480 MB. 6. A. BOTJLENGEE OS ArDITIONS TO THE [June 7, 



between the shoulders, and dark bars across the limbs ; lower parts 

 white. 



From snout to vent 20 millim. 



A single specimen from Kinyamkolo, Lake Tanganyika (J. E. S. 

 Moore). 



3. PnRYNixALTJs oxTEHiNus. (Plate XXXVIII. fig. 3.) 



Tongue oval, rather narrow, free in its posterior third ; palatine 

 ridges strong. Head as long as broad ; snout pointed, very pro- 

 minent ; nostril a little nearer the end o£ the snout than the eye ; 

 canthus rostralis rounded ; loreal region almost vertical ; inter- 

 orbital space t^\•ice as broad as the upper eyelid ; tympanum 

 vertically oval, about three fourths the size of the eye. Fingers 

 and toes dilated into small but well-developed disks ; subarticular 

 tubercles feebly prominent ; first finger shorter than the second ; 

 a feebly prominent, oval inner metatarsal tubercle. The tibio- 

 tarsal articulation reaches the eye. Skin smooth. Pale grey 

 above, with dark brown spots and marblings, which are largest on 

 the sides ; sides of head dark brown ; groin and hinder side o£ 

 thighs whitish, with black spots or marblings ; white beneath. 



From snout to vent 28 millim. 



Five specimens from St. Aignan I., south of Fergusson I., 

 British New Guinea ; collected by Mr. Meek. 



4. Mantophetne eobusta. (Plate XXXVIII. fig. 4.) 



Habit stout. Head sub triangular, much broader than long; 

 snout obtusely pointed, prominent, shorter than the diameter of 

 the orbit ; canthus rostralis indistinct ; loreal region oblique, 

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

 interorbital space as broad as the upper eyelid ; tympanum about 

 two thirds the diameter of the eye. Fingers and toes rather short, 

 with small terminal disks and feebly prominent subarticular 

 tubercles ; first finger a little shorter than the second ; a feebly 

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

 lation reaches the shoulder or the tympanum. Skin smooth, shiny; 

 a strong fold from the eye to the shoulder. Eeddish or purplish 

 brown above, uniform or with small black spots ; lower parts pale 

 brown. 



From snout to vent 71 millim. 



Three specimens from St. Aignan I., south of Fergusson I., 

 British New Guinea ; collected by Mr. Meek. 



5. Htlodes alfeedi. (Plate XXXIX. fig. 1.) 



Tongue subcircular, entire or indistinctly nicked behind. 

 Vomerine teeth in two short transverse groups behind the level 

 of the choanse. Head much depressed ; snout short, rounded ; 

 nostril near the tip of the snout ; canthus rostralis distinct ; loreal 

 region concave ; interorbital space as broad as the upper eyelid ; 

 tympanum very distinct, two thirds the diameter of the eye. 

 First finger a little shorter than second ; disks of fingers large, 



