594 



REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1902. 



shorter than second; disks of toes small, first toe short, only reaching 

 subarticular tubercle of second; subarticular tubercles well developed; 

 two well developed metatarsal tubercles; no plantar tubercles; no 

 tarsal fold; the bent limbs being- pressed along the sides, knee and 

 elbow overlap; hind limb being extended along the side, heel reaches 

 center of eye; hind limbs being placed vertically to the axis of the 

 body, the heels overlap; skin above and on flanks granular, underside 

 smooth; posterior aspect of femur areolate. 



27 28 29 



Figs. 25-29.— Eleutherodactylus richmondi. 2 x natural size. 25, side of head; 26, top of head; 

 27, inside of mouth; 28, underside of fore foot; 29, underside of hind foot. No. 26884, U.S.N. M. 



Dimension*. 



mm. 



Tip of snout to vent 38 



Width of head 15 



Diameter of eye 5. 5 



Diameter of tympanum 2. 5 



Fore leg from axilla 24 



Hind leg from vent 62 



Vent to heel 35 



Colors of living animal. — Adult. D.S.N.M. No. 26884 (L. S. No. 

 9025), Catalina plantation, 890 feet altitude, February 22, 1900. Back 

 dusky chestnut, lighter on sacrum; from each nostril along canthus 

 rostralis, edge of eyebrow and sides of back a narrow dirty bluish- 

 white stripe somewhat wider on sides of back than on canthus ros- 

 tralis; sides of face and flanks below this stripe blackish, legs blackish; 

 fore legs marbled with pale drab, hind legs with dull pale chestnut; 

 under side dull greenish gray, with an ill-defined 3 r ellow spot in each 

 groin, and marbled with dusky brown on throat and under side of hind 

 legs. Iris blackish, brassy above pupil. 



