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than to the eye; interorbital space I '/ 2 to 2 times as broad as 

 the upper eyelid ; tympanum more or less distinct, '/ 3 to 2 / 3 

 the diameter of the eye. Second to fourth fingers with large 

 disks (diameter of that of third finger 2 / 3 of, to equal to that 

 of the tympanum), first finger only swollen at the tip; disks 

 of toes smaller than those of fingers; first finger much 

 shorter than second, which is shorter than fourth; third toe 

 longer than fifth ; toes with a very rudimentary web; subarti- 

 cular and inner metatarsal tubercles fiat or very indistinct, no 

 outer metatarsal tubercle; the heel reaches the eye or to between 

 the eye and the tip of the snout; tibia about half length of 

 head and body. 



Smooth or finely granulate above ; often a small pointed 

 flap on the margin of the upper eyelid and another one at the 



Fig. 13. Sphenophryne cornuta Pts. & Dor., X *• 



heel; a series of small tubercles along the outer side of the 

 tarsus and the fore-arm ; beneath with small, scattered, rounded 

 tubercles. 



Brown above, sometimes spotted and marbled with blackish ; 

 beneath lighter, sometimes vermiculated with dark, and with 

 an irregular dark longitudinal streak on the throat; a fine 

 light mediodorsal and medioventral line may be present. Length 

 41 mm. 



Clavicles strongly curved. 



Eggs large (ovarial eggs 3,5 mm. in diameter). 



Habitat: New Guinea (Samson ri v. ; Mt. Kohari, + 600 m. ! ; 

 Sangke riv.!; Pomora riv., +760 m.!; Torricelli mts., 650 — 700 m.; 

 Vikaiku, St. Joseph riv. ; Lorentz riv., 40 m. ! ; Went mts., 

 800 m.!; Hellwig mts., 900 to ±2500 m.!; Setekwa riv.). 



