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HYLA DELITESCENS.— LecoM^e. 



Plate XXXII. 



Characters. Head short; snout rather rounded; body above cinereous, with 

 irregular dusky spots, smooth; abdomen granulated, yellowish-white; inferior 

 surface of anterior and posterior extremities yellow. 



SrNOjTTMES. Hyla delitescens, Leconte, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. N. Y., vol. i. p. 2S1. 

 Hyla delitescens, Harlan, JNIed. and Phys. Res., p. lOS. 



Description. The head is short, somewhat obtuse in front, cinereous, with a 

 few irregular black spots above, and the lips are speckled white and brown. The 

 mouth is rather large, and the palate is armed with two groups of minute teeth, 

 placed on a hne with the posterior nares. The nostrils are rather near the snout. 

 The eyes are large and prominent, with a black pupil and a bright golden iris. 

 The body is rather robust, cinereous above, though variable, and marked with 

 irregular dusky spots. The abdomen is yellowish-white, and granulated. 



The anterior extremities are coloured like the back above, but below, especially 

 on their posterior part, they are bright yellow. There are four fingers, free, each 

 ending in a bulb or viscous pellet. The posterior extremities are well developed, 

 coloured above like the back, but below they are of a bright yellow, and granulated 

 posteriorly. The toes are five, semi-palmated, and terminate each in a bulb. 



Dimensions. Length, I5 inches. 



Habits. The Hyla delitescens is an inhabitant of Georgia; it lives in the 

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