. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FROGS OF SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL—COCHRAN 85 the tympanic area; a small tuberclelike inner but no outer metatarsal tubercle; a low but distinct inner tarsal ridge; a small tubercular dermal appendage on heel (in this individual). Body rather elongate, in postaxillary region somewhat narrower than greatest diameter of head; when hind leg is adpressed, heel reaches to tip of snout; when limbs are laid along the sides, knee and elbow overlap; when hind legs are bent at right angles to body, heels greatly overlap. Skin. Figure \0.—Hyla bischoffi muUi
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FROGS OF SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL—COCHRAN 85 the tympanic area; a small tuberclelike inner but no outer metatarsal tubercle; a low but distinct inner tarsal ridge; a small tubercular dermal appendage on heel (in this individual). Body rather elongate, in postaxillary region somewhat narrower than greatest diameter of head; when hind leg is adpressed, heel reaches to tip of snout; when limbs are laid along the sides, knee and elbow overlap; when hind legs are bent at right angles to body, heels greatly overlap. Skin. Figure \0.—Hyla bischoffi muUilineata, USNM 96794: a. Dorsum X H; ^, profile X Vi', c, foot X M; d, hand X H- of upper parts quite smooth; a pronounced glandular ridge beginning in front of ear, continuing above it and along the dorsolateral region midway to groin; skin of throat faintly granular; skin of chest and belly very finely granular; lower part of femur also finely granular; no apparent skinfold across the chest. No external vocal sac apparent (?). Dimensions.—Head and body 42 mm.; head length 15 mm., width 14 mm.; femur 20 mm.; tibia 25 mm.; foot mm.; hand 13 mm. Colo?' in life.—From a sketch by Sandig of a specimen of H. muUi- lineata from the type locality. Dorsum pea green with suffusions of sulphur yellow on head; limbs lighter; many fine longitudinal gray lines more or less parallel on anterior part of body, curving and marbled on posterior part; similar but paler gray lines running diago- nally on upper lip and transversely on upper limb surfaces; a black. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
Size: 1362px × 1836px
Photo credit: © Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorun, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, booksubjectscience
