 bra much dilated, and its process provided vsith a broad, long cartilage 

 at its outer edge. Above uniform green, in spirits bluish, beneath 

 uniform whitish. Length of body 3-i-" ; distance between the eyes 

 1" ; length of front extremity 2" ; length of hinder extremity 3|" ; 

 length of fourth toe 1". 



Fam. 5. PHYLLOMEDUSID^. 



HyLiNA with free toes, dilated processes of the sacral vertebra, and 

 "wdth paratoids. 



One genus. South Ameiiea. 



1. PHYLLOMEDUSA. 



Vomerine teeth. Skin smooth, with a large elongate paratoid. 

 Disks large ; fingers and toes quite free ; the first finger and the 

 first two toes opposite to the three others. Tympanum rather in- 

 distinct. Eustachian tubes moderate; tongue large, pear-shaped, 

 entire and free behind. Transverse process of sacral vertebra much 

 dilated. Males with an internal subgular vocal sac. South America. 



Phyllomedusa, Wagl. Si/st. Amph. p. 201 ; Tschttdi, JBatr. p. 70 ; 



bum. 8i- Bibr. viii. p. 627. 

 Hyla, sp., meet, prior. 



1. Phyllomedusa bicolor. 



Rana bicolor, Buddaert, 3Iono(/r. de JRana hicol. f. 1-3, and Schriften 



der Berl. JSfuturf. ii. p. 459 ; SImw, Nat. Misc. x. p. 367, and Zool. 



iii. p. 126. 

 Calamita bicolor, Schneid. Hist. Amjyh. p. 156 ; 3Ierr. Tent. p. 170. 

 Hyla bicolor, Latr. Rept. ii. p. 174 ; Daud. Bain. p. 22. pi. 5, 6, and 



Bept. viii. p. 40; Spia; Test. t. 13. f. 1, 2; Gravenh. Delic. p. 26; 



Cuv. Begne Anim. ; Giierin, Iconogr. pi. 26. f. 3. 

 Hyla hypocliondrialis, Latr. I. c. p. 177 ; Daud. Bain. p. 29. pi. 10. 



f. 1, and Bept. viii. p. 60 ; Gravenh. I. c. p. 28. 

 Phyllomedusa bicolor, Wac/l. Sijst. p. 201 ; Tschudi, Batr. p. 70 ; 



Dum. Sf Bibr. p. 629. pi. 90. f. 2 a, h, c; Burmeister, Erlaiiterungen 



zur Fatma Brasil. p. 111. t. 32. ■ 



Blue above ; thighs and sides spotted with white. 



a-c. Adult. Brazil. Presented by Dr. Gardiner. 



d. Adult. Brazil. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



e. HaK-grown : bad state. Brazil. From M. Parzudaki's Collection. 



f. Young. Brazil. Presented by Lord Stuart. 



