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COPHYLIDJU. 



But two genera are knowo, as follows : 



Tips of f.ngers and toes dilated ; sternum small Cophyla Boettg. 



Tips of fingers and toes acute ; sternum large Phrynocara Peters. 



There is but one species of each of these genera and they inhabit 

 Madagascar. 



DYSCOPHID^. 



Boulenger, Cat. Batr. Sal. Brit. Mus., ed. ii, 1882, p. 179. 



The genera of this family are as follows : The definitions are taken 

 from Boulenger, I. c, p. 473. 



I. Pupil vertical. 



Vomerine teeth in long series ; sternum very large ; fingers and toes, tips not di- 

 lated Dyscophus Grand . 



Vomerine teeth in long series; sternum small; fingers and toes, tips not dilated 

 Calluella Stoliczka. 



Vomerine teeth in long series; sternum small; fingers and toes, tips dilated 



Pleihodoniohyla Blgr. 



II. Pupil horizontal. 



Vomerine teeth in two small groups ; sternum small ; tips of fingers and toes di- 

 lated PlatypeUs* Blgr. 



The species are distributed as follows : Djscophus, two species, Mada- 

 gascar; Calluella, one species, Farther ludia; Plethodontohyla, three 

 species, Madagascar; Platypelis, two species, Madagascar. 



COLOSTETHID^. 



Cope, Journ. Ac. Phila., 1867, 190-197. 

 But one genus of this family is known, which is defined as follows : 



Cranium fully developed ; ethmoid plate broadly ossified to end muzzle, separating 

 the narrow prefrontals; terminal phalanges witli transverse limb supporting 

 digital dilatations ; no vomerine teeth or metatarsal tubercles ; tongue cylindric, 

 free behind - Colostethus Cope. 



The only known species of this genus, Colostethus latinasus Cope, be- 

 longs to the Columbian region of the Neotropical realm. 



EANID^. 



Banidce, part., Cystignathidce, part., Polypedatidw, Hylodidce, part., Giinth., Cat. Batr. 



Sal. 

 Banidce Cope, Nat. Hist. Eev., 1865 ; Boulenger, Cat. Batr. Sal. Brit. Mus., 1882, p. 3. 

 Polypedatidce, part., and Banidai, part., Mivart, Proceed. Zool. Soc, 1869. 



Upper jaw toothed ; diapophyses of sacral vertebra not or but very 

 slightly dilated. 



* Mantipus Peters, 1883, is the same. 



