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Labial teeth 2/3: 



g Third row of labial teeth short, shorter than 

 horny beak or . 20- . 40 of the first lower row in 

 length; upper fringe slightly or not angulate at 

 all; no flagellum ordinarily present; tadpoles 

 23-50 mm.; hght papillary development, lower 

 labial corner not with 3 or 4 strong rows of 

 papillae ; one or two rows of papillae beiow third 

 lower row of teeth; the papillae extend above 

 and beyond the end of the upper fringe for 

 about . 1 4-. 285 of the length of the upper fringe, 

 h. Tadpoles 23-33 mm.; eye equidistant be- 

 tween spiracle and tip of snout; spiracle 

 1 . 4-2 . 6 nearer vent or base of hind legs 

 than tip of snout; spiracle i .0-1 .6 nearer 

 eye than vent; papillae extend above the 

 fringe for .16- .25 of the length of the 

 fringe. 



i. Musculature with no distinct brown 

 lateral hand with light area helow ; crests 

 usually heavily pigmented with purpl- 

 ish black blotches on outer rim ; nostril 

 to eye in nostril to snout 2.0; depth of 

 tail in tail length 2.4-3.15, average 

 2.7; spiracle 2 . 0-2 . 6 nearer vent than 

 snout, average 2.16; no papillae helow 

 third lower lahial row of teeth, thus ap- 

 pearing as a goatee; median space be- 

 tween second upper labial row 2-3 in 

 either lateral portion; horny beak in 

 upper fringe 1.75-2.25. Eggs single, 



submerged Hyla crucifer. 



ii. Musculature with a distinct hrown la- 

 teral hand with light area helow; crests 

 usually clear with fine scattered fleck- 

 ings, sometimes with fleckings gathered 

 nearer outer rim; one or two rows of 

 papillae below the third lower labial 

 row of teeth ; nostril to eye in nostril to 

 snout 1.25-2.0; depth of tail in tail 

 length 2.9-4.4, average 3.4, 3-55; 

 spiracle i . 1 5-2 . i nearer vent than 

 snout, average 1.5- 1.87 5; median 

 space between second upper labial row 

 2 1/2 or 3-7 in either lateral portion; 

 horny beak in upper fringe 1.5-2. o. 



