Volume 1, No. 15, pp. 257-264, 1 fig. in text August 16, 1948 University of Kansas LAWRENCE 1948 University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History Editors: E. Raymond Hall, Chairman; H. H. Lane, Edward H. Taylor Volume 1, No. 15, pp. 257-264, 1 fig. in text August 16, 1948 University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas PRINTED BY FERD VOILAND, JR., STATE PRINTER TOPEKA, KANSAS 1948 22-3339...

A small collection of Mexican reptiles and amphibians recently acquired by the University of Kansas Natural History Museum contains five specimens of a species of the genus Hyla ( sensu lato ) which is here described as new. Hyla proboscidea sp. nov. Type. —University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, No. 23626, collected 2 km. west of Jico, Veracruz, Mexico, at an elevation of 4,200 ft., Oct. 28, 1946, by Walter W. Dalquest. Paratypes. —Nos. 23624, 23625, 23627, 23628, collected with the typ

Relationship. —It would appear that the relationship of this species is with Hyla bistincta , a widespread Mexican species likewise occurring in the same general area but at a much higher elevation. It also has an elongated flap which carries the anal opening nearly to the level of venter but the terminal part lacks the triangular flap. There is no prolongation of the snout tip. There are also numerous other differences, so that it would be difficult to confuse the two forms. Remarks. —This adds