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Color in alcohol. — Very dark gimmetal blue dorsally, cadaverish 

 gray under chin and throat, under the feet, and under lateral portions 

 of forearms, rest of ventral surfaces a dirty, yellowish white. On all 

 places where the dorsal and ventral ground colors meet (except just 

 above the vent and on the lateral surfaces of the forearms and hands and 

 feet) the two ground colors are separated by a very conspicuous row of 

 rounded black-bordered ocelli-like white spots. On the lateral surfaces 

 of forearms, hands, and feet and above the vent the two ground 

 colors are separated by a distinct, black-bordered white line. The 

 line above the vent coincides with the lines on the heels when the legs 

 are flexed. There is a pair of very distinct, black-bordered, round, 

 white spots below the vent. Under the chin there is a small 8-shaped 

 white spot with a black border, and on the chest there is a single 

 round white spot with a black border. The lower lip is margined in 

 part with similar, elongate, black-bordered white markings. 



Variation. — The other specimen at hand (CNHM 81929) is an 

 an adult male, measuring 106.5 millimeters in head-body length, that 

 is practically identical to the described specimen except that the 

 dorsal ground color has faded to a moderate bright blue and the 

 subgular and pectoral ocelli are lacking, although there is a small 

 ocellus under the base of each arm. 



Remarks. — As has been pointed out (Funkhouser, 1957, p. 39; 

 Goin and Layne, 1958, p. 113), frogs of this species are used by the 

 natives to induce vomiting. 



The voice of frogs of this species is a loud nasal snarl. 



Specimens Examined 

 COLOMBIA 



Amazonas: Leticia, CNHM 81929, UF 10020. 



Phyllomedusa blombergi Funkhouser 



Plate 40d-f 



1957. Phyllomedusa blombergi Funkhouser, p. 41 (type locality, Colombia, Putu- 

 mayo, Rio Rumiyacu, Santa Rosa de Sucumbio) . — Gorham, 1963, p. 23. 



Diagnosis. — A small Phyllomedusa with a truncate snout and well- 

 developed parotoid glands and a distinct row of small white dots 

 extending from upper eyelid along dorsolateral fold to sacral hump. 



The row of white dots from eye to sacral hump will distinguish 

 P. blombergi from all other Colombian species of Phyllomedusa at a 

 glance. 



Description. — SUNHM 13241 (holotype), from Rio Rumiyacu, 

 Santa Rosa de Sucumbio, Putamayo, Colombia. Vomerine teeth in 

 two tiny patches between the somewhat squarish moderate-sized 

 choanae; tongue one-half as wide as mouth opening, elongate, free and 



