446 nscoeiossiD*. 



eyelid; tympanum generally hidden, sometimes slightly distinct. 

 First finger shorter than second; three metacarpal tubercles, the 

 inner very much developed in males ; toes nearly entirely webbed in 



Sternal apparatus. 



the latter, at the base only in females ; subarticular tubercles indis- 

 tinct ; a single, small, inner metatarsal tubercle. The hind limb 

 being carried forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation 

 reaches the eye, or between the eye and the tip of the snout. Skin 

 smooth, or with small flat marks on the upper surfaces. Brofrnish 

 or olive above, with dark light-edged spots, sometimes confluent 

 into broad longitudinal bands along the head and back ; sometimes 

 three light longitudinal dorsal stripes. Male without vocal sac ; 

 during the breeding-season there are black rugosities on the chin, 

 on the inner metacarpal tubercle, on the inner digit, and on the free 

 border of the web between the toes. 

 S. Europe ; N.W. Africa. 



a-d. cJ 2 . ? Dr. Heckel. 



e. S ■ Sardinia. Leydeu Museum. 



f-h, i. cJ, 2 , & hgr. Coruiia, Spain. Don V. L. Seoaue [0.1. 



kr-l.S- Malta. Miss E. Attersoll [P.l. 



m. Hgi-. Malta. Oapt. Feilden rp.J. 



U.3- Algiers. P. L. Sclater, Esq. rP.l. 



0. 5. Algiers. i l j 



i?, J. S & hgr. Tunis. P. L. Sclater, Esq. [P.]. 



2. BOMBINATOR. 



Bombinator, sp., Merr. Tent. Herp. p. 179. 



Bombinator, Wagl. Syst. Amph. p. 206 ; Tschudi, Batr. p. 84- Bum 

 Sf Bibr. viii. p. 485 ; Gunth. Cat. p. 41 ; Cope, Nat. Hist. Sev 1865 

 p. 105, and Journ. Ac. Philad. (2) vi. 1866, p. 76. ' 



Pupil triangular. Tongue circular, entire, adherent. VomerLue 

 teeth. No tympanum; eustachian tubes generally very minute. 

 Fingers free ; toes webbed, the tips not dilated. Outer metatarsals 

 separated by web. No om'osternijm ; sternum two slender diverging 

 cartilaginous styles. Diapophyses of sacral vertebra strongly dilated. 

 Terminal phalanges simple. 



Europe; Asia. 



