Osteocephalus verrucigerus (Werner)
Hyla verrucigera Werner, 1901:601 [Holotype.—ZMB 16589 from "Ecuador"; Richard Haensch collector].
Hyla riopastazae Andersson, 1945:72 [Holotype.—NHRM 1960 from Baños, Río Pastaza, Provincia Tungurahua, Ecuador; William Clarke-MacIntyre collector].
Hyla orcesi Funkhouser, 1956:78 [Holotype.—CAS-SU 13150 from Río Pacayacu, tributary of Río Cotapino, Provincia Napo, Ecuador; collector unknown].
Osteocephalus orcesi—Cochran and Goin, 1970:317.
Osteocephalus verrucigerus—Trueb and Duellman, 1970:601 [Synonymized Hyla riopastazae Andersson, 1945, and Hyla orcesi Funkhouser, 1956, with Hyla verrucigera Werner, 1901].
Justification of Synonymy.—Trueb and Duellman (1970:605) discussed the assignment of the names in the synonymy of O. verrucigerus; only a brief resumé is given here.
The extant type of Hyla verrucigera is a juvenile male having a snout-vent length of 32.0 mm. The dorsum is smooth except for tubercles on the eyelids; the skin is loose, and the body is soft. The specimen is faded to a pale brown; indistinct dark spots are present on the back, and transverse bars are evident on the limbs.
The holotype of Hyla riopastazae is a gravid female having a snout-vent length of 64.7 mm. The dorsum is smooth. The dorsal ground color is pale brown with indistinct brown transverse bars on the limbs. The throat, chest, and belly are cream with brown spots and mottling.