RANA. 205 
Distance between snout and vent . .-. . 9 millim, 70 millim. 3 millim. 
Longitudinal diameter ofeye . . . . . 6 a, 7 55 5 oy, 
» - tympanum .. ., D4, 5 5,5 4 4, 
Length ofentire hindlimb . . . . . . 126, 115, 86 SCs, 
» hindlimb to heel . . 2. . . . 0 670g, 63 oy, 46 ,, 
» fourth toe from metatarsal joint . 40 _,, 37s, 26s, 
I have examined three specimens of this fine species, which seem to be females. 
11. Rana ceruleopunctata. 
Rana ceruleopunctata, Steind. Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 1864, p. 264, t. 15. fig. 1 (details 
incorrect, see p. 265) ; Bouleng. Batr. Sal. p. 50. 
Ranula ceruleopunctata, Cope, Proc. Ac. N. Sc. Philad. 1866, p. 130. 
Ranula chrysoprasina, Cope, 1. c.; Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. no. 32, p. 19 (1887). 
Trypheropsis chrysoprasinus, Cope, |. c. 1868, p. 117; Journ. Ac. N. Se. Philad. viii. p. 114, t. 23. 
fig. 12 (1876). 
Hylarana chrysoprasina, Brocchi, Miss. Sc. Mex., Batr. p. 65. 
Rana chrysoprasina, Bouleng. Batr. Sal. p. 49. 
Hab. Nicaracua (Cope); Costa Rica, La Palma, alt. 1500 metres (Mus. Nacional de 
Costa Rica). 
Body slender; head moderate ; snout produced, pointed, overreaching the mouth, 
with the canthus rostralis and anterior edge sharply angular. Loreal region high, 
vertical, slightly concave. Tympanum about as large as the eye. Vomerine teeth 
when developed in two oblique series between the hind margins of the choane. First 
finger very little longer than the second. ‘Toes with small terminal disks, and with the 
webs emarginate, leaving the last two phalanges of the fourth toe free. Two small 
metatarsal tubercles, the outer very small, at the base of the fourth toe. Hind limb, 
without tarsus, as long as the body; fourth toe (from metatarsal joint) half as long. 
Back with a very thin and scarcely distinct lateral glandular fold ; skin smooth, on the 
hinder part of the back indistinctly granulated. Upper parts dark olive, hind limbs 
barred ; a bluish-white band from the tip of the snout along the upper lip to the 
shoulder; a fine whitish line along the canthus rostralis and glandular fold; lower 
parts whitish, with or without fine blackish marbling; a brown band along the front 
of the upper arm. Hinder part of the thighs black, with a few large golden spots. 
Male without vocal sacs. 
Measurements of an adult male :— 
Distance between snout and vent . ... .. . . 48 millim. 
Length of hind limb to tibio-tarsal joint . . . . . . 48 a, 
» fourth toe to metatarsaljomt . . . . . . 22 =~ 4, 
BIOL. CENTR.-AMER., Batr., February 1900. *2O7 
