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Tongue slightly notched behind ; no vomerine teeth. Head 

 as long as broad; snout rounded, as long as the upper eye- 

 lid, not much longer than deep ; canthus rostralis obtuse, but 

 distinct; loreal region slightly oblique, concave; nostril a little 

 nearer tip of snout than eye; interorbital space broader than 

 the upper eyelid; tympanum distinct, '/^ to '/.^ the diameter 

 of the eye. Disks of three outer fingers as large as the tym- 

 panum, those of first finger and of toes smaller; first finger 

 shorter than second, which is shorter than fourth ; outer fingers 

 almost half webbed, first finger nearly free ; third and fifth 

 toe equal in length; toes about -/a webbed, two phalanges of 

 fourth and one phalanx of third and fifth toe being free; 

 subarticular tubercles distinct, single; no outer metatarsal tuber- 

 cle; the heel reaches the tip of the snout or beyond; tibia 

 more than half the length of head and body. 



Coarsely granular above; an indistinct fold above the tym- 

 panum ; belly and lower surface of thighs granulate. 



Bluish violet, dotted with blackish, above ; upper arm and 

 inner fingers and toes colourless; hind limbs with black cross- 

 bars or transverse series of blackish dots; colourless beneath, 

 sides of throat sometimes blackish. Length 27 mm. 



The specimens from New Guinea and Jobi may be young 

 individuals of H. infrafrenata, those from the Solomon islands 

 perhaps of H. militaria. 



Habitat: New Guinea (Sattelbergr; Van der Sande riv. !) ; 

 Jobi; Solomon islands? 



14. Hyla longicrus (Blgr.). 



Hyklla longicrus Boulengev, Ann. Mag. Nal. Hist., (8) VIII. 191 1, p. 56. 



Tongue subcircular, slightly nicked; no vomerine teeth. Head 

 as broad as long; snout rounded, scarcely prominent, shorter 

 than the orbit; canthus rostralis distinct; loreal region oblique, 

 concave ; interorbital space broader than the upper eyelid ; 

 tympanum distinct, not quite half the diameter of the eye. 

 Disks of the fingers as large as the tympanum ; outer fingers 

 half, toes nearly entirely webbed ; subarticular tubercles very 

 feeble; the heel reaches far beyond the tip of the snout; tibia 

 ^/j the length of head and body. 



Smooth or finely areolate above; belly and base of lower 

 surface of thighs granulate ; throat smooth ; no fold across 

 the chest. 



