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ECUADOR: Cachabe: BM 98.4.28.99 (syntype). 



Eleutherodactylus raniformis (Boulenger) 



Plate 48d-f 



1896. Hylodes raniformis Boulenger, p. 19 (type localities, Buenaventura and 



Cali, Valle, Colombia; 1914, p. 813.— Nieden, 1923, p. 439. 

 1963. Eleutherodactylus raniformis. — Gorham, 1963, p. 18. 



Description. — USNM 124235, a young adult from Andagoya, Choc6, 

 Colombia. Vomerine teeth in two short, heavy, narrowly separated 

 patches behind the choanae; tongue about three-fourths the width of 

 mouth opening, cordiform; snout moderate, rounded when seen from 

 above and in profile, the upper jaw projecting well beyond the lower, 

 which is bluntly rounded anteriorly; nostrils superolateral, their 

 distance from end of snout three-fourths their distance from eye. 

 Canthus rostralis indistinct, the loreal region with a deep longitudinal 

 furrow on its lower border above the flaring upper Up. Eye large, 

 prominent, its diameter three-fourths its distance from end of snout; 

 interorbital diameter equal to that of upper eyelid and to interval 

 between nostrils. Tympanum distinct, its diameter two-thirds the 

 width of eye, separated from eye by one-half its own diameter. Fingers 

 moderately long, free, with very faint lateral ridges, first and second 

 fingers subequal, fourth finger much longer and reaching to base of 

 disk of third; disk of third finger covering about one-half the tym- 

 panum; a projecting oval pad on base of first finger, and a larger but 

 flatter palmar callus; metacarpal tubercles well developed. Toes long, 

 one-fourth webbed, with distinct lateral ridges, third toe a little longer 

 than fifth and reaching to base of antepenultimate phalanx of fourth; 

 disks of toes a trifle smaller than those of fingers, disk of fourth toe 

 covering about one- third the tympanum; a prominent oval inner 

 metatarsal tubercle and a small, weak outer one; a distinct inner tarsal 

 ridge which fades out half way to heel. Body moderate, in postaxillary 

 region considerably narrower than greatest width of head. When hind 

 leg is adpressed, heel reaches to a point between nostril and tip of 

 snout; when limbs are laid along the side, knee and elbow touch; when 

 hind legs are bent at right angles to body, heels overlap considerably. 

 A heavy ridge above and behind tympanum, ending above the 

 shoulder. Skin entirely smooth above and below, except for a few weak, 

 granules below the vent. A more or less well-marked ventral disk 

 Apparently no external vocal sacs. 



Dimensions. — Head and body, 41 mm.; head length, 15 mm.; head 

 width, 16 mm.; femur, 20 mm.; tibia, 22 mm.; foot, 21 mm.; hand, 

 11 mm. 



Color in alcohol. — Dorsum wood brown, with a darker band be- 

 tween the eyes, a dark chevron-shaped mark between the shoulders, 



