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panum feebly distinct, vertically oval, its vertical diameter -/.^ 

 the diameter of the orbit and as large as the distance from 

 eye to tympanum. Fingers and toes with very small disks ; 

 first finger a little shorter than second; third toe much longer 

 than fifth; subarticular tubercles distinct; an indistinct oval 

 inner metatarsal tubercle; the heel reaches the tympanum or 

 the eye, the tarso-metatarsal articulation the eye or the tip 

 of the snout. 



Smooth above, with some scattered small tubercles on back 

 and limbs ; some pointed dermal appendages on the upper 

 eyelid, one of which, situated close to the middle of the outer 

 border, being more prominent than the other ones; a bony 

 ridge from the eye to the anterior border of the tympanum 

 and a stronger one from the eye to above and behind the 

 tympanum; a median low bony ridge on the head; almost 

 smooth beneath; sides with rather large tubercles. 



Brown above (in life brownish green, with a few dark dots); 

 sides and lower surface lighter, with dark marblings; sides 

 of head dark brown. From snout to vent 48 mm. 



Type specimens in the Leiden Museum examined. This 

 examination has shown that this species belongs to the Brevi- 

 cipitidae and the genus is closely allied with Xenorhina. The 

 sacral diapophyses are moderately dilated. 



Habitat: New Guinea! (Lobo ; Torricelli mts.?')). 



13. Copiula V. Meh. 



(v. MfiHELY, Tennesz. Fiizetek, XXIV, 1901, p. 242). 



Pupil horizontal. Tongue small, oval, entire and extensively 

 free behind. Palate toothless. A denticulated transverse dermal 

 ridge across the palate, in front of the pharynx. Tympanum 

 distinct. Fingers and toes free, with disks. Outer metatarsals 

 united. 



No procoracoids, clavicles or omosternum. Terminal pha- 

 langes T-shaped. 



Distribution: New Guinea. 



Synopsis of the Species. 



A. Snout not or hardly longer than the upper eyelid, i. C. oxyrhiiia p. 135. 



B. Snout 2Y3 times the length of the eye 2. 6". (?) rostcllifera p. 135. 



i) After WandoUeck, Abh. Mus. Dresden, XIII, N"". 6, 1910, p. 14. 



