96 BATRACHIA. 



The body is elongated, subcjlindrical, a little broader than deep, 

 and preserving well its dimensions posteriorly. The legs are slender 

 and long ; the anterior ones, when brought backwards alongside with 

 the body, extend as far as the groins. The fingers are subcylindrical 

 and tapering, with a rounded tip ; the first being shorter than the 

 second, which is equal to the fourth. The articulations are provided 

 beneath with rounded tubercles. The palm of the hand is subtuber- 

 culous. At the base of the metacarpus may be seen two conspicuous 

 horny disks, the innermost being the largest. The posterior legs are 

 scarcely longer than the body and head together ; the inner margin 

 of the tarsus has neither a membranous fold nor any horny ridge. 

 The metatarsal tubercles are quite small, the outer one hardly 

 perceptible. The toes are subcylindrical, tapering, terminated by a 

 rounded knob, and provided with tubercles under their articulations. 

 The sole of the feet is smooth. 



The skin is subtuberculous on the back, and glandulous under the 

 thighs and posterior part of the belly. 



The ground color is deep-brown above, with a yellow, dorsal vitta 

 on the posterior half of the body onl}^ A yellow bar extends from 

 eye to eye across the upper surface of the head, while another bar, at 

 right angles with the former, runs along the middle of the snout to 

 its extremity. A yellow spot may be observed upon the posterior 

 surface of the anterior portion of the forearm, near the axilla. The 

 inferior surface is blackish-brown with yellowish maculas. The tips 

 of the fingers and toes are yellow. 



Specimens were collected in Australia. 



• Genus METAEUS, Girard. 



Car. gen. — Tympano celato. Parotidis glandulis mdlis. Lingua 

 suhelliptica, xjostice Integra, per dimidium longiiudinis libera. Pal- 

 mcvrurn plantarumque digitis suhci/Imdrtcis, non pahnatis. Duobus 

 tuberculis in metatarso. Cute pushdosa. 



Gen". Char. — Tympanum hidden. No parotid glands. Tongue 

 subelliptical, posteriorly entire, and free upon the half of its length. 



