Descriptions of New Hylid Frogs From Mexico and Central America — John Shaqi
Descriptions of New Hylid Frogs From Mexico and Central AmericaDuellman, William Edward
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Descriptions of New Hylid Frogs From Mexico and Central America
Duellman, William Edward
Frogs -- Central America; Frogs -- Mexico; Hylidae
Anal opening directed posteriorly at level of upper surfaces of thighs,
bordered below by vertical flesh folds; anal sheath absent. Skin of
belly, ventral surfaces of arms, and proximal posteroventral surfaces of
thighs granular, elsewhere smooth. Tongue ovoid, about twice as long as
wide, shallowly notched posteriorly, barely free behind. Prevomerine
teeth 5-6, situated on transverse ridges between posterior borders of
small round choanae. Vocal slit extending from midlateral edge of tongue
to angle of jaw.
Color (in preservative): dorsum grayish tan with large brown blotch
extending from eyelids to middle of back, limbs marked with brown
transverse bars, 2 on each forearm, 3 on each thigh, shank, and foot.
Flanks dark gray with white spots; groin, anterior and posterior
surfaces of thighs, ventral surfaces of shanks, and inner edges of feet
orange-tan; anal region dark brown, bordered above by white stripe;
belly and chin creamy white, latter with grayish brown flecks.
Color (in life): dorsum yellowish tan with olive-brown markings by night
and uniform pale yellowish tan by day; axilla, inner surface of elbow,
groin, anterior and posterior surfaces of thighs, ventral surfaces of
thighs and shanks, inner surfaces of feet, and dorsal surfaces of first
three toes tomato red; flanks dark blue with yellow spots and
reticulations. Throat, chest, and anterior part of belly creamy white;
posterior part of belly orange, becoming red in extreme posterior
region; throat flecked with brown; iris pale bronze with black
reticulations; palpebral membrane clear above, yellowish tan below;
nuptial excrescenses dark brown.
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