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spots, and regularly barred legs. It is Berlin no. 3379 from 

 Veragua and is two inches long. A specimen from Cameron, 

 Chiriqui is Berlin no. 7743. These agree with specimens from 

 the trail between the Chiriqui Lagoon and Boquete which I 

 took myself, and with the types (Krakau no. 1014, four speci- 

 mens, 53 mm. long), and the description of Hylaemorphus 

 Dumerilii Schmidt {loc. cit., p. 255, pi. 3, figs. 23-24) from the 

 same region at 8000 feet, collected by von Warszewicz. It is 

 highly probable that this gentleman collected both the Berlin 

 type and the Krakau series. 



The type of crucigerum (Berlin no. 3381) from Veragua has a 

 yellow lateral band around snout and body. It is thus like the 

 description and the type (Krakau no. 1015) of Hylaemorphus 

 Bihronii Schmidt from 'near Panama 2000-3000 feet.' I have 

 seen six modern (four in the Mus. Comp. Zool.) specimens from 

 the Val de Anton (780 m.) in Code province which I feel sure 

 are this form. The Krakau type is 36 mm. long. The descrip- 

 tion gives crucigerum as IJ^ inches. The modern ones I have 

 seen are all large. Two are immaculate yellow, two are slightly 

 spotted with black, and one, 52 mm. long, has several black 

 spots on the legs, and several on the body, including a very 

 definite X-mark on the head. In all probability von Warszewicz 

 collected the types of both. I believe the black pigment dis- 

 a'ppears as the animal grows older. 



The situation is complicated by three specimens in Berlin, 

 Puerto Cabello, no. 3382, and Caracas, no. 3383-4, all labeled 

 types of crucigerum. I was unable to convince myself in Berlin 

 that they were the same species or race as the Veragua type, no. 

 3377. They reminded me then of the type of certus from Darien, 

 and the figure of cruciger in Gtinther 1858 is now decidedly 

 reminiscent of these Venezuela specimens. But the figure of 

 cruciger in Giinther certainly does not represent Panama ma- 

 terial, being warty instead of smooth and having the toes half 

 webbed instead of entirely webbed. Furthermore Lichtenstein 

 and Martens mention 5 specimens of crucigerum from Veragua, 

 and three smaller ones which they thought the same. Only one 

 of these is now to be found. 



I cannot completely solve this problem, but I think it clear 

 that Atelopus varius cruciger must be used for Panama animals. 



