Color (in preservative): pale tan above with dark brown mark in occipital region and large irregular brown mark extending from scapular region to sacral region; anterior and posterior surfaces of thighs and flanks lacking pigment; dorsal surfaces of arms, shanks, and feet tan with brown transverse bars (two on each forearm, two on left shank, one on right shank, and one on each foot); entire dorsal surfaces, except hands and first four toes, peppered with black; venter creamy white; roof of mouth between, and anterior to, choanae speckled with minute black flecks. Color (in life): yellowish tan above with reddish brown flecks (later changed to pale brown with dull olive-green interorbital bar, blotch on back, and flecks on dorsum); hands, feet, and anterior and posterior surfaces of thighs dull yellow; belly white; creamy white stripes on outer edge of forearm, foot, and above anus; iris pale silver-bronze. _Variation._--Three adult males (including holotype) have snout-vent lengths of 25.2-27.3 (mean 26.5) mm., and two females have 28.6 and 31.6 (mean 30.1) mm. One juvenile has a snout-vent length of 21.5 mm. No significant variation occurs in the proportions. Males have 6-8, and females have 8 and 9, prevomerine teeth. The tympanum is completely concealed in all specimens. All specimens have distinct transverse bars on the limbs; the number of bars on the shank varies from one to four. Two individuals are dark brown dorsally; in these the small black flecks either are not visible or are absent; flecks are present on the dorsal surfaces of four specimens that are tan or pale brown above with darker brown irregular markings. The coloration in life consisted of olive-green or olive-brown markings on the body and olive-green or brown bars on the limbs. The dorsal ground color was yellowish tan or pale brown in all individuals. _Comparisons._--_Hyla pellita_ differs from all known Middle American _Hyla_, except _mixe_, _mixomaculata_, _nubicola_, and _pinorum_, by having a concealed tympanum. The first three of these differ from _pellita_ in greater size and by having many bands on the hind limbs. Superficially _H. pellita_ resembles _Hyla pinorum_, which likewise has a tan dorsum with irregular markings and limbs with transverse bars. _Hyla pinorum_ differs from _pellita_ by having a proportionately larger head, no transverse bands on the thighs, and large tubercles below the anus. Furthermore, in _pinorum_ the quadratojugal articulates with the maxillary, whereas in _pellita_ the quadratojugal is reduced to a small spur and does not articulate with the maxillary. _Remarks._--All individuals were found on low vegetation along streams in cloud forest at night. No specimens were found when the type locality was revisited in August, 1966.