FROGS OF SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL — COCHRAN 



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the tympanic area; a small tuberclelike inner but no outer metatarsal 

 tubercle; a low but distinct inner tarsal ridge; a small tubercular 

 dermal appendage on heel (in this individual) . Body rather elongate, 

 in postaxillary region somewhat narrower than greatest diameter 

 of head; when hind leg is adpressed, heel reaches to tip of snout; 

 when limbs are laid along the sides, knee and elbow overlap; when 

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



Figure \0.—Hyla bischoffi muUilineata, USNM 96794: a. Dorsum X H; ^, profile X Vi', 



c, foot X M; d, hand X H- 



of upper parts quite smooth; a pronounced glandular ridge beginning 

 in front of ear, continuing above it and along the dorsolateral region 

 midway to groin; skin of throat faintly granular; skin of chest and 

 belly very finely granular; lower part of femur also finely granular; 

 no apparent skinfold across the chest. No external vocal sac 

 apparent (?). 



Dimensions. — Head and body 42 mm.; head length 15 mm., width 

 14 mm.; femur 20 mm.; tibia 25 mm.; foot 17.5 mm.; hand 13 mm. 



Colo?' in life. — From a sketch by Sandig of a specimen of H. muUi- 

 lineata from the type locality. Dorsum pea green with suffusions of 

 sulphur yellow on head; limbs lighter; many fine longitudinal gray 

 lines more or less parallel on anterior part of body, curving and 

 marbled on posterior part; similar but paler gray lines running diago- 

 nally on upper lip and transversely on upper limb surfaces; a black 



