454 HEMIPHBACTIDJE. 



rounded. Lateral processes of the helmet strongly diverging ; the 

 distance from the extremity of one of these proceBses to the other 

 equals its distance from the tip of the snout, or more than three 



Upper view of head. 



times the width of the interorhital space, which is concave with 

 prominent ridges ; tympanum large, oval, entirely turned backwards, 

 Pirst finger longer than second ; toes one-third webbed ; subarticu- 

 lar tubercles not very prominent ; a single metatarsal tubercle. The 

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

 articulation reaches the tip of the snout. Skin of back smooth, of 

 belly closely, of throat sparsely, granular ; a few conical tubercles 

 on the head and limbs ; a very short triangular dermal flap on the 

 heel. Back brown; head and limbs greyish, the latter cross-barred 

 with brown ; hinder side of thighs grey, reticulated with blackish ; 

 lower surface of tarsi and soles blackish ; lower surfaces dirty white, 

 the belly and limbs reticulated with brown. 

 Ecuador. 



a. 5 ? Oanelos. Mr. Buckley [C.]. 



8. Ceratohyla fasciata. 

 Hemiphractus fasciatus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1862, p. 149, pi. 2. 



Tongue longer than broad. Snout with a very short pointed 

 dermal appendage ; upper eyelid rounded. Lateral processes of the 

 helmet slightly diverging ; the distance from the extremity of one 

 of these processes to the other equals its distance from the nostril, 

 or not quite twice and a half the width of the interprbital space ; 

 hinder edge of the helmet strongly arched ; tympanum large, oval, 

 obliquely turned backwards. Limbs and body as in C. hwhalus. 

 Dark brown above, limbs cross-barred with blackish ; hinder side 

 of thighs reticulated with blackish ; lower surfaces brown, white- 

 spotted. 



Ecuador. 



«. dP CaneloB. Mr. Buckley [0.]. 



