FROGS OF SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL — COCHRAN 263 



1929. Cyclorhamphus boulengeri A. Ltjtz. 1929a, pp. 11, 23 (new name for Tel- 



matobius asper Boulenger). 

 1951. Cycloramphris asper (not of Werner) Bokermann (part), p. 82. 



Description. — Adult male, USNM 97179 (cotype of Cycloramphus 

 boulengeri), Sao Bento, Santa Catarina. Vomerine teeth in two 

 short, transverse, nearly contiguous patches behind and between the 

 choanae; tongue half as wide as mouth-opening, oval, its posterior 

 part slightly raised on a thickened stalk; a single toothlike process 

 on the anterior border of the lower jaw; snout broadly rounded when 

 seen from above, slanting forward and ending in a sharp ridge border- 

 ing the upper lip when seen in profile, the upper jaw not projecting 

 beyond lower; nostrils ver}^ small, superolateral, placed on a dis- 

 tinct elevation, separated from each other by an interval greater than 

 their distance from eye. Canthus rostralis very blunt; loreal region 

 flat, sloping outward towards the ridge bordering upper lip. Eye 

 large, prominent, its diameter twice its distance from nostril; interor- 

 bital diameter equal to width of upper eyelid and to distance between 

 nostrils. Tympanum not visible. Fingers free, slightly fringed, 

 their tips not dilated, second finger longer than first, shorter than 

 fourth, and reaching nearly to base of penultimate phalanx of third; 

 no pronounced poUex; subarticular and palmar tubercles greatly 

 reduced; toes tliree-quarters webbed, their disks not dilated, third 

 toe distinctly longer than fifth, reaching nearly to base of penulti- 

 mate phalanx of fourth which is not very long ; subarticular tubercles 

 reduced to blunt knobs below joints of toes; an indistinct inner and 

 no outer metatarsal tubercle; a distinct inner tarsal ridge from inner 

 metatarsal tubercle to heel; body verj^ wide anteriorly, tapering 

 posteriorly, in postaxillary region slightly narrower than the very 

 wide head; when hind leg is adpressed, heel reaches to nostril; when 

 limbs are laid along the sides, knee and elbow considerabl}^ overlap; 

 when hind legs are bent at right angles to body, heels barely touch. 

 Skin of upper parts covered with fine tubercles which are most promi- 

 nent behind the eyes and across anterior half of back; upper parts of 

 limbs smooth, ^dth onl}^ a few scattered tubercles; a very prominent, 

 thick, rounded inguinal gland, concealed when the legs are in the 

 normal sitting position; a slight skinfold from posterior border of eye 

 to corner of mouth; throat and chest slightly granular, abdomen and 

 lower limb surfaces smooth; a small granular patch aroimd anus. 

 No apparent skinfold across the chest. No external vocal sac. 



Dimensions. — Head and body 37 mm.; head length 13 mm., width 

 16 mm.; diameter of eye 5 mm.; femur 18 mm.; tibia 17 mm.; hind 

 hmb 53 mm.; fore limb 23 mm.; foot 17.5 mm.; hand 10.5 mm. 



Color in alcohol. — Dorsum cinnamon brown with slightly darker 

 suffusions behind the eyes and on anterior half of back; a sepia patch 



