im 



17. BORBOROCffiTES. 



Cystignatlius, sp., Dmn. S,- Bihr. viii. p. 407; Giinfh. Cat. p. ."11. 

 Borboroccetes, Bell, Zool. Beaqle, Itepi. p. "0 ; Cope, Nat. Hixf. Bev. 



1865, p. ll;5. 

 Eosoplius, Cope, I. c, and Journ. Ac. P/ii'lad. (2) vi. 1860, p. O-"), 

 Borborocoetes, sp., Cope, Journ. Ac. PJtilad. (2) A"i. p. 04. 

 Cacotus, Gi'mfh. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1868, p. 482. 

 Phrvnopus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1873, p. 416. 

 Oreobates, Espada, Ann. Soc. Esp. i. p. 86. 



Pupil horizontal. Tongue subcircular, entire or slightly nicked, 

 and free behind. Vomerine teeth. Tympanum more or less distinct 

 or absent. Fingers free ; toes free or nearly so, the tips not dilated. 

 Outer metatarsals united. Omosternum cartilaginous ; sternum a 

 cartilaginous plate. Terminal phalanges simple or slightly 

 bifurcate. 



W. S. America. 



Si/nojysifi of the Sj^ecies, 

 T. A tympanum. 



1. Vomerine teeth between the choano?. 



Subarticular tubercles very strong 1. nodosus, p. 253. 



Subarticular tubercles moderate ; vomerine 



teeth in two oblique series commencing 



on a level with the hinder edge of the 



choanse ; toes not fringed 2. roseus, p. 253. 



Hubarticular tubercles moderate; toes 



fringed 3. hidalgoi, p. 253. 



Subarticular tubercles small ; fingers and 



toes slender 4. tcfniatiis, p. 254. 



2. Vomerine teeth behind the choana?. 



First finger not longer than second ; nostril 



nearer the tip of the snout than the eye. 5. f/rayi, p. 254. 

 First finger not longer than second ; nostril 



equally distant from the eye and the tip 



of the snout 6. hibronii, p. 255. 



First finger longer than second ; 2iostril 



much nearer the tip of the snout than 



the eye 7. quia'ensi.^, p. 255. 



Habit very stout B. j)eruanti.<;, p. 255. 



II. No tympanum. 



Snout as longas the greatest or1)ital diameter. 0. maculatus, p. 256. 

 A conical tubercle on the tibio-tarsal 



articulation 10. calcaratus, p. 256. 



►Snout shorter than the greatest orbital 



diameter 11. copp'mgeri, p. 257. 



