gg. Vittal mask white bordered 

 above; vittal stripe darker than 

 other stripes or rows of spots; 

 hind leg .62-87 in L. 

 h. Body broad, toad-like (1.75- 

 2 in length); discs incon- 

 spicuous; vitta ends at 

 shoulder; hind limbs shorter 

 (.73-87 i n length). 

 Texas ornate chorus frog. 



Pseudacris streckeri. Plate XXXV. 



h. Body narrow (1.94 in L.); 

 hind limbs longer (.62-.78 in 



1. Discs inconspicuous; 

 dark mask ending be- 

 yond shoulder sometimes 

 to groin; oblique groin 

 spots light bordered; in- 

 terorbital space narrow 

 (8.8-14.4 in L.). 



Ornate chorus frog. Pseud- 

 acris ornata. Plate XXXIV. 



11. Discs distinct; interor- 

 bital wide (7.2-10 in L.); 

 no light borders around 

 groin spots if present. 

 j. Vitta may extend 

 some distance along 

 the side; interocular 

 triangle or bar ab- 

 sent; dark spot on 

 each eyelid usually 

 present; a pair of 

 dark longitudinal 

 post-sacral bars or 

 spots — the conspicu- 

 ous dorsal marking; 

 tympanum smaller 

 (14.4-20 in L.); first 

 finger shorter (7.2- 

 10 in L.); first toe 

 shorter (7-13.3 in 

 L.). 

 Hyla eximia. Plate XLIII. 



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