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the choanae. Head nearly as broad as long; snout rounded, 

 vertically truncate, as long as the upper eyelid, longer than 

 deep; canthus rostralis distinct, straight; loreal region very 

 oblique, slightly concave; nostril close to tip of snout ; inter- 

 orbital space a little broader than the upper eyelid ; tympanum 

 distinct, 2 / 3 the width of the eye. Disks of three outer fingers 

 about as large at the tympanum, of toes a little smaller than 

 those of fingers; first finger shorter than second, which is 

 shorter than fourth ; fingers half webbed, except the first, 

 which is nearly free ; toes extensively webbed, the web reach- 

 ing the disk at the outer side of the second and third and at 

 the inner side of the fifth toe; penultimate phalanx of first 

 and fourth toe free; subarticular tubercles and the oval inner 

 metatarsal tubercle feebly developed, a very feeble outer meta- 

 tarsal tubercle; the heel reaches beyond the tip of the snout. 



Smooth, with a few scattered, small warts above; larger 

 warts below the vent ; a series of oblong tubercles along the 

 outer border of fore-arm and tarsus, continued as a feeble 

 ridge along fourth finger and fifth toe; belly and lower sur- 

 face of thighs granular; a feeble fold across the breast; an 

 indistinct fold above the tympanum. 



Colour (in spirit): greyish brown above, yellowish below; 

 broad transverse bands across the limbs and dark dots along 

 the borders of the mouth; a light cross-bar between the eyes; 

 a white triangular spot from the lower margin of the eye to 

 the angle of the mouth. Length 44 mm. 



Type specimen in the Leiden Museum examined '). 



Nearly related to H. impura, but distinguished by a more 

 developed web between the fingers. 



Habitat: Gebe or Gag isl. ! 



26. Hyla macrops Blgr. 



Hyla macrops Boulenger, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (5) XII, 1883, p. 164. 



Hyla macrops Boulenger, Transact. Zool. Soc. London, XII, 1890, p. 59, pi. XI, fig. 3. 



Tongue oval, slightly nicked and slightly free behind ; vome- 

 rine teeth in two short transverse groups in the middle 

 between the large choanae. Head large, a little broader than 

 long; snout rounded, not projecting, as long as the orbit; 



1) The colouration of this specimen has obviously much faded since the ori- 

 ginal description has been written. 



