56 Dr. A. Giinther on Australian Rej)tiles and Fishes. 



brown spots. An irregular brown cross band between the eyes. 

 A brown streak along the cantbus rostralis ; tympanum in front 

 and behind with a narrow deep-brown margin. Hmder surface 

 of thighs marbled with brown, as the upperside. 



Length of the body 18 lines. 



Width of cleft of the mouth 5i „ 



Length of fore limb 12 „ 



„ third finger 3 „ 



„ hind limb 33 ,, 



,, entire foot 14 „ 



„ fourth toe 9 „ 



Two speciaiens from Port Denison (Krefft, 11). 



16. Hylorana erythraa (Schleg.). 

 East-Indian archipelago, San Christoval, Cape York. 



17. Hyla Ewingii (D. & B.). 



Hobart Town, North-east Australia, Melbourne, King George's 

 Sound (Krefft,2). 



18. Hyla adelaidensis (Gray). 



Port Essington, King George's Sound (KrefFt, 23). 



19. Hyla rubella (Gray). 



Port Essington, Houtman's Abrolhos, Port Denison (Krefft, 

 36). 



20. Hyla Peronii (D. & B.). 



Port Essington, New South Wales, Clarence River, Rock- 

 hampton. 



21. Hijla infrafrenata, sp. n. 



Snout short, rounded, with obtuse canthus rostralis. Vome- 

 rine teeth in two transverse series on a level with the hind part 

 of the choanse, which are wide. Skin minutely granular. 

 Fingers one-third webbed. Uniform green above (bluish in 

 spirits). A pure white band round the margin of the loiver ']vm, 

 and continued in a straight line to below and bebind the tym- 

 panum. Lower parts whitish. 



Cape York. 



Body 1| inch long, bind limb 3 inches, foot | inch. 



22. Hyla nigrofrenata , sp. n. 



Allied to H. adelaidensis, but with longer hind limbs, wider 

 choanpe, and different coloration. 



Snout long and pointed. Vomerine teeth in two transverse 

 groups on a level with the front part of the choana?, Choanse 



