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JJANA ACJILI.S Tlinmas.* 



liana tnnixivnria Millet, Fatiiu! Maine el Li'iie, ii, ]i. (it)|, 



liana ayitix 'V\w\\\i\s, Ann. .Se. Nal., ^<'r. ■!, 1\. |i. I!ti,"), I'l. T; Falio, IJev. Maj;. ZimiI., 



sdr. 'i, XIV, !•. ^1, ris. (> and 7, and N'eii. ,"^nis>e, iii, p. ;{:(;'.; 1 >e I'InIi'. .\nii. Sei. 



Nat., ser. .^), XVII ; De Uetta. Fann. Iial., li'eil. .Viif. p. ti.') ; Lata.sle, llerp. (iir. 



!>, •,':{;!: Leydi;;, An. iialv., \\. \V.\: \Assin\:\. Alli Ae. J.incei, Mem. CI. Se. — Ii>, 



1,11. 1071, i'l. Ill: Hdiilenoer Knlj. Soe. Zool. i"r,inee. 187;», i>. IS!; Catul. lialr. 



Sal. Hiit, Mu.s., ed. ll, lS-», p. H;. 

 liana h mporariu var. arralin, pt., (iiintli. Cat., ji. Iti. 

 Haiia ijracilii I'alio, Ifev. Ma;;. Zodl. .ser. )i, x\y, p. -l. 

 liana limponirin var. aijilis .<elireil>, Help. Km., p. i'J.'i. 



Voiiicriiie toctli in two obli(|ii(' oxiil j^Knips, cxtciidiiiji' lu'voiid tin- 

 bindc'i' i'(lj;e ol' tlic cliuaiiii'. Head (lci»rcss( d ; .snout latlitr «'loii;;ati', 

 siiltaciiiiiiiiate; inttroi Itital space narrower tliaii tlic upitci' cvt'Iid ; 

 tympaiiiiiii very nearly a.s lar;;e as the eye; close to it. l''iii;;ers inotU'i- 

 ate, lirst exteiidiiij;' Iteyoinl second; toes at least two tliirds wehltcd: 

 Kubai ticulai' tubercles of liiigeis and toes niiicli developed; inner meta- 

 tarsal tiibei(;le rounded, hliint, ratlier strong'; a small outer tubercle. 

 A narrow <;landular lateral fold. Above },'rayisli-browii, dark spotted: 

 a very dark teniporiil spot; ii lij-lit line on the lip from the tip t)f the 

 snout to the extremity of the temporal spot ; hind limbs re<,Milai iy cioss- 

 barred; beneath immaculate. .Alale without vocal sacks, (lloulenyer.) 

 France, Switzerland, 2s'orth Italy, (ireece. 



Like the h'aim ivrnporaria, this species has it.s representative on the 

 western coast of North America, which differs from it in some minor 

 characters. This form has been named liana aurorn i»y Baird and 

 Girard, and 1 rej^rard it as a subspecies of the li. a<jilis. The two 

 forms (litter only in coloration, as follows: 



Black ear-jiateli well defmed; dorsal .spots di.siinel, eoniparativcly larj;e; hind linilis 

 with distinct cro.s.s- liars Ji. a. af/iliK. 



Ear-jiatch not dark-colored nor well deliiied ; dorcsal spots usually minute, or waiitinj; 

 ing; cros.s-liar.s of hind liinli.s very imlistinct /«'. <i. onroni. 



riiitu 7o, lig. ao. 



