A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla — John Shaqi
A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus PtychohylaDuellman, William Edward
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A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla
Duellman, William Edward
Amphibians -- Central America; Amphibians -- Mexico; Ptychohyla
Tadpoles in various stages of development were found at Finca La Paz,
Guatemala, in late July. This indicates that there is either extreme
differential growth, or, more probably, an extended breeding season. A
tadpole having a body length of 6.8 mm. and a total length of 19.1 mm.
has a short median first upper tooth-row; lower tooth-rows 3-6 are
only two-thirds as long as lower rows 1 and 2. Two recently
metamorphosed young have snout-vent lengths of 14.2 and 14.8 mm.; they
are colored like the adults.
_Remarks._--The type specimen of _Hyla euthysanota_ Kellogg (1928:123)
is a female; therefore, when Taylor (1944) proposed the name
_Ptychohyla_ for hylids having ventrolateral glands in breeding males,
he was unaware that _Hyla euthysanota_ was a member of this group. In
his description of _Hyla rozellae_, Taylor (1942) did not compare his
specimens with _Hyla euthysanota_, but instead placed _H. rozellae_
with _H. loquax_ and _H. rickardsi_. The type series of _H. rozellae_
consists of one large adult female and several metamorphosing young.
Taylor (1949:16) based the description of _Ptychohyla bogerti_ on two
males and compared these specimens with _P. adipoventris_ Taylor [=
_P. leonhardschultzei_ (Ahl)]. Thus, in a period of 22 years the
females of this species were given two names and the male another.
Stuart (1954:169) suggested that _Hyla euthysanota_ and _Hyla
rozellae_ were _Ptychohyla_. Now that sufficient specimens are
available from throughout the range it is possible to determine that
the various named populations are conspecific.
_Distribution._--This subspecies inhabits cloud forests at elevations
of 660 to 2200 meters on the Pacific slopes of the Sierra Madre from
extreme eastern Oaxaca and western Chiapas, Mexico, through Guatemala
to northern El Salvador; probably it occurs also in southwestern
Honduras. Aside from the specimens listed below, three in the
Frankfurt Museum from Depto. Santa Ana, El Salvador (44571, Hacienda
San Jose; 43040, Hacienda Los Planes; 65119, Miramundo) are listed by
Mertens (1952:29).
_Specimens examined._--MEXICO: _Chiapas: Cascarada, 30 km. W of
Ciltapec_, UMMZ 87851-2; Cerro Ovando, UMMZ 87853-4; Chicomuselo, UMMZ
94439-40; Finca Juarez, 28 km. N of Escuintla, USNM 115052-5; _Las
Nubes, Cerro Ovando_, USNM 115030-8; Salto de Agua, USNM 115039-51.
_Oaxaca_: Cerro Pecho Blanco, UIMNH 40963; between La Gloria and Cerro
Azul, UIMNH 40976-7; Rio Grande, AMNH 51847-8; Santo Tomas Tecpan,
UIMNH 41071.
GUATEMALA: _San Marcos_: Finca La Paz, 2 km. W of La Reforma, KU
58001-14, 59937 (skeleton), 60042-3 (tadpoles), 60044 (4 young), MCZ
34997, UMMZ 107739, 123151-7 (tadpoles); Finca Pirineos, Rio Samala,
CNHM 35066. _Santa Rosa_: Finca La Gloria, UMMZ 123148 (tadpoles),
123150 (tadpoles). _Solola_: Finca Santo Tomas, UMMZ 123149
(tadpoles); Olas de Moca, near Moca, CNHM 20208.
EL SALVADOR: _Chalatenango_: Los Esemiles, USNM 73296. _Santa Ana_:
Miramundo, CNHM 65120.
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