The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México
William Edward Duellman
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The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México
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The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México
BY
WILLIAM E. DUELLMAN
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México
BY
WILLIAM E. DUELLMAN
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Acknowledgments
Historical Account
NATURAL LANDSCAPE
Physiography
Climate
Vegetation and Animal Habitats
GEOGRAPHY OF THE HERPETOFAUNA
ANNOTATED LIST OF SPECIES
AMPHIBIA
Caudata
Table 1.—Variation in the Shape of the Supraorbital and Postorbital Cranial Crests in Bufo marmoreus and B. perplexus.
Caudata
Table 1.—Variation in the Shape of the Supraorbital and Postorbital Cranial Crests in Bufo marmoreus and B. perplexus.
PLATE 1
PLATE 2
PLATE 3
PLATE 4
PLATE 5
PLATE 6
Table 2.—Comparison of Certain Measurements and Proportions in Bufo marmoreus and B. perplexus. (Means Are Given in Parentheses Below the Ranges.)
Table 3.—Snout-vent Length Expressed as a Percentage of Tibia Length in Animals of Six Color Patterns of Microbatrachylus pygmaeus. (Letters Refer to the Variants Having the Color Pattern Discussed Immediately Below)
Table 4.—Comparison of Four Characters in Five Samples of Diaglena. (All Data Are for Males; Means Given in Parentheses Below Ranges.)
Table 2.—Comparison of Certain Measurements and Proportions in Bufo marmoreus and B. perplexus. (Means Are Given in Parentheses Below the Ranges.)
Table 3.—Snout-vent Length Expressed as a Percentage of Tibia Length in Animals of Six Color Patterns of Microbatrachylus pygmaeus. (Letters Refer to the Variants Having the Color Pattern Discussed Immediately Below)
Table 4.—Comparison of Four Characters in Five Samples of Diaglena. (All Data Are for Males; Means Given in Parentheses Below Ranges.)
REPTILIA
Testudines
Crocodilia
Table 5.—Comparison of the Ten Species and Subspecies of Cnemidophorus in Michoacán (Scale Counts Are for Specimens from Michoacán Only)
Table 6.—Variation in Scutellation in Thamnophis dorsalis.
Table 5.—Comparison of the Ten Species and Subspecies of Cnemidophorus in Michoacán (Scale Counts Are for Specimens from Michoacán Only)
Table 6.—Variation in Scutellation in Thamnophis dorsalis.
SPECIES OF QUESTIONABLE OCCURRENCE
GAZETTEER
SUMMARY
LITERATURE CITED
Transmitted April 21, 1961.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS PUBLICATIONS MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
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