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line from upper lip to middle of can thus; three radiating sepia lines 

 below eye to upper lip; upper limb surfaces fawn color, with diagonal 

 sepia crossbars marked with clove brown wherever glandular ridges 

 or tubercles occur; sides of body immaculate ochraceous-buff ; pos- 

 terior femur seal brown with several large white (yellow in life?) 

 spots; anterior femur similar but paler; venter immaculate vinaceous- 

 buff anteriorly to ecru drab posteriorly; soles and palms seal brown, 

 the tubercles and distal parts of digits wood brown to buff. 



Remarks. — In the examples at hand, the adpressed heel reaches to 

 the anterior border of the eye or to the nostril. A trace of web appears 

 between the toes, but it is poorly developed in all specimens. 



The Venezuelan maussi of Boettger, 1893, is related to cornutus, 

 in fact, Rivero (1961, p. 54) called the Venezuelan frog Eleutherodac- 

 tylus cornutus maussi. 



Specimens Examined 

 COLOMBIA 



Antioquia: El Clara Creek, 6 miles from Angel6polis, AMNH 38639, 38649, 

 39978-80; Valdivia, CNHM 69742. 



Magdalena: West side of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, MCZ 17577. 



Tolima: Quindio Mountains, MCZ 8237-40. 

 ECUADOR: Canelos to Maranon, Pastaza River, USNM 139897; Pastaza 

 River, MCZ 19640-1. 



Genus Eupemphix Steindachner 



1863. Eupemphix Steindachner, p. 188 (type species, E. nattereri Steindach- 



ner). 



Generic diagnosis. — Pupil horizontal. Tongue elliptical, entire and 

 free behind. Vomerine teeth lacking. Tympanum distinct or hidden. 

 Fingers free; toes free or nearly so. Tips of digits somewhat thickened, 

 with divided or anchor-shaped terminal phalanges. Omosternum 

 cartilaginous; sternum with a bony style. Transverse diapophyses 

 of sacral vertebra much broadened. 



Eupemphix pustulosus (Cope) 



Plate 60a-c 



1864. Paludicola pustulosa Cope, p. 180 (type locality, New Granada on River 



Truando [probably Choc6]). 

 1873. Bufo (Microphryne) pustulosa. — Peters, 1873b, p. 616. — Brocchi, 1882, p. 



86, pi. 8, figs. 1, la-d. 

 1876. Microphryne pustulosa. — Cope, 1876, p. 155. 

 1882. Engystomops pustulosus. — Boulenger, 1882a, p. 275. — Boettger, 1892, p. 



33.— Werner, 1899, p. 480— Giinther, 1901, p. 242.— Breder, 1946, p. 



397, figs. 8-10.— Mertens, 1952a, p. 22, pi. 8, figs. 31, 32.— Griffiths, 



1954, p. 46.— Starrett, 1960, p. 8. 

 1882. Eupemphix pustulosus. — Boulenger, 1882b, p. 188. — Boettger, 1893, p. 



40.— Ruthven, 1922, p. 54.— Beebe, 1924, p. 45.— Noble, 1927, p. 88, 



