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Sixth genus. Camanolhis. 



24. CamarioUus tasmaniensis (1) (see Guxther on "Batrachians from Australia," 

 P. Z. S., 18G4, pp. 4G-49, plate 7, %. 3; there called Pterophrynus 

 tasmaniensis. Dr. Gunther is nearly satisfied that my specimens belong 

 to that species). — (A) Adult female, | inch long; and (B) Larva, | inch 

 long ; legs, -^ inch. Australia. 



Seventh genus. Ci/clorhamphus. 



25. Cydorhamphus marmora/its, DuM. and Bib.— Adult female, If inch long. 

 Vinco Caya, Peruvian Andes. Height 16,000 feet. 



26. Cydorhamphus ciileus, Gaeman.— Larva, d\ inches long; tail, 2 inches; hind 

 legs, 7 lines. Puno, Lake Titacaca, Peru. 



The next group differs from the Eanidse in having the sacral apophyses dilated. 



I. A. a. 3. — Third Family. " DiscoGLOSSiD.f:." 



First genus. Discoglossus. 



27. Discoglossus pictus, Otth. — Adult male, 2^ inches long. S. Europe. 

 Second genus. Pelodytes. 



28. Pelodytes punctatus, DAur).,sp., FiTZ., gn. — Adult male, 1^ inch long. Europe. 

 Third genus. Xenophrys. 



29. Xenophrys monticola, Gthr. (see Kept. Brit. Ind., plate 26, figs. H, H', 

 p. 414). — Adult male, 3 inches long. Darjeeling. 



Fourth genus. Calyptocephalus. 



30. Ccdyptoccphalus Gayi, DuM. and Bib. — (A) Adult female, 5^ inches long, 

 and (B) Tadpole, 4f inches long ; tail, 2f inches ; hind legs, | inch. Chili. 



I. A. a. 4. — Fovn-th Family. "Alytid^." 



In tliis family the Ranian type is modified by some new charactei-s. The sacral 

 apophyses are dilated, and there are " parotoids " as in the Toad ; ribs present, and 

 vertebrae opistli ocmlia n . 



Genus Alytes. 



31. Alytes ohstetricans, Lauk., sp. — Adidt female, 1 inch 10 lines long. Europe. 



L A. a. 5. — Fifth Family. " HvPEROLllDyE." 



This type differs from the last in many things, notably in possessing, besides the 

 neck-glands and wide sacrum, which is " not much extended " (Guxther, " Batr. Sal.," 

 p, 39), procoelian vertebrae, and no ribs (Mivart, p. 291). 



Genus Ilyperolius (formerly Uperoleia; the species of so-called Ilypcvolius described 



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