_Oaxaca_: Cerro Arenal; Chivela; Salina Cruz (26); San
Antonio (3); Tehuantepec (2); 8.6 km. W of Tehuantepec (11);
Zarzamora.
Breeding congregations of this rare frog were found 8.6 kilometers west
of Tehuantepec on July 5, 1956, and at Salina Cruz on July 6, 1958.
Both choruses took place immediately after torrential rains. In both
instances the frogs were in and about open muddy pools in the scrub
forest (Pl. 5, fig. 2); males called from the bank near the water, and
clasping pairs were found only on land (Pl. 8, figs. 1-2). The call is
a loud, nasal "braaa," two to three seconds in duration. Amplexus is
axillary.
The dorsal ground color is light yellowish green tending towards olive
on the head and fading to yellow on the flanks. The ventral surfaces,
including the vocal sac, are white; the iris is golden and flecked with
black. The present series agrees well with the description of
_reticulata_ (based on two specimens) given by Taylor (1942:60). A
detailed analysis of variation, comparison with related species, and
descriptions of tadpoles are reserved for a future report.
=Hyla baudini= Dumeril and Bibron
_Oaxaca_: Bisilana; Cerro Quiengola (2); Cerro San Pedro;
Coyol; Matias Romero (12); Mixtequilla; Rio Sarabia (7);
Salazar; San Antonio; 11 km. S of Santiago Chivela; Santo
Domingo (3); Tapanatepec (2); Tehuantepec (23); Tolosita.
_Veracruz_: Acayucan; Amatitlan; Ciudad Aleman (3);
Cosamaloapan (2); Cuatotolapam (15); 10 km. SE of Hueyapan;
20 km. S of Jesus Carranza; 38 km. S of Jesus Carranza (2);
20 km. ENE of Jesus Carranza (4); La Oaxaquena (2);
Minatitlan (2); Naranja (3); Novillero (9); Rio de las
Playas (2); San Lorenzo (5); Tapalapan (2).
Commonly found on both sides of the isthmus, this large tree frog
nearly always is associated with trees; it is not found in the
savannas, although it breeds in savannas adjacent to rainforest. It
appears to be somewhat more abundant in scrub forest than in
rainforest. In the daytime individuals were found under the outer
sheaths of banana plants, in the axils of leaves of elephant ears
(_Xanthosoma_), in cavities in trees, and on shaded limbs in the
forest. Recently metamorphosed individuals having snout-vent lengths
slightly more than 20 mm. were found in the latter part of July.
=Hyla ebraccata= Cope
_Oaxaca_: Donaji (17); 43 km. N of Matias Romero (27);
Sarabia (6); Tolosita (3); Ubero (17). _Veracruz_: Aquilera.
This small species was found only in forested areas, where calling
males were on bushes and trees around rain pools. The call is a harsh
squawk repeated at intervals of 15 to 20 seconds, followed by a minute
or more of silence, and then repeated. Clasping pairs were found on
bushes and in the water.
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