TWO NEW FROGS FROM JAMAICA 



By Emmett Reid Dunn 



When in Jamaica in 1925 I saw very little of the southeastern 

 part of the island, which was known to differ somewhat from the 

 rest, and to harbor a lizard. AnoUs Imeatojms, not found elsewhere. 



Recently C. R. Orcutt has been collecting in that region, chiefly 

 at Arntuliy, in St. Thomas Parish. There, besides Anolis Kneatopus, 

 he has taken a number of frogs, two of which are new and will be 

 described hereinafter. 



His frogs include, besides the new species, Hyla hrunnea, Eleu- 

 therodactylus hiteohis. and E. grabhami. The luteolus show marked 

 approach to nuUcola of the higher Blue Mountains and make it ap- 

 pear best to regard the latter, as well as gossei of the western moun- 

 tains, as subspecies of luteolus. The grabhami include adult females 

 which reach a length of 34 mm. 



The two new frogs are related to E. janudcensls Barbour, and per- 

 haps through E. monfarius of Hispaniola to the mmculatus group of 

 Cuba, Hispaniola, Porto Rico, and the Lesser Antilles. The 

 Jamaicans differ, however, in the absence of the coarse granulations 

 of the belly which the frogs of this group have in the other islands. 

 The two new ones differ from all Antillean or other Eleutherodactylm 

 in the extent of webbing of the toes. 



ELEUTHERODACTYLUS ORCUTTI, new species 



Tfjpe.—Cat. Xo. 73866, U.S.N.M., adult female. Paratypes: Nos. 

 73867-70, U.S.N.M. 



T7jpe locality.— ArntuUy. St. Thomas Parish. Jamaica. 



Dmgnosis.— An Eleutherodactylus with well-developed digital 

 disks, small scattered warts above, smooth below, vomerine series 

 medium, toes % webbed, two phalanges of IV free; tympanum (of 

 female) 3/4 eve; of male equals eye. 



Description.— C?it. No. 73866. U.S.N.M. adult female. Head as 

 broad as long, broader than body; distance between anterior corner 

 of eye and nostril less than diameter of eye, equal to interorbital 



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