FROGS OF SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL — COCHRAN 181 



Hyla geographica punctatissima (Reinhardt and Liitken) 



Plate 16, Figures k, l 



1862. Hylella punctatissima Reinhardt and Lutken, p, 200, pi. 4, figs. 5, 5,a 



(type locality, Taboleiro Grande, Minas Gerais) . 

 1867. Centrotelma cryptomelan Cope, p. 204 (type locality, Bahia). — Barboitr 



and LovERiDGB, 1929, p. 237. 

 1870. Cophomantis pundillata Peters, p. 651, pi. 2, fig. 4 (type locality, Santa 



Catarina) . 

 1873. Hijla punctatissima Peters, 1873a, p. 211. — Boulenger, 1882a, p. 359. — 



Baumann, 1912, p. 163. — Nieden, 1923, p. 286. — Miranda-Ribbiro, 



1926, p. 87, fig. 50. 

 1882. Hyla cryptomelas Boulenger, 1882a, p. 350; 1898a, p. 132. — Baumann, 



1912, p. 163.— NiEDEN, 1923, p. 302.— Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926, p. 89, 



fig. 51. — Andersson, 1945, p. 68. 

 1922. Hyla geographica L. Muller, p. 170. — Mertens, 1950, pp. 174, 184, fig. 7. 

 1929. Hyla cryptomelan Barbour and Loveridge, p. 278. 

 1933. Hyla punctatissima punctatissima Parker, p. 11. 

 1935. Hyla geographica punctatissima Parker, p. 512. 



Description. — Adult male, USNM 97719, Colomi, near Teres6polis, 

 Rio de Janeii'o. Vomerine teeth in two long, heavy, anteriorly 

 converging/ \-shaped series almost meeting in the center, partly 

 lying between and partly extendmg behind the very large choanae; 

 tongue about two-tliirds as wide as mouth-opening, broadly cordiform, 

 slightly notched on its partially free posterior border; snout elongate 

 but rather blunt at the extreme tip when viewed from above, truncate 

 and sloping in profile; the upper jaw scarcely projecting beyond the 

 lower; nostrils superolateral, scarcely projecting, their distance from 

 end of snout about two-fifths that from eye, separated from each other 

 by an interval equal to about one-half their distance from eye. 

 Can thus rostralis sharp and very well defined; loreal region slightly 

 concave, sloping moderately. Eye large and very prominent, its 

 diameter equal to its distance from nostril; interorbital diameter twice 

 as wide as the very narrow upper eyelid, and almost 2}i times the 

 distance between the nostrils. Tympanum large, very prominent, 

 about three-fourths the diameter of eye, separated from eye by an 

 interval equal to about one-half its own diameter. Fingers one-third 

 webbed, fourth much longer than second, reaching to base of disk of 

 third which covers about one-fourth the tympanic area ; no pronounced 

 rudiment of a pollex but a veiy thin projecting rounded area at base of 

 first finger; toes three-fourths webbed, fifth shghtly longer than third, 

 disk of fourth covering a little less than one-fourth the tympanic area ; 

 a very weak inner metatarsal tubercle, produced at the side rather 

 than on the sole of the foot ; no outer metatarsal tubercle ; a very faint 

 ridge along inside of tarsus; a triangular dermal appendage on heel. 

 Body rather elongate, wide anteriorly but tapering greatly towards the 



