414 



129. Hyla latopalmata. (Plate XXVI. fig. 4.) 

 Litoria latopalmata, Giinth. Ann. §• Maff. N. H. (3) xx. 1867, p. 55. 



Habit very slender. Tongue subeircular, slightly nicked and free 

 behind. Vomerine teetb in two slightly oblique groups between 

 the choanse ; latter vertically elliptic. Head longer than broad, 

 resembling that of Eana mascareiiiensis ; snout rather prominent, 

 acuminate, twice as long as the diameter of the eye, or nearly so ; 

 canthus rostralis distinct, rather obtuse ; loreal region slightly con- 

 cave ; interorbital space as broad as the upper eyelid ; tympanum 

 very distinct, nearly as large as the eye. Fingers slender, free, 

 first a little longer than second ; no distinct rudiment of poUex ; 

 toes slender, two-thirds webbed ; disks very small ; subartioular 

 tubercles small but very prominent ; two metatarsal tubercles, outer 

 very small ; a distinct fold along the inner edge of the tarsus. The 

 hind limb being carried forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal 

 articulation reaches beyond the tip of the snout. Upper surfaces 

 smooth, or with a few indistinct warts on the backj belly and 

 lower surface of thighs granulate. Brownish or olive above, with 

 irregular dark spots ; a dark streak along loreal and temporal 

 regions ; lips white-spotted ; sides of thighs marbled with black ; 

 beneath whitish, immaculate. Male with an internal subgular vocal 

 sac ; during the breeding-season the inner side of the first finger 

 covered with brown rugosities. Efom snout to vent 37 mUlim. 



Eastern Australia. 



a-b. $ . Port Denison. G. Krefft, Esq. [P.]. (Types.) 



c. 2 ■ Queensland. 



d-f. 2 & hgr. Brisbane. G. Kreffl, Esq. [C." 



ff. d2- Richmond. G. Krefft, Esq. [P.' 



h. Many speg. : (S , ? G. Krefft, Esq. [P, 



$,hgr., &yg. 



130. Hyla freycineti. 



Litoria freycineti, Bum. ^ Bihr. p. 504, pi. 88. f. 2 ; Tachiidi, Batr. 

 p. 77 ; Steindachn, Novara, Amph. p. 65. 



mystacina, Keferst. Gottiiiy. Nachr. 1867, p. 356. 



Hyla freycineti, Keferst. Arch. f. Naturg. 1868, p. 276, pi. 6. f. 17. 



Habit very slender. Tongue subeircular or suboval, nicked and 

 free behind. Vomerine teeth in two transverse or slightly oblique 

 series on a level with the front edge of the choanse ; latter vertically 

 elliptic. Head much longer than broad, resembling that of Rana 

 faseiata ; snout prominent, pointed, twice as long as the diameter 

 of the eye; canthus rostralis distinct; loreal region slightly con- 

 cave ; interorbital space as broad as the upper eyelid ; tympanum 

 very distinct, two thirds or three fourths the diameter of the eye. 

 Fingers slender, free, first and second equal ; no distinct rudiment 

 ofpoUex; toes slender, half webbed ; disks very small ; subarticular 

 tubercles well developed; two metatarsal tubercles, outer very 



