INTRODUCTION 



From 1975 to 1979, we obtained a total of G40 specimens of Hemiphyllodactylus 

 yunnanensis (Boulenger) that had been collected from nine locaUties within Yunnan 

 Province and two localities within Guizhou Province. This paper reports the three new 

 subspecies discovered during the sorting process of this collection. All type specimens are 

 deposited in the Department of Biology, Nanjing Normal CoUege. 



Hewjpliyllodctylus yunnanensjs yunnanensis (Boulenger) (Plate 1:1) 



The following definition is based on a total of 249*' specimens collected from Kunming, 

 Lijiang, Chuxiong, Chengjiang, Gejiu, and Yao'an. Chin shields distinct; hindlimb longer 

 than half of axilla-groin distance; dilated portions of digits bearing paired scansors, digits 

 II-V usually with 3-4-4-3 or 3-4-4-4 pairs in hand, 3-4-4-4 pairs in foot*^, fourth pairs on 

 digits III-V of hand not reaching outer margins of the digits (Fig. 1); diameter of ear opening 

 0.5-1.0 mm, about 20-43% of eye diameter. 



Fig. 1. Hami (left) and foot (right) oi Hemiphyllodactylus yunnanensis yunnanensis. 



Except for Yao'an sample, upper margin of rostral mostly notched, and scales posterior to 

 supranasal usually not much enlarged (Fig. 2, Table 1). 



Fig. 2. Dorsal view of snouts o( Hemiphyllodactylus yunnanensis yunnanensis from 

 Kunming (left) and Yao'an (right). 



