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masses of moss until they jumped out. They were not particularly 

 agile in trying to make their escape over the bare rocks. 



It is interesting to note the similarity of this species to Craspedo- 

 glossa stejnegeri (Noble) in its structural features. The most appreci- 

 able differences are the slightly rougher skin of C. stejnegeri and its 

 shorter legs, together with its lack of an inguinal gland. 



Specimens examined 

 BRAZIL: 



DiSTRicTO Federal: Rio de Janeiro, Tijuca, USNM 96282, A. Lutz, Aug. 13, 



1929. 

 MiNAS Gerais: Ouro Prdto, USNM 96999, 97000, A. Lutz, Dec. 13, 1933; 



USNM 98058, 98078-82, 98084-5, Cochran, Dias, and Venancio, Mar. 18-19, 



1935. 

 Rio de Janeiro: Petropolis, BM 1923.10.2.62-63, Michaelis. 

 Sao Paulo: Juquid, 8 km. north of, MZUM 104267 (2), Bailey, 1941. 



Cyc lora mphus fu Iginosus Tschudi 



Plates 23, Figures c, d, 34, Figure d 



1838. Cyclorarnphus fulginosus Tschudi, p. 81 (type locality, "India"). 



1841. Cycloraynphus fuliginosus Dum^ril and Bibron, p. 454, pi. 87, fig. 3. — 

 Barbour and Noble, 1920, p. 407. — Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926, pp. 44, 

 201.— Bokermann, 1951 (part), pp. 81, 85, figs. 5, 5,a, 11, 20, 23, 30. 



1858. Pithecopsis fuliginosus Gunther, p. 22. — Cope, 1867, p. 206. 



1864. Telmatobius brasiliensis Steindachner, 1864a, p. 282, pi. 16, figs. 3-3,c 

 (type locality, vicinity of Rio de Janeiro). — Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920b, 

 p. 261. 



1882. Cydorhamphus fuliginosus Boulenger, 1882a, p. 169. — Baumann, 1912, 

 pp. 149, 161.— Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920, p. 276; 1926, p. 40.— Nieden, 

 1923, p. 368.— A. Lutz, 1928, p. 640; 1929a, p. 10.— Barbour and 

 LovERiDGE, 1929, p. 248.— Mters, 1946, pp. 11, 28.— B. Lutz, 1947, 

 p. 246. 



1912. Telmantobius brasiliensis Baumann, pp. 150, 161. 



1920. Cyclorarnphus brasiliensis Barbour and Noble, p. 407. — Miranda- 

 Ribeiro, 1920b, p. 276. 



1920. Telmatobixis fuliginosus Barbour and Noble, p. 407. 



1926. Iliodiscus brasiliensis Miranda-Ribeiro, p. 46, fig. 25; 1929b, pp. 13, 28. 



1935. Grypiscus brasiliensis Miranda-Ribeiro, p. 416, pi. 3, fig. 3 (after Stein- 

 dachner) . 



1935. Grypiscus fuliginosus Miranda-Ribeiro, p. 415. 



Description. — Adult female, USNM 96264, Tijuca, city of Rio de 

 Janeiro. Vomerine teeth in two very heavy, nearly contiguous, 

 slanting patches behind the posterior borders of the choanae; tongue 

 two-thirds the width of mouth-opening, rounded, its posterior border 

 free; a toothlike process, apparently single, on anterior border of 

 lower jaw; snout rounded when seen from above, slanting steeply 

 forwards in profile, the upper lip thickened; upper jaw not projecting 



