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Grey or brown above, with or without darker dots, with more 

 or less distinct dark cross-bars, which may enclose light spots, 

 the first of these bars between the eyes ; a dark streak on the 

 canthus rostralis and temple ; limbs with more or less distinct 

 dark cross-bars ; flanks and hinder side of thighs blackish 

 brown, with round white spots, or barred or marbled with 

 •white. Bones green. Male with an external gular vocal 

 sac. 



From snout to vent 45 millim. 



Several specimens were collected by P. O. Simons in 

 Bolivia, at Cliaruplaya (1350 m.) and at San Ernesto, Ma- 

 piri district (500 m.). 



This species is closely allied to H. crepitans^ from which it 

 differs in the narrower interorbital region, the absence of a 

 tarsal fold, and the smaller size. 



Phyllomedusa holiviana. 



Tongue scarcely emarginate behind. Vomerine teeth in 

 two small, slightly oblique groups between the choan«. 

 Snout as long as the diameter of the eye, not projecting 

 beyond the mouth j loreal region oblique, concave ; inter- 

 orbital space as broad as the upper eyelid ; tympanum three 

 fifths to two thirds the diameter of the eye. Fingers free, 

 first shorter than second, third and fourth equal ; toes free, 

 first longer than second ; disks of fingers and toes much 

 smaller than the tympanum ; subarticular tubercles strong ; 

 inner metatarsal tubercle not prominent. The tibio-tarsal 

 articulation reaches the tympanum or the eye. Upper surfaces 

 smooth ; parotoids very distinct, nearly as long as the head ; 

 throat, belly, and lower surface of thighs granulate. Blue- 

 green above (in spirit) ; supraciliary edge and lower lip 

 pinkish white, wdiich colour extends backwards to the side of 

 the body, where it forms a broad band speckled with purple ; 

 this band does not extend to the groin ; thighs green, except 

 below ; belly and lower surface of thighs greyish white ; 

 throat and lower surface of hands and feet purplish ; a pinkish- 

 white streak, edged with purple along the outer side of fore- 

 arm and outer finger, and another across heel and along outer 

 side of tarsus and outer toe. Male with an internal vocal sac 

 and with a patch of black nuptial asperities on the inner side 

 of the inner finger. 



From snout to vent 75 millim. 



Two specimens, male and female, from Chuhimani, Bolivia, 

 2000 metres, collected by P. O. Simons. 



