MEXICAN TAILLESS AMPHIBIANS 



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thighs coarsely granular; coloration of upperparts (in alcohol) blue; 

 underparts yellowish brown. 



From Bocourt's field notes *^ on a living frog and Salvin's descrip- 

 tion of Hyla holochlora and from the observed pigmentation of the 

 skin on specimens preserved in alcohol, it would appear that the 

 upperparts as well as the outer or upper surfaces of the forearm, 

 fourth finger, tibia, tarsus, and fifth toe are grass green. The remain- 

 der of the fore and hind limbs, thighs, fore feet, and hind feet are 

 orange-yellow. The sides are likewise orange-yellow, and the throat, 

 chest, and belly are suffused with a paler tint of the same color. 



This species can be recognized at once by the extensive webbing of 

 the fore and hind feet. The terminal phalanges of the fingers and 

 toes are clawUke, very sharp, and recurved. One individual in a 

 series from Atitlan lacked vomerine teeth, according to Brocchi. 



Specimens examined. — Sixteen, as follows: 



Phyllomedusa moreletii 



Museum 



Locality collected 



Date collected 



By whom collected or 

 from whom received 



U.S.N.M 



A.M.N.H 



U.S.N.M.. 

 A.M.N.H. 



Vera Cruz: Volcano of Tuxt- 

 la, 4,500 feet altitude. 



Oaxaca: Mirador, Hacienda 

 near San Miguel. 



?State: 



No definite locality 



-do. 



May 12, 1894 

 June 12, 1920 



M.H.N.P. 

 B.M 



Guatemala: 



Coban, Vera Paz. 

 do 



1860 



Nelson and Goldman. 

 Paul D. R. Euthling. 



Alfred Dugfis. 



Paul D. R. Ruthling. 



Arthur Morelet. 

 Osbert Salvin. 



' Cotypes Hyla moreletii. ' Type of Hyla holochlora. 



Genus HYLA Laurent! 



1768. Hyla Laurenti, Synopsin reptilium p. 32. [Genotype, Hyla viridis 

 Latjrenti, idem, p. 33 (Europe); fixed by Stejneger, 1907, U. S. Nat. Mus. 

 Bull. 58, p. 75.] 



1799. Calamita Schneider, Historiae amphibiorum naturalis et literariae, lenae, 

 fasc. 1, p. 151. [Genotype, [Calamita] arbor eus = [Rana] arborea Linnaeus, 

 1758, Systema naturae, ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 213 (Europe); fixed by Stejneger, 

 1907, U. S. Nat. Mus. BuU. 58, p. 75.] 



1814. Hylaria Rafinesque, Specchio Sci., Palermo, vol. 2, fasc. 7 (substitute 

 for Hyla). 



1825. Boana Gray, Ann. Philos., n. s., vol. 10, 214. [Genotype, [Rana] boam 

 Linnaeus, 1758, Systema naturae, ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 213 (America) = //yZo 

 boans Daudin, 1803, Histoire naturelle des rainettes, des grenouiUes et 

 des crapauds, p. 21, pi. 11 (Surinam).] - ^i 



1827. Rhacophorus "Kuhl," in Schlegel, Isis von Oken, vol. 20, p. 294 (not of 

 TscHum, 1838, nor of Kuhl and Van Hasselt, 1822). [Genotype, Hyla 

 palmata Daudin, 1803, Histoire naturelle des rainettes, des grenouilles et 



•' Brocchi, P., Note sur quelques batraciens hylaeformes recueillis au Mexique et au Guatemala. Bull. 

 See. Philom. Paris, ser. 7, vol. 1, no. 3, p. 122, 1877. 



