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interorbital space distinctly wider than upper eyelid; tympanum round, dis- 
tinct but only about half, or a little less, than the diameter of the eye; its dis- 
tance from the eye less than its own diameter; fingers without dises, the first 
and second equal in length; toes with almost no apical expansion, first toe 
much shorter than second; subarticular tubercles well developed, a few scattered 
tubercles upon the short soles; a well-developed inner and outer metatarsal 
tubercle; no tarsal fold; the hind limb being carried forward the tibiotarsal 
articulation reaches the posterior border of the eye; bent vertically to the axis 
of the body the heels fail to meet; skin above generally smooth but with a good 
many scattered small warts; throat and anterior aspects of thighs smooth; 
belly coarsely but not conspicuously granular about the margin, smooth in the 
centre, hinder aspect of thighs granular; a ventral discoidal fold. 
Colour (in life): — Uniform dark brown flecked with white to ashy gray, 
marbled with darker. The variation in colour is almost limitless. 
Dimensions: — Tip of snout to vent 24 mm. 
Width of head 8.5 mm. 
Diameter of eye 2.2 mm. 
Diameter of tympanum about 1 mm. 
Fore limb from axilla 15 mm. 
Hind limb from vent 34 mm. 
Vent to heel 18 mm. 
The species was not very satisfactorily described by Duméril and Bibron, 
but nevertheless this is beyond doubt the one which they named. It has been 
found in many parts of Cuba, except in eastern Oriente, but seems to be most 
abundant in central and western Cuba. It is terrestrial, found under rocks, 
decaying vegetation, especially about the shores of sluggish brooks. Occasion- 
ally it reaches a large size, or rather we also refer to this species, but with some 
hesitation, a few very large examples mostly from the Province of Santa Clara. 
They measure nearly 40 mm. from snout to vent. This is probably the most 
common species which calls at night; its voice like a tiny bell, is heard coming 
sometimes from thousands of hidden throats in the trash of the cane-fields, 
after a shower, from the woods and thickets and even from quiet spots in 
cultivated gardens. They are shy and stop singing at once if one approaches. 
In the Botanical Garden at Havana this little frog is common as well as 
in the yards of the houses in many cities and towns. It seems to be the only 
species of the genus which has associated itself so closely with the habitations 
of man. 
