Atelopus carrikeri

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OCCASIONAL PAPERS OF THE MUSEUM OFZOOLOGY

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

DESCRIPrSI0N O F h N15W SI ECIBS OF ATELOPUSP R O M TI-IE SAN I A MA R I rl h40UiY l hINS,

CO;LOMEIh.

l he Sai ita M art a Mouil tains col lect ioils in th e M useu mof Zoology contain a i1t111111cr 01 s l )ec i i~~e i i s1 a11 apparentlyuntlesci- ibed amphil~iancollected hy XI. A Carriker, Jr., i l l1914. l hc species undoubtedly be loi~ gs o the g enus Atelopus

I liryniscus G un ther lzec W ie gm an n) , and is appareilt ly near-cst to A . i z ~ z c s ~ c ~ i sCo r n a l i a ) .In diagi losing this form the wi-i ter has had the assistance

of D r . George 11 3oulcnger of th e Usitis11 M us eu m .Atelopus carrikeri, new species.

ling~zosis I l a bi t s t o ~ t . Pupi l 11 1 izo nta l. I ongue ellip-t ic , en t ire , f ree l~eh ind . Pa la te smooth. No tym pai~ icdisk.I1 ips o i fingers an d toes roundecl. 1:ingei-s f r e e ; toes bro adly

SCILNTIIIC PA ~ E K S T H E UNI~ERSITY1 MICIIIGAN \TO 9


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University o Michigannrebbed; first toe perfectly distiilct. He ad as b road as l ong,i ts length coil tail led froi ll thr ee to three a i d a th ird t ii lles int lie total length . Si lout subacuminate, protruding , s l ight lylon ger th an cliatlieter of eye. 1,egs sllo rt, th e hint1 le g beingcar r ied forward a long the l~ot lylie heel reaches or falls a l i t t le5Iiort of the ar m it lsert ion. Slii ll sinooth in ad ult specim en\,excep t f o r a patch of spiny w ar ts on th e sides. Colo r l jlack,uniform o r a li tt le lighter beneath. Coracoids an d precoracoidssl ight ly divergent ; n o om osternm ii stei-iiuil l a lar ge carti l-

agino us plate.Nab i ta Sa nta Rlai-ta Nlo untai~ ls ,Colombia.Type Spcciirzell: Cat . No. 48271, i \ luseum of Zoology,

CTniver\ity of Rlichig an Pa ral llo clc M aco stainn 8,000 to 15,-f t . ) , Sa i l t a Mar t a Mountains, Co lo~ l lbin ; ipi-il 21 1914;

Nl. A . Carril


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Occas iona l Papers o f t he M us e um of Z o o l o g yTota l leng th (head and body) , 52 mix. len gth of head, 16

111111.; w id th of hcad, 16 111111.; fo re leg f r o m axi ll a t o ti p oflongest finger, 33 111111 hind leg to t ip of four th toe, 65 min.hind leg to heel, 5 111111

Not c s O L P a r a t y p e s : T h e f ive adul t an d f ive part ly grow nsp cc in ~c ns xam ined show little variation fro111 the ty pe, th eonly nly>recial_lle liti crcnce be ing in th e posit ion of th e spinywar ts . l hese n lay for m only a sillall patch between the eye;inti arm , o r inay ex tend a long th e s ide f ro in eye to f e m ur ; a nda single young spccinlen is entirely covered above with spinywa rts, benea th with flat tubercles. l he coloration is consta ntin the series.

H a b i t s : T h e specimens were taken on the banks of sm allstreams-thc heatlwaters of the Ri ve r Macostam a.

Xer1 lnr .1~~:1s previously stated, A . c a r ~ i k e r is apparentlyn ea r A . i g ~ l e s c e n s ut i t may be readily distinguished froil lthc lat ter by th e characterist ic coloration, th e proportion of t h ellcatl to the trunlc, the narrow interocular space, and the pro-portionate length of the hind limb.


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