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Pectoral Girdle.—The omosternum is large, ovoid, and cartilaginous; the sternum is a thin cartilaginous sheet deeply notched posteriorly and is not differentiated into episternal and xiphisternal elements.

From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.