FROGS OF SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL — COCHRAN 337 



slopiag. Eye large and prominent, anterolateral, its diameter 

 slightly greater thaa width of upper eyelid, greater than interval 

 between nostrils. Tympanum not visible. Fingers free, not dilated, 

 with distinct dermal fringes, first and second subequal, both longer 

 than fourth, and reaching a little beyond base of aQtepenultimate 

 phalanx of third. Tubercle on base of first finger strongly developed 

 but not shovellike; all subarticular tubercles well developed; no very 

 distinct axillary wing, although loose skin on sides of body conceals 

 about half the upper arm; toes webbed at base, third aad fifth sub- 

 equal, reaching to base of antepenultimate phalanx of fourth; a large 

 shovellike inner metatarsal tubercle, but no outer one; a short, heavy, 

 bifurcate tarsal ridge forming a small "shovel" behind inner meta- 

 tarsal tubercle. Body very stout, in postaxillary region about equal 

 to the head width; when hind leg is adpressed, heel reaches only two- 

 thirds of the way from groin to axilla; when limbs are laid along the 

 sides, knee and elbow are widely separated; when hind legs are bent 

 at right angles to the body, heels just touch. Skin of upper parts 

 heavily granular everywhere, with a semicircular glandular ridge 

 behind the eye above the tympanic area, and a rounded smoother 

 elevation in the region of the parotoids. Venter more finely granular, 

 with the granules on the belly flattened and those on the throat 

 conical. A loose fold of skin across the throat indicating the presence 

 of a large median vocal sac. 



Dimensions. — Head and body length 48 mm.; head length 16 mm.; 

 head width 20 mm.; femur 16.5 mm.; tibia 15.5 mm.; foot 20.5 mm.; 

 hand 13.5 mm. 



Mathematical analysis (in percentage of the total length) : 



Color in alcohol. — Dorsum uniform dark seal brown; venter wood 

 brown, with a seal brown reticulation. Upper lip with a few tawny 

 spots. Throat black in the male. 



Specimens examined 



BRAZIL: MHNP 6372, Claussen. 



Santa Catarina: Ouro Verde, ZSBS (3), LofRer, Nov. 15, 1927. 



Sao Paulo: Bertioga, USNM 123399-400, Sawaya. 

 ARGENTINA: TunuyAn, USNM 64133. 



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