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toe with slight rudimentary dilation as hallux, basally. Metatarsal 

 tubercles not evident. A slight posterior tarsal fold. 



Color in alcohol more or less grayish above, slightly tinged with very 

 pale greenish or slaty tint. Upper lip, snout tip, and throat, grayish- 

 white. From behind eye, embracing tj^mpanum and extending back 

 to groin, broad black band, edged above and below with whitish or 

 grayish. On lores this band continued as pale bluish-gray streak 

 from eye towards tip of snout. From canthus rostralis, which defined 

 by whitish line, a pale bluish-gray streak extends back, includ- 

 ing upper eye cover, though separated by rather broad vertebral 

 area to pelvis, near its hind end. These bluish bands edged dusky. 

 Limbs with general color above like that of back, also with obscure 

 dull slaty markings as blotches or otherwise, though below pale and 

 uniform light brownish, likely translucent in life. Throat whitish, 

 belly becommg tinged pale greenish-gray, slightly variegated with 

 darker shades of grayish. 



Length 20 mm. 



Type, No. 18,238, A. N. S. P. Quito, Ecuador. June 4, 1911. 

 S. N. Rhoads. 



Nos. 18,234 and 18,235, paratypes, same data. 



This species shows variation in color, as the blackish lateral streaks 

 are sometimes broken up into spots or fade paler on groin, in which 

 case if former occur they are whitish edged. 



Related to Hyla mesophcea Hensel and H. venulosa (Laurenti), 

 but differing in color. 



(Named for Quito, the type locality.) 



Hyla quinquefasciata sp. nov. PL VII, lower figure. 



Body broad, well depressed. Head broad, depressed, its width a 

 little less than that of body, and neck slightly constricted. Snout 

 depressed, rather triangular as seen from above. Eye small, 1| in 

 snout or equal to space between front eye edge and external nare. 

 Mouth large, extends back opposite hind eye edge. Lips thin. 

 Maxillary teeth minute, uniform, concealed by lip. Vomerine teeth 

 in two well-separated patches between posterior portions of internal 

 nares, nearly horizontal or scarcely inclined posteriorl3\ Tongue 

 broad, rounded, hind edge notched distinctly and this region free 

 for last fourth. Internal nares moderate. External nares well 

 separated, placed at third of antero-interorbital width. Canthus 

 rostralis not very evident. Interorbital depressed, nearly level. 

 Tympanum rounded, Ij in eye. 



Skin on back and upper surfaces of limbs smooth, with a few 



