20C 



ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF TH IC RANIDjE. [Mar. 20, 



1. 



a. 



h. 



h'. 



1. Finger of Bhneoph/^nts maximics. 



2. Finger of Hmia afghana. 



a. Upper view. b. Side view, a', b'. Sk-eletou. 



I seize this opportunity to remark that the genus Phjllobates, 

 Bibr., is a Ranoid, closely allied to and intermediate between Hyl- 

 ixalvs, Espada, and Prostherapis, Cope — differing from the former in 

 the free toes, and from the latter in the notched tongue. The 

 pectoral girdle of the type specimen of Phrjllohates bicolor, Bibr., as 

 well as of a specimen of P. melanorhinus. Berth., has been kindly 

 examined at my request by Dr. Mocquard. That genus includes 

 the following five species : — P. hicolor, Bibr., limbatus. Cope, mel- 

 anorhinus, Berth., trinitatis, Garm., and trilinentus, Blgr. 



There probably exists, however, a group of Cystignathoids 

 answering to Cope's definilion of Phyllobates (Journ. Ac. Philad. 

 vi. 18G6, p. 96) — that is, Hylodes without vomerine teeth, which 

 would bear the name Syrrhopus, Cope (Am. Nat. 187S, p. 253), 

 and include Malachylodes, Cope, and Hypodietyon, Cope. Not 

 having seen examples of any of the following species, I only suggest 

 that they may be united provisionally under the term Syrrhopus, 

 and with the generic definition given on p. 195 of my Catalogue : — 

 8. marnoclcii, Cope, leprus. Cope, cystignathoides, Cope, verriicipes. 

 Cope, guttulatus, Cope, hylceformis. Cope, ridens, Cope, chalceus, 

 Ptrs., and verruculutus, Ptrs. 



