202 ON THE FAMILIES OF THE EANIFORM ANURA. 



tympanum and end of muzzle to middle of outer metatarsus. The femora and tibiae 

 are rugose above; a tarsal fold; soles rugulose; digits rather long, margined. 



The beautiful carmine of the femur is continued on the under side of the tibia; it 

 appears also on the outer side, and at the origin of the tarsus. Lips with a few 

 brown spots; a pale pinkish band from orbit to shoulder. In the three preceding 

 species, and in the verrucosa, there is an aggregation of minute glands at the 

 angle of the mouth ; in the ign i ta there is a similar aggregation over the scapula, 

 which is, however, so thin as not to invalidate the distinction between this and the 

 genus Hyperalia, which rests on the swollen parotoids of the latter. This and the 

 C. ignita and pieta are among the most elegantly colored of the Salientia. 



Hab. West Australia ; Daniel. Mus. Academy. 



Crinia STiCTivEiSTTRis Cope, sp. nov. 



PteroiJilirymis varlus "Peters," males, Steiudachner, Voy. Novara Amphib. 33. 

 This species approaches nearest the C. signifera Girard and C. affinis 

 Gtinther; it differs from the former in its very small dorsal tubercles in place of 

 plic£e, and in coloration, especially in the lack of lateral bands; from the latter iOynot 

 being smooth above, in its margined toes, and peculiar coloration above and below. 



No vomerine teeth, canthus rostralis straight, obtuse. Skin areolate below, nearly 

 smooth above, except a pair of suprascapular ridges, which are concave towards each 

 other. A tarsal fold and two minute tubercles; sole broad, toes margined ; distal 

 extremity of tarsus to beyond nostril; sole and palm granular. 



Olive gray above, with two pair brown, pale margined dorsal spots, a similar one 

 on coccygeal region, and another concave backwards between eyes. Lip spotted ; no 

 lateral band, but a vertical spot like the others, above axilla. Below white, forming 

 a ragged suture with the dark color of the sides; a series of black spots, forming 

 longitudinal bars on each side the median line. Limbs cross--banded. 

 Length head and body, 11-3 lines. Foot without tarsus, 5'75 lines. 



Hind limb from coccyx, 17 " Vent to knee, 4"25 " 



Habitat. Australia, region not specified. No. 672 Mus. Compar. Zoology ; male 

 and female. 



This species is perhaps identical with, as a variety of, the species described and 

 figured by Steindachner in the Voyage of the Novara, as Plerophrynus varius Peters, 

 males. The C. varia Pet. differs in being without areolation of the abdominal 

 surface, and so allied to C. Itevis Gthr. Steindachner regards this as a sexual 

 feature, erroneously in our opinion. C. signifera is the species subsequently 

 named CamarioUus pictus Peters and Plerophrynus fasciatus Steindachner. 



CiNCLIDIUM GRANULATUM Cope. sp. nOV. 



Three outer fingers entirely webbed; skin minutely granular on upper surfaces; 



