2, rnEYMscrs. 151 



broader than the upper eyelid. Fore limb moderate! 3- slender, as 

 long as the trunk ; fingers long and slender, first nearly as long as 

 second ; two metacarpal tubercles ; subartieular tubercles very pro- 

 minent. Hind limb moderate, the tibio-tarsal articulation marking 

 the posterior corner of the eye ; toes moderate, slender, with a 

 slight rudiment of web, and very prominent subartieular tubercles ; 

 two small metatarsal tubercles. Skin entirely covered with small 

 granular tubercles intermixed with larger ones. Yellowish brown, 

 marbled with blackish above and beneath ; a very narrow light 

 vertebral line ; gular and pectoral regions blackish. From snout to 

 vent 46 millim. 

 Bahia, 



a, h,c. 2, hgr., & yg. Bahia. 



3. Phryniscus laevis, 



Phryniscus laevis, Giinth. Cat. p. 43, pi. iii. fig. A. 

 (Phrvniscus ignescens, Cornalia, Vert. syn. quce in it, OscnJati, >§r,, 



p. 316.)* 

 Phryniscus laevis, Giinth. Proc. Zool, Soc. 1859, p. 417. 

 Phrynidium l?eve, Cope, Journ. Ac. Philad. (2) vi. 18G7, p. 19G. 

 Atelopus lajvis, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 18GS, p. 117. 

 ignescens, Espada, Viaj. Pacif., Vert. p. 1-39, pi. 1. f. 7 & 8, 



Habit rather stout. Head as broad as long, its length contained 

 nearly three times in females, twice and one third or twice and a 

 half in males, in the length of the trunk ; snout rather protruding, 

 longer than the diameter of the eye ; upper surface of head and 

 loreal region concave ; nostril slightly nearer the tip of the suout 

 than the eye ; interorbital space broader than the upper eyelid. 

 Fore limb shorter than the trunk. Fingers rather short, depressed, 

 webbed at the base, with swollen tips ; first finger nearly as long as 

 second ; metacarpal and subartieular tubercles distinct, though 

 scarcely prominent. Hind limb moderate, the tibio-tarsal articu- 

 lation marking the shoulder in females, between the shoulder and 

 the eye (never reaching the latter) in males. Toes rather short, 

 depressed, broadly webbed ; subartieular tubercles very indistinct ; 

 two more or less distinct, flat metatarsal tubercles. Upper surfaces 

 smooth or with flat warts ; sides, upper parts of thigh, and humerus 

 generally with small spiny warts. [Male with a subgular vocal sac. 



"W. S. America. 



The specimens show the foUowing varieties of colour : — 



A. Above uniform brownish black: beneath yellowish; anal 

 region generally brown. 



a-h. S § . Panama. Mr. Puffeis [C.]. I rj- 



c. S' Quito. I -^^ 



fZ-e. c?$. W.Ecuador. Mr. Fraser [0.]. 



f-g. S $ . Iiitac, Ecuador. Mr. Buckley [C.j. 



'h-k. Yg. Chili? 



* I have beeu unable to consult this work, and therefore cannot offer an 

 opinion as to the correctness of this reference. 



