304 On a new Frog from Brazil. 



lines along the nniie an 1 two black sfroak^ on eacli side of 

 the head and neck ; the median nuchal line and the two 

 lateral streak-? continued on the bodv, fading to reddish 

 brown behind ; lower parts uniform white, 



mm. 



Total leiifftli ;... ]•'.: 



Head...: ]:l 



Width of head 7 



From end of snout to fore limb 19 



,, „ vent i'>'2 



Fore limb 1 <> 



Tlind limb '^d 



Tail ICo 



Two male specimens from near Borbera, Somaliland (alt. 

 up to 400 feet), collected by Mr. G. W. Bury. 



This species comes very near to L. J3 )sc'v, Bedr. , which 

 differs in having the dorsal scales smooth (except near the 

 tai') and the dark lines in even number. 



XLYIII. — Description of a neio Frofj of the Genua 

 Telmatobius//-om Brazil. By G. A. BOULENGEII, F.R.S. 



Tthnatohius asper. 



Ycmeiii^e teeth in two lonnded groups behind the level of 

 the choai ie. Head a little bn ader than long ; snout rounded, 

 longer than the eye ; no canthus rostralis ; nosti il nearer the 

 end of the snout than the eye ; interorbital space a little 

 broader than the upper eyelid ; no tympanum. Finuers 

 moderate, wit'.i slightly swollen tips, first not extending quite 

 as far jis second ; toes wiih swollen tips, neaily entirely 

 webbed; subarticular tubercles well developed, flat; an oval 

 inner and a rounded outer metatarsal tubercle. Ihe tibio- 

 tarsal articulation reacl.es the eye. hkin of upper parts 

 closely studded with small warts, each bearing a )iearl-like 

 horny tubercle; lower parts smooth. Blackish brown above, 

 with or without laige yellowish blotches on the back and a 

 cross-bar between the upper eyelids; limbs with ydl jwisli 

 cross-bars; lower parts brown. IMule with an internal vucal 

 sac. 



From snout to vent 50 mm. 



Four .specimens from Tlieresopolis, Santa Catharina, 

 collected by Mr. J. Micha-li-^. 



