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much nearer the tip of the suout thau the eye ; iuterorbital space 

 as broad as the upper eyelid ; tympanum distinct, half the diameter 

 of the eye. Fingers moderate, first longer than second ; toes free ; 

 disks small : suharticular tubercles feeble ; a small oval inner, and 

 a rather indistinct, rounded outer metatarsal tubercle. The tibio- 

 tarsal articulation reaches the tip of the snout. Skin smooth, 

 finely granular above ; a strong supratemporal fold. Dark brown 

 above, with elegant symmetrical darker markings, viz., chevron- 

 shaped bands on the back, oblique streaks on the flanks, and bars 

 of unequal width on the limbs ; lower parts white, throat with a 

 few brown spots. 



From snout to vent 50 millim. 



A single female specimen from Cachabe. 



13. HxLODES GTJLAKis, sp. n. (Plate XV. fig. 3.) 



Tongue pyriform, entire. Vomerine teeth in two short oblique 

 series behind the choanse. Head moderate, as long as broad ; 

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

 rostralis distinct ; loreal region feebly oblique, concave ; nostril 

 much nearer the tip of the snout than the eye ; interorbital space 

 a little broader than the upper eyelid ; tympanum distinct, two 

 fifths the diameter of the eye. Tingers short, first shorter thau 

 second ; toes short, free ; disks rather large, as large as the 

 tympanum ; subarticular tubercles feebly prominent ; a feebly 

 prominent, oval, inner metatarsal tubercle. The tibio-tarsal arti- 

 culation reaches the posterior border of the eye. Skin smooth 

 above and below ; a sti'ong fold across the breast. Pale brown 

 above, with round blackish spots ; a blackish cross-bar between 

 the eyes, and a dark streak from the eye to the shoulder ; lower 

 parts white. Male with an external vocal sac forming a strong 

 fold along each side of the gular region. 



Prom snout to vent 24 millim. 



A single male specimen from Cachabe. 



14. HxLODES LATiDiscus, sp. n. (Plate XV. fig. 4.) 



Tongue oval, shghtly nicked behind. Vomerine teeth in two short 

 transverse series behind the choanse, on a level with the palatine bones. 

 Head large, as long as broad or a little broader than long, much 

 depressed ; snout rounded, a little longer than the diameter of the 

 orbit ; canthus rostralis distinct ; loreal region very obhque, 

 concave ; nostril much nearer the tip of the snout than the eye ; 

 vertex concave ; interorbital space a little narrower than the upper 

 eyelid ; tympanum distinct, one third to two fifths the diameter of 

 the eye. Pingers moderate, first shorter than second, the tips dilated 

 into very large disks, which are broader than long and measure 

 three fifths the diameter of the eye ; toes moderate, free, the disks 

 large, but a little smaller than those of the Angers ; subarticular 

 tubercles feeble ; an elongate inner metatarsal tubercle, measui'ing 

 about two thirds the length of the inner toe ; a very indistinct 

 outer metatarsal tubercle. The tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the 



