176 BULLETIN 160, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



Specimens examined. — Two cotypes (B.M. Nos. 1901. 12. 19. 

 86-87), collected at Jalapa, Vera Cruz, by Mateo Trujillo. 



HYLA VENULOSA (Lanrenli) 



Figures 19, c; 20, d 



1768. Rana venulosa Laurenti, Synopsin reptilium, p. 31. 



1858. Hyla Uchenosa Gunther, Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia in the 



collection of the British Museum, p. 102, pi. 8, fig. c (Vera Cruz and Cordoba, 



Vera Cruz, Mexico). — Brocchi, 1882, Mission scientifique au Mexique et 



dans rAm6rique Centrale, recherches zoologiques, pt. 3, sect. 2, p. 33, pi. 14, 



fig. 2. 

 1877. Hyla spilomma Cope, Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc, vol. 17, no. 100, p. 86, 



July 20 (Cosamaloapam, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico). 

 1882. Hyla nigropunctata Boulenger, Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. 



Ecaudata in the collection of the British Museuna, 2d edit., p. 366 (Jalapa, 



State of Vera Cruz, Mexico). 



Type locality. — Indiis [incorrect = ? South America], 



Range.- — -From Cordoba in Vera Cruz westward to the Presidio 

 in Sinaloa, and southward through Oaxaca and Tabasco to Central 

 and South America. 



Remarks. — Laurenti based his Rana venulcsa on the tree frog 

 figured by Seba " and states that its habitat is in "Indiis," which is 

 obviously incorrect if subsequent authors are right in allocating this 

 name to the large tree frog that frequents South and Central America. 



According to Boulenger (op. cit., p. 366) the cotypes of 

 Gunther 's Hyla Uchenosa were b-e, half-grown and young speci- 

 mens from Vera Cruz;/, half-grown specimen from Cordoba (Sall6 

 collection) ; and g, half-grown specimen from Mexico. These cotypes 

 are described in my notes as follows : 



Four cotypes (B.M. Nos. 54. 11. 13. 14-17) from the collection 

 made by Hugh Cuming and labeled as coming from Vera Cruz. Two 

 half-grown and two young individuals comprise this series. Head- 

 and-body length, respectively, 36.9, 35.6, 25, and 23.3 mm.; lateral 

 white stripes from posterior edge of upper eyelid to thigh quite 

 prominent; black pustules on back; pustules on top of head the same 

 color as rest of upperparts; brownish-black pustulose specks on 

 exposed surfaces of fore and hind limbs ; vomerine teeth in transverse 

 rows at level of posterior margins of clioanae; fingers with vestige 

 of web at base; the hind limb being carried forward along the body, 

 the tibio-tarsal joint reaches to center of eye; no tarsal fold; skin on 

 abdomen and under surface of thighs coarsely granular. 



One cotype (B.M. No. 56. 3. 17. 24) from Cordoba, Vera Cruz, 

 collected by Auguste Salle. Head-and-body length, 44.7 mm. ; fingers 



61 Seba, A., Locupletissimi rerum naturalimn thesauri accurata descriptio, et iconibus artiflciossimis 

 expressio, per universam physices historiam, Amsterdam, vol. 1, p. 120, pi. 76, fig. 1, 1734. 



