188 Mr. G. A. Boulenffer 071 new Brazilian Batrachians. 



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dark markings, viz. a Y-shaped one between the eyes and a 

 ^ -shaped one on the back, and cross bands on the limbs ; a 

 deep black pink-edged ocellus on the lumbar gland ; a black 

 temporal band, and a series of black spots on the outer edge 

 of the limbs ; lower parts dirty white, throat closely marbled 

 with blown ; belly of female uniform, of male also marbled 

 like the throat. Male with an internal subgular vocal sac 

 and brown rugosities on the inner side of the inner finger. 



From snout to vent 18 millim. 



Two specimens ( c? ? ) from Lages, Santa Catharina, col- 

 lected by Hr. Michaelis. 



The genus Eupemphix^ Stdr. [=EngystomopSj Espada), 

 must, on account of the absence of teeth, be referred to the 

 family Bufonidse, although it is in every other respect iden- 

 tical with Paludicola^ to which it stands in the same relation 

 as Pseudophryne to Crinia ; this shows that frog-families 

 founded upon the presence or absence of teeth are artificial 

 associations. I am acquainted with four species of Eupem- 

 phix^ which may be distinguished as follows : — 



A. No tarsal tubercle ; a lumbar gland ; skin gmootli. 



a. Metatarsal tubercles large, compressed, sharp- '- 



edged E. Nattereri, Stdr. 



b. Metatarsal tubercles small, blunt E. nana, Blgr, 



B. A conical tubercle on tbe middle of the inner 



edge of the tarsus ; no lumbar gland ; upper 

 parts warty. 



a. Tarso-metatarsal articulation not reaching 



the end of the snout ; tympanum hidden . . E. jjustulosa, Cope. 



b. Tarso-metatarsal articulation reaching be- 



yond the end of the snout ; tympanum more 



or less distinct E. stentor, Espada. 



Hyla hivittata. 



Tongue subcircular, notched and free behind. Vomerine 

 teeth in two slightly oblique transverse series between the 

 choanse, which are of moderate size. Head moderate, as long 

 as broad ; snout rounded, as long as the diameter of the orbit ; 

 canthus rostralis obtuse, loreal region not very oblique ; 

 nostril nearer the end of the snout than the eye ; interorbital 

 space broader than the upper eyelid ; tympanum moderately 

 distinct, two fifths the diameter of the eye. Fingers webbed 

 at the base ; no projecting rudiment of pollex ; toes two- 

 thirds webbed ; disks a little smaller than the tympanum ; 

 no tarsal fold. The tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the ante- 

 rior border of the eye or the end of the snout. Skin smooth ; 

 belly and lower surface of thighs with large granules. 



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