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three fourths the diameter of the latter. First finger extend- 

 ing considerably beyond second ; toes hardly half-webbed, 

 with simple subarticular tubercles ; two rather strong meta- 

 tarsal tubercles; no tarsal fold. The tarso- metatarsal articu- 

 lation reaches between the eye and the end of the snout, the 

 end of the snout, or eren a little beyond. Upper surfaces rou"-h 

 with very prominent, conical, often spiny tubercles ,• parotoids 

 prominent, round or subtriangular, scarcely larger than the 

 tympanum ; lower surfaces with round tubercles of unequal 

 size. Brown above, with a few darker spots, and often with 

 a few scattered irregular spots of a beautiful pink ; limbs with 

 dark cross-bands ; lower surfaces spotted with brown ; throat 

 brown in the males, which are provided with a subgular 

 vocal sac and black asperities on the inner side of the two 

 inner fingers. 



Numerous specimens, caught during the breeding-season. 

 The largest male measures 41 millim. from snout to vent, 

 the unique female 50. 



Bufo quadriporcatus. (PI. X. fig. 4.) 



Intermediate between B. hiporcatus and B. galeatus. A 

 straight, jjrominent, supraorbital ridge, continued into a short 

 parietal ; a strong and broad orbito-tympanic ridge continuous 

 with the parotoid, which is prominent and compressed, ridge- 

 like. Snout short, truncate, projecting far beyond the mouth ; 

 canthus rostral is well-marked, loreal region nearly vertical ; 

 interorbital space much broader than the upper eyelid ; tym- 

 panum very distinct, vertically oval, close to and nearly as 

 large as the eye. First finger extending considerably beyond 

 second J toes short, hardly half-webbed; two moderate meta- 

 tarsal tubercles ; no tarsal fold. The tarso-metatarsal articu- 

 lation reaches the eye. Crown smooth, back with small 

 warts. Parotoids much elongate ; the distance between their 

 posterior extremity and the orbit equals the distance between 

 the end of the snout and the extremity of the pai ietal crests. 

 Pale brown above, whitish inferiorly ; a narrow dark line along 

 the canthus rostralis and the parotoid ; limbs with dark cross- 

 bands. 



A single specimen, apparently half-grown. 

 Whilst describing the preceding Biifones, I have reexamined 

 a specimen of an allied species from Puerta Princesa, Philip- 

 pine Islands, collected by Mr. Everett, which has been for 

 some time in the Museum, but which I had put aside as a 

 probably new species without being able to make up my mind 

 to describe it. I now think the specimen may safely be made 

 the type of a new species, to be named 



