Amphibians and Reptiles from Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 5 



irregularly spotted or blotched with whitish on the back, about the inter- 

 orbital region, and at each heel. A few spots may also occur elsewhere on the 

 upper surfaces of the tibial regions. The smaller examples have large obscure 

 blotches o slightly darker shade than the general color of the uppfr surface! 

 which tend to form obscure bars across the tibial and femoral regions The 

 lower body-surface is similarly variable, from slightly soiled brownish to more 



oLlfl T ?-*'^^^.'"^'*!l''^ T-*^ '^"**y' ^^ ^^i«h case there is also a median 

 obscure pale line from the chin to the sternum, with line given off each side 



Fio. 2.-Eleuth^odactylus auriculalus (Cope). A to D. variation in dorsal color-pattern 

 of adult examples from Arecibo and Tanama River Junction. 



