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belly coarsely granular ; a strong fold across the chest. Above 

 brown with a dark interocular line, a small black spot on each 

 shoulder, and a faint dark rhomboidal marking with anterior 

 extensions on the sacral region ; limbs cross-barred ; posterior 

 side of the thigh brown spotted with white ; belly white with 

 brown spots ; chin and throat white very densely powdered 

 with brown. 



Total length, 36.75 mm. ; length and width of head. 14 nmi. ; 

 length of snout, 6.5 mm.; diameter of ear, 1.75 mm.; hind 

 hmb to tip of longest toe, 57 mm. ;hind foot, 26.5 mm.; front 

 leg to tip of longest finger, 25 mm. 



Remarks: The species is represented by two specimens, 

 one of which has been deposited in the British Museum (Nat- 

 ural History). The latter was taken at an altitude of 6,500 

 feet on San Lorenzo. 



Eleutherodactylus megalops, new species. 



Diag)iosis: Size small; head broad, nearly as broad, or a 

 little broader than the body ; the width equal to or a little less 

 than the length to the posterior margin of the ear ; nostril 

 much nearer to tip of snout than eye ; eye large, the diameter 

 of orbit equal to or a little greater than its distance from 

 nostril ; snout rounded, with weak or moderately distinct 

 canthus rostralis ; its length contained in the width of the 

 bead 1.5 to 2.3 times. Tongue oval, entire; vomerine teeth 

 in two groups behind the choanae. Tympanum distinct, its 

 greatest diameter contained in the length of the snout 2.2 to 

 3.5 times. Toes free; the hind limb being carried forward 

 along the body the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the anterior 

 border of the orbit, the nostril or some point between ; digital 

 expansions moderate, occasionally as large but generally 

 smaller than tympanum. Skin above rough with many small 



