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smooth, whereas closely set tubercles are said by Boulenger (Ann. 

 Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, vol. 17, p. 405, 1896) to be present there in 

 greeningi, and the head of hrunoi is appreciably longer than wide ( 1 16 

 to 126 percent in 5 examples, averaging 121 percent), whereas these 

 dimensions appear to be the same in the figm-e of greeningi. 



Records for this species are so far confined to the States of Rio de 

 Janeiro and Espiiito Santo. No eggs or young have as yet been 

 found. Its cry is an ah, ah, ah, grunting like a pig rather slowly. 

 The adults sleep in the daytime in bromeliads and bamboo, and at 

 night seek the water. 



Although the original description of C. adspersa hsts "Un exemplaire 

 de Nitheroy," two examples were in Dr. Lutz's possession at the time 

 the description was written. The second cotype, now in the Institute 

 Oswaldo Cruz, is from Sacco Sao Francisco, on the outskirts of 

 Niter6i, and is said to have been collected by Vellard in 1924. Its 

 head and body measurement is 70 mm. It is in good condition except 

 on one side, but the color has entirely faded out. 



Specimens examined 

 BRAZIL: 



DisTRicTO Federal: Barra do Tijuca, MRHN IG 9308 Reg. 44, Massart, 

 Sept. 11, 1922. Recreio dos Bandeirantes, USNM 97576, Campos, Feb. 

 18-25, 1935; MHNP 8158 (1), Brazil. 

 Rio de Janeiro: Lagoa de Saguarema (Nilo Teganha), near Niter6i, USNM 

 96413 (cotype of Coryihomantis adspersa), May 29, 1934. Sacco Sao Fran- 

 cisco, near Niter6i, USNM 97639, Venancio, Feb. 9, 1935; USNM 97640-1, 

 Cochran, Feb. 14, 1935 (taken in bromeliads). 



Genus Gastrotheca Fitzinger 



1843. Gastrotheca Fitzinger, p. 30. (Genotype, Hyla marsupiata Dum^ril and 

 Bibron.) 



Generic diagnosis. — Pupil horizontal. Tongue subcircular, entire or 

 slightly nicked, slightly free behind. Vomerine teeth present. Tym- 

 panum more or less distinct. Fingers webbed at base; toes webbed, 

 the tips dilated into regular disks. Outer metatarsals united. Female 

 with a dorsal pouch. Omosternum cartilaginous; sternum a carti- 

 laginous plate. Diapophyses of sacral vertebra moderately dilated. 



Key to species of Gastrotheca of southeastern Brazil 



a'. Heel reaching to end of snout; skin granular on the back; body usually dark- 

 spotted microdisca (p. 50; 



a-. Heel reaching to eye; skin smooth; sides of body and limbs with a dark fringed 

 pattern. 

 &i. Vomerine teeth contiguous; ground color brown in life . . ernestoi (p. 50) 

 b^. Vomerine teeth well separated; ground color green .... viridis (p. 52) 

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