NO. 1397. NEW FILIPINO FEOGS AND GECKO— STEJNEGER. 345 



able to collect than some blackberry brandy. The colors of this speci- 

 men seem to have kept ver}- well. 



This new species appears to be nearly lelated to Hana temporalis. 

 Several other species belonging- to the same group have recently 

 been described from other Philippine islands. From these it differs 

 in several marked structural and color characters. 



CORNUFER WORCESTERI/' new species. 



Diagnosis. — Disks of lingers well developed; tibio-tarsal articula- 

 tion reaching the nostril; tongue without papilla; occiput flat; whole 

 underside, including throat, granular; tympanum about one-half the 

 width of the e^-e; tirst finger shorter than second. 



Ilahitat. — Mindanao Island, Philippine Islands. 



Type.—Q>2,i. No. 34T8I:, U.S.N.M.; Mount Apo, Mindanao; Dr. 

 E. A. Mearns, collector. 



Description of type speciinen. — Vomerine teeth in two oblique series 

 behind the level of the hinder edge of the choana?; orbital diameter 

 slighth" less than distance of orbit from tip of snout; interorbital space 

 considerably wider than upper eyelid; canthus rostralis rounded; 

 lores concave; crown flat; tympanum nearly circular, about one-half 

 the diameter of the eye; finger free, first considerably shorter than 

 second, which is shorter than fourth; disks rather large; toes webbed 

 at the base; disks well developed, though not quite so large as on the 

 fingers; hind limb being carried forward, the tibio-tarsal joint does 

 not reach the tip of the snout, only to about the nostrils; skin smooth 

 above (possibly with some longitudinal folds, but that can not be 

 decided on account of the state of the specimen), coarsely granular on 

 the whole underside, including the throat; a distinct tubercle on the 

 upper eyelid. Color above pale brownish gray with small, irregular 

 dark brownish spots; snout decidedly brownish; a ver}" distinct blackish 

 brown band across the top of the head at the anterior end of the upper 

 e3^elids, involving them and continuing below the eye to the edge of the 

 lip; tympanic region dark, but loreal region pale brown as the snout 

 and without dark stripe; underside pale, finely dusted over with 

 brownish; limbs with traces of dark cross bars. 



Dunensions. 



mm. 



Total length 28 



Width of head 12 



Length of fore limb 17 



Length of hind limb from vent to tip of longest toe 45 



Memarks. — The unique type specimen is in an indifi'erent state of 

 preservation, but its many distinct characters make it imperative to 

 recognize it as 9 new species. 



« Named in honor of Hon. Dean C. Worcester, secretary of the interior of the 

 Philippine government. 



