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21. Heel reaches much beyond tip of snout 22 



Heel reaches tip of snout; toes about one-fourth webbed; an elevated 



tarsal fold about two-thirds length of tarsus; first finger longer than 

 second; 72 mm rugulosus (p. 65) 



22. Very large species; tarsal fold low, runs halfway to heel; first and second 



fingers about equal; tympanum three-fifths eye in female; can thus 



rostralis distinct; 93 mm natator (p. 65) 



Smaller species; tarsal fold greatly elevated, forming a free fringe, four- 

 fifths length of tarsus; first finger longer than second; toes between one- 

 third and one-half webbed; 51 mm avocalis (p. 65) 



23. A white, black-edged stripe on upper jaw; 37 mm beatae (p. 65) 



Normally no white, black-edged stripe on upper lip (rarely present in 



venusius) 24 



24. A pair of dorsolateral lines from corners of eye converging somewhat on 



rump, enclosing a uniform fawn-colored area; a pair of black dots on 



occiput; 39 mm dorsoconcolor (p. 66) 



Not the above pattern 25 



25. A pair of dorsal ridges forming an hourglass pattern, the area between, 



and somewhat overlapping the ridges, deep purple; or 4 to 6 ridges, a 



pair reaching tip of snout; 38 mm venustiis (p. 66) 



Pattern not as above 26 



26. Dorsolateral lines from corners of eyes cross on the shoulders forming 



an X-shaped pattern; a pair of black dots in middle of back; almost 



uniform clay to cream- white above; 27 mm macdougalli (p. 66) 



Not the above pattern 27 



27. Similar to above but the ridges coming closer together where they meet two 



tubercles, then continue back rather narrov/ly separated; very variable 

 in color but usually loreal black stripe and an angular spot above tym- 

 panum; 34 mm rhodopis (p. 66) 



Not the above pattern; ridges arising more medially than eye corner and 

 not coming so close together on shoulders, extending back a variable 

 distance; variable color pattern; 38 mm dunni (p. 67) 



ELEUTHERODACTYLUS ALFREDI (Boulenger; 



? Hylodes conspicillatus Brocchi, Mission scientifique au Mexique et dans 

 I'Amdrique centrale, pt. 3, sect. 2, livr. 2. 1882, p. 59 {nee Hylodes conspicil- 

 latus Giinther, 1858). 



Hylodes alfredi Boulenger, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1898, pp. 480-481, pi. 39, 



fig. 1. 

 Eleutherodactylus alfredi Kellogg, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 160, 1932, pp. 94-95, 

 99-100.— Taylor and Smith, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 95, 1945, p. 566. 



Type.—{Cotypes) Brit. Mus. Nos. 98.2.19.1 and 98.4.7.1. 

 Type locality. — Atoyac, Veracruz, Mexico. 



Range. — Central eastern Veracruz. Reported from Orizaba, 

 Atoyac, and Cuautlapan in Veracruz. 



ELEUTHERODACTYLUS CONSPICUUS Taylor and Smith 



Eleutherodactylus conspicuus Taylor and Smith, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 95, 

 1945, pp. 567-569, fig. 60A. 



