1869.] MR Sf. GEORGE MIVART ON ANUROUS BATRACHIANS. 291 
When reading his paper before the Zoological Society, Dr. Giinther 
called attention to the interesting and highly remarkable parallelism 
between this genus of South America and the European Bombinator. 
Subfam. 5. LiopELMATINA. 
Tympanum none (or hidden) ; no eustachian tubes; sacral ver- 
tebra dilated; no vomerine teeth; toes webbed at the base. 
Genus Liopelma, Fitz., and Giinther, B. Mus. Cat. MS., New 
Zealand. 
Divison II. Ear perfect. 
Subsection a. Parotozds. 
Fam. VIII. PLecrroMANTID&. 
A tympanum and cavum tympani; two eustachian tubes, each 
with a considerable aperture; transverse processes of sacral vertebra 
not dilated; parotoids present as a large oblong gland behind the 
mouth; tongue large, rounded and free behind; toes nearly all 
free, but with small disks; no disks to fingers. [Arciform cartilages 
present ?] 
Genus Plectromantis, Neotropical region. 
Fam. IX. ALyTiIp&. 
Answers to the Alytide and Uperoliide of Dr. Giinther. 
A tympanum, cavum tympani, and eustachian tubes present ; 
transverse processes of sacral vertebra dilated; parotoid glands pre- 
sent; tongue fixed in front ; digits not dilated at the tips; arciform 
cartilages present. 
Palearctic, Nearctic, and Neotropical regions. 
Subfam. 1. ALyTina. 
Vertebrze opisthoceelian ; ribs present ; “‘ first coccygeal vertebra 
united as usual with the second or style, but furnished with posteriorly 
divergent diapophyses, and attached to the sacral by two eotyloid 
cavities ; a fronto-parietal fontanelle ; terminal phalanges continuous, 
simple.”’ 
Genus Alytes, Paleearctic region. 
Subfam. 2. ScAPHIOPODINA. 
- Vertebrze proceelian ; no ribs; no coccygeal diapophyses ; coccyx 
connate with sacrum ; terminal phalanges continuous, conic. 
Genus Scaphiopus, North America. 
Subfam. 3. Uprroxitna (Uperoliide, Giinther), 
Vertebree proccelian ; no ribs; coccyx separate, attached to two 
condyles, with no diapophyses ; terminal phalanges simple. 
Genera :—Hyperolius, Neotropical region ; Helioporus, Neotro- 
pical ; Nattereria, Neotropical. 
