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Hyla itifrafrenata Giinther, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (3) XX, June 1867, p. 56. 

 Calaniila dolichopsis Cope, Jrn. Acad. Nat. Sc. Philadelphia, (2) VI, Sept. 



1867, p. 204. 

 Litoria guiiaia Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.-S. -Wales, II, 1878, p. 137. 

 J/yla dolichopsis and H. infrafrenata Boulenger, Cat. I5atr. Sal. Biit. ]\Ius., 1882, 



'p. 384, 385, pi. XXVI, fig. I. 

 Hyla dolichopsis var. tetiuigramilata Boettger, Zool. Anz., XVIII, 1895, p. 136. 

 Hyla dolichopsis Lonnberg, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (7) VI, 1900, p. 580. 

 Hyla dolichopsis v. Kampen, Nova Guinea, V, pt. i, 1906, p. 171 (with tadpole). 

 Hyla dolichopsis Roux, Abh. Senckenb. naturf. Ges., XXXIII, 1 910, p. 229. 

 Hyla dolichopsis Barbour, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard Coll., XLIV, N^. i, 



1912, p. 76. 

 Hyla infrafrenata Boulenger, Zool. Jahrb., Suppl. XV, i, 1912, p. 211. 



Tongue slightly notched and free behind ; vomerine teeth 

 in two transverse or slightly oblique series on a level with 

 the posterior borders of the choanae. Head nearly as long as 

 broad ; snout rounded, as long as or slightly longer than the 

 upper eyelid and longer than deep; its front line in vertical 

 direction strongly convex; canthus rostralis obtuse, but distinct ; 

 loreal region very oblique, concave ; nostril much nearer the 

 tip of the snout than the eye; interorbital space broader than 

 the upper eyelid; tympanum very distinct, ^/^ to Y- the dia- 

 meter of the eye. Disks of 2d to 4th finger smaller to consi- 

 derably larger than the tympanum, disk of first finger much 

 smaller than the other ones; disks of toes smaller than those 

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

 than fourth ; fingers about half webbed, the web between the 

 two outer ones reaching the last subarticular tubercle; third 

 and fifth toe equal in length; toes nearly entirely webbed, 

 the web reaching all disks except the fourth; subarticular tuber- 

 cles strong, single; an elliptic inner, no outer metatarsal tubercle; 

 a tarsal fold ; the heel reaches beyond the eye, often the tip 

 of the snout or beyond ; tibia more than half the length of 

 head and body. 



Skin smooth or granulate on the back, that of head and 

 scapular region not, or very slightly thickened, without large 

 pores; a fold above the tympanum; sides areolated; belly 

 and lower surface of thighs coarsely granulate. 



Bluish violet (in life grass-green), sometimes more or less 

 distinctly spotted with black, above; inner fingers and toes 

 colourless; lower lip bordered with a white or yellow, below 

 dark-edged streak, extending to the shoulders; a white streak 

 along the outer side of fore-arm and tarsus, and often a white 



