DESCRIPTION OF THREE NEW BATRACHIANS. 2T 
Differing from albopunctatus thus : — Vomerine teeth in two 
groups ; nostril nearer the eye than the tip of the snout ; first and 
second fingers equal, hind limb much shorter ; skin not smooth, no 
conical tubercle, tubercle between first and second and second and 
third fingers. 
HYLA VINOSA, sp, nov. 
Tongue suboval, slightly nicked and free behind. Vomerine 
teeth strong, in two large contiguous groups between the choanse. 
Habit robust. Head as long as broad ; snout rounded ; the distance 
between the eye and the nostril slightly longer than that of the 
former ; canthus rostralis distinct ; loreal region oblique and linear ; 
interorbital space as broad as the upper eyelid ; tympanum very 
distinct, more than half the diameter of the eye. Eingers free, first 
and second equal ; no distinct rudiment of pollex ; toes two-thirds 
webbed : disks one-third of the diameter of the eye ; subarticular 
tubercles very prominent ; two metatarsal tubercles, inner large, 
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 far beyond the tip of the snout. Skin smooth, 
granulate on the belly and uuder the thighs ; a strong curved fold 
beginning from the posterior angle of the eye ; a fold across the 
chest. Blue-green above, changing to vinous in spirits, a broad 
blackish band from the eye to behind the axilla, blackish spots on 
the arms and sides of body ; hinder side of thighs blackish, marbled 
and scribbled with white, some of the spots with a blackish centre. 
Measurements in Millimeters. 
Length from snout to vent ... ... 52 
Length of head ... ... ... ... 19 
Width of head 19 
Length of snout ... ... ... ... 9-5 
Diameter of eye .. ... ... ... 5 
Width of interorbital region ... ... 4 
Length of fore limb ... ... ... ... 34 
Length of hind limb 96 
Type in Queensland Museum. 
Locality : Ithaca Creek, Brisbane. 
