FROGS OF SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL — COCHRAN 



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very distinct, two-thirds the diameter of eye, separated from 

 eye by a distance equal to about two-thirds its own diameter. Fingers 

 very long, webbed only at the base, fourth much loager than second, 

 reaching to disk of third wliich covers about one-half the tympanic 

 area; a well-developed tubercle at base of fu'st finger and a very 

 prominent palmar tubercle; subarticular tubercles also extremely 

 distinct and prominent; toes three-fourths webbed, fifth much longer 

 than third but not reaching to disk of fourth, which covers about 

 one-half the tympanic area; a distinct inner metatarsal and an equally 

 prominent though smaller outer metatarsal tubercle ; a very prominent 

 serrated tarsal ridge composed of six or seven glandular swellings, and 

 paralleled by a row of smaller pustules or tubercles which continues 

 on the outer border of the tarsus, along the outer side of the foot and 



Figure IS. — Hyla crospedospila, AMNH 17025: a, Dorsum X l;b, foot X 2; c, hand X 2. 



onto the fifth toe; no dermal appendage on heel. Body moderately 

 elongate, in the postaxillary region a little narrower than the greatest 

 diameter of the head. When hind leg is adpressed, heel reaches to 

 between eye and nostril; when limbs are laid along the side, knee and 

 elbow overlap; when hind legs are bent at right angles to body, heels 

 greatly overlap. Skin of upper parts very finely granular, with a 

 few scattered pustules on occiput and on sacral region; a heavy 

 glandular ridge around upper border of tympanum; skin of throat and 

 chest smooth, of belly and lower femur heavily granular; a very strong 

 skinfold across the chest. A pair of external vocal sacs. 



Dimensions. — Head and body 29 mm.; head length 10.5 mm., 

 width 9.5 mm.; femur 12.5 mm.; tibia 15.5 mm.; foot 12.5 mm.; 

 hand 9 nur. 



