58 BATRACHIA. 



inner and posterior edge of the inner nostrils. The openings of the 

 Eustachian tubes are conspicuous, large, though somewhat smaller 

 than the inner nostrils. 



The body is elongated, subcjlindrical, raniform. The limbs are 

 well developed, and the dilatations at the extremities of the fingers 

 and toes, large and conspicuous : larger upon the former than upon 

 the latter. 



The anterior legs, when bent backwards alongside with the body, 

 reach the groins, with the extremities of the fingers, and even project 

 somewhat beyond, though not as far as the coccyx. The fingers are 

 depressed ; provided under their articulations with rounded tubercles. 

 A few of these, but a great deal smaller, may be seen scattered over 

 the palm of the hand. There are no metacarpal disks or horny knobs 

 or tubercles. The hind legs are longer than the body and head to- 

 gether, of the whole length of the metatarsus and toes. The tarsus 

 shows no traces of either a horny ridge or a membranous fold along 

 its inner edge. The metatarsus exhibits two very small tubercles, 

 one, as usual, at the base of the first toe, the other outwardly. The 

 sole of the feet is smooth. The articulations of the toes are protected 

 underneath with small tubercles. The toes themselves are depressed 

 like the fingers, and united by a membrane at their base only. 



The skin is perfectly smooth throughout, except posteriorly and 

 beneath the inner half of the thighs, where it is glandulous ; the pos- 

 terior part of the belly has, likewise, a glandulous aspect. 



The color is of a bright uniform yellowish-orange of a duller 

 hue beneath than above. The iris is yellow. 



Specimens of this species were collected in May, 1840, at Sebukea, 

 Feejee Islands. A drawing from life was made by Mr. Jos. Drayton. 



Plate IV, fig. 7, represents Halophila vitiemis, size of life. 



Eig. 8, side view of the head. 



Fig. 9, upper view of the head. 



Fig. 10, under surface of the left hand. • 



Fig. 11, under surface of the right foot. 



3. Halophila dorsualis, Grd. 



(Plate IV, figs. 12-16.) 



Car. spec. — Discis suhdigitaUbus modicis. Colore 'purpureo-ridtescente. 



