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and Cueva de Mapachero, Chiapas; and Smiliscabaudinii (Oumeril and Bibron) from three caves inthe Sierra de EI Abra, San Luis Potosi.Family LeptodactylidaeThe family Leptodactylidae is closely associatedwith caves in Central America, the Antilles, andTexas (U.S.A.). Five genera have been found inMexican caves, the most important of which areEleutherodactylus and Syrrhophus (see Fig. 87).Six species of Eleutherodactylus have been foundin Mexican caves: E. alfredi (Boulenger) from Satanode los Perros, Veracruz; E. guerreroensis Lynch fromCueva del Nacimiento del Rio San Antonio, Oaxaca;E. decoratus decoratus Taylor from caves in Hidalgo,Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, and Veracruz;E. decoratus purpurus Lynch from caves inOaxaca and Tamaulipas (Lynch, 1967); E. rhodopis(Cope) from Grutas de Atepolihuit, Puebla; E. spatulatusSmith from caves near Huautla de Jimenez,\.," ., ","' ) \'.,MEXICOGUATEMALAii\./)(._._._.-/.//r·\..... r·.-'Fig. 87.-Distrihution of cavernicole leptodactylid frogs of the genera Eleutherodactylus and Syrrhophus: 1, Syrrhophuscystignathoides and S. longipes; 2, S. dennisi; 3, S. longipes; 4, Eleutherodactylus decoratus decoratus, E. decoratus purpurus,and S. longipes; 5, E. decoratus pUrpUTUS and S. longipes; 6, S. dennisi and S. longipes; 7, S. cyst;gnathoides; 8, S. guttilatus;9, E. decoratus decoratus and S. cystignathoides; 10, E. decoratus decoratus and S. longipes; 11, E. decoratus decoratus;12, S. verrucipes; 13, E. rhodopis; 14, E. alfredi; 15, E. decoratus purpurus and E. guerreroensis; 16, E. spatulatus; 17, E.yucatanensis.249