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Diagnosis. — Similar to C.fuhrmanni, but with skin above strongly granular, 

 belly and thighs more granular, throat likewise granular, not smooth. The 

 coloration also is different. 



Description. — Male, sexually well developed: tongue round, unemarginate ; 

 vomerine teeth in a straight row behind choanae, the two series nearly con- 

 tiguous; nostril much nearer tip of snout than eye; upper eyelids wider than 

 interorbital space; tympanum distinct but small, about one-third diameter of 

 eye; discs of fingers and toes large, grooved about the inferior margin and 

 usually with a groove along the diameter as well; disc of first finger smallest; 

 first finger shorter than second; discs of toes all large; toes fully webbed; 

 subarticular tubercles poorly developed; small inner metatarsal tubercle pres- 

 ent; tibio-tarsal articulation reaching far beyond tip of snout when hind limb 

 is extended forward; heels overlapping when legs are folded vertically to body 

 axis; skin above granular; a glandular fold over tympanum, continued dorso- 

 laterally to sacral region; belly, throat, and hinder aspect of thighs coarsely 

 granular. 



Color {alcoholic specimen). — Above dark slate color; sides marbled; throat 

 and belly pinkish white, faintly clouded with dusky; thighs (inside) marbled 

 and flecked; a light spot beneath eye on lip; two other faint light spots on lip 

 margin between subocular spot and tip of snout. 



Measurements. — Tip of snout to vent, 47 mm.; width of head, 20.5 mm.; 

 diameter of eye, 7.5 mm.; diameter of tympanum, 2.5 mm.; foreleg from axilla, 

 35 mm.; hind leg from vent, 86 mm. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 

 Plate 12. Phyllomedusa nicefori, sp. nov., type (No. 11611, M. C. Z.). 

 Fig. 1, dorsal view; fig. 2, ventral view. 



Plate 13. Bufo dunni, sp. nov Fig. 1, male, paratype (No. 11077, M. C. 

 Z.); fig. 2, female, type (No. 11076, M. C. Z.). 



Plate 14. Eleutherodactylus persimilis, sp. nov. Type, upper left-hand 

 figure (No. 11598, M. C. Z.). 



