182 Jlr. G. A. Boulenger on new 



with blackish nuptial asperities on the upper and inner sitle-s 

 of tiie three inner fingers. 



From snout to vent 55 niiliiu). 



A single male s|)ecimen from Paramo, Cajaniarca, 9000 feet. 

 Several smaller s|iecimens from Carao, 7000 feet. 



Nearest allied to B. varfec/atus^ Gtlir. Distinguished by 

 the well-developed eustachian tubes and the somewhat longer 

 inner finger. 



PaJadicola Simonsii. 



Tongue oval, entire. Vomerine teeth none. Snout 

 rounded, as long as the diameter of the orbit; canthus ros- 

 tralis distinct ; nostril a little nearer the tip of the snout than 

 the eye ; interorbital space as broad as the upper eyelid ; no 

 tympanum; no eustachian tubes. Fingers and toes moderate, 

 slightly swollen at the end ; first finger not extending as far 

 as second; toes free; subarticular tubercles moderate; two 

 rather large, feebly prominent metatarr^al tubercles. The 

 tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the angle of the jaws. 

 Upper parts with porous smooth warts, some of which are 

 confliient into longitudinal folds on the body ; throat, belly, 

 and lower surface of thighs coarsely granulate. Olive-brown 

 above, whiti.-h beneath; a dark brown canthal and temporal 

 stieak ; a blackisli band in the groin, another on the inner 

 side of the femoro-tibial articulation, and a third on the outer 

 side of the tibio-tarsal articulation ; a few blackish spots on 

 the sides. 



From snout to vent oO millim. 



"J'wo specimens from Paramo, Cajamarca, 9000 feet. 



Allied to P. niarmcratcij D. & B., but tympanum absent 

 and first finger shorter than second. 



Stenocercus melanopygus. 



Pterygoid teeth. Anterior border of ear denticulated. 

 ITppcr head-scales very feebly keeled, without transversely 

 enlarged supraoculars ; occipital not enlarged ; temporal 

 scales very feebly keeled. Side of neck with a yery short 

 curved antehumeral fold. Body a little depressed. No dorsal 

 crest or denticulation. Dorsal scales large, strongly imbri- 

 cate, shaii)ly keeled, sharply pointed ; the keels foiming 

 continuous lines, which are slightly oblique on the posterior 

 part of the back ; lateral scales smooth or feebly keeled, 

 passing gradually into the ventrals, which are rounded, 

 «mooth, and considerably smaller than the dorsals; 46 to 50 

 bcales lound the middle of the body. The adpressed hind 



