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almost flat; nostril a little nearer to the tip of the snout than to 

 the eye; interorbital space broader than the upper eyelid; 

 tympanum scarcely or not visible in the adult, more distinct 

 and a little more than half the width of the eye in young speci- 

 mens. First finger shorter than second, which is shorter than 

 fourth; third toe a little longer than fifth; subarticular tuber- 

 cles very feeble; a feebly developed inner, no outer meta- 

 tarsal tubercle; the heel reaches the axilla or the shoulder, 

 the tarso-metatarsal articulation the tympanum or the posterior 

 border of the eye; tibia '/g length of head and body. 



Skin smooth. 



Violet above, marbled or spotted with dark, sometimes with 

 a dark band along the sides of head and body ; yellowish 

 beneath, usually marbled with brown, especially on throat 

 and limbs. Length 30 mm. 



Type specimen examined. 



In most points resembling the Australian Bufonid genus 

 Pseudophryne, which seems to be more nearly related to the 

 Brevicipitinae than to Bufo. 



Habitat: New Guinea (near Idenburg riv., + 1450 and 

 2400 — 2900 m.!; Hellwig mts., + 2500 m. !; Wichmann mts., 

 + 3000 m. !). 



7. Callulops Blgr. 



(BouLENGER, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (6) I, 1888, p. 345). 



Pupil vertical. Tongue entire, slightly free behind and on 

 the sides. Palatine bones forming an acute ridge across the 

 palate, armed with a series of small teeth. A denticulated 

 transverse dermal ridge across the palate, in front of the pharynx. 

 Tympanum distinct. Fingers and toes free, the tips with small 

 disks. Outer metatarsals united. 



No procoracoids or clavicles. Terminal phalanges simple. 



Distribution: New Guinea. 



I. Callulops doriae Blgr. 



Callulops Doriae Boulenger, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (6) I, 1888, p. 345. 



Tongue oblong. Head rather small, much broader than long, 

 convex on the frontal and occipital region; no canthus rostralis; 

 interorbital space much broader than the upper eyelid ; eye 

 small; tympanum much larger than the eye. First and second 



