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Geographic Distribution, KINOSTERNON LEUCOSTOMUM (White-lipped Mud Turtle, Tortuga Amarilla)

January 2006
Herpetological Review 37:239

Authors:

Scott M Boback

Dickinson College

Chad E. Montgomery

Truman State University

Robert N. Reed

United States Geological Survey

Stephen E. W. Green

Newquay University Centre

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Submitted by

GARY M. FELLERS,

Western Ecological Re-

search Center, USGS, Point Reyes National Seashore, Point Reyes,

California 94956, USA (e-mail: Gary_Fellers@usgs.gov);

JEN-

NIFER DHUNDALE,

P.O. Box 2388, Corvallis, Oregon 97339,

USA; and

KIA RUIZ,

Department of Biological Sciences, Florida

International University, 11200 SW 8th St., Miami, Florida 33199,

USA.

UROTHECADECIPIENS

(Collared Glass-tailed Snake).

DIET.

Urotheca decipiens is

a small, diurnal, terrestrial snake that is re-

ported to consume amphibians and small lizards (Solorzano 2004.

Snakes of Costa Rica. Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Santo

Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica. 791 pp.). At 2000 h on 22 Sep-

tember 2005 we found an adult female

U. decipiens

(240 mm SVL;

37 mm tail length; 6.8 g) moving through the leaf litter after dark

in Omar Torrijos National Park (Code Province, Panama). A por-

tion of the tail was missing, presumably lost as part of the

antipredatory defense that is typical of the genus (Savage 2002.

The Reptiles and Amphibians of Costa Rica. Univ. Chicago Press,

Chicago, Illinois. 934 pp.). After collection the snake regurgitated

the head and neck of a small

Sphaerodactylus

sp. This is the first

report of

Sphaerodactylus

in the diet of

U. decipiens,

as well as

the first report of

U. decipiens in

Code Province and Central

Panama. In addition, our observation of the active snake at night

suggests

U. decipiens

may not be entirely diurnal. The snake and

its gut contents were deposited in the Circulo Herpetologico de

Panama

(U. decipiens

CH 5975;

Sphaerodactylus

sp. CH 5976).

We thank R. Ibanez, F. Solis, the National Science Foundation

(DEB # 0234386 and 021385), the Smithsonian Tropical Research

Institute, Parque Nacional Omar Torrijos, and Autoridad Nacional

del Ambiente (permit number SE/A-27-05) for assistance, permis-

sion, and/or funding.

Submitted by:

CHAD E. MONTGOMERY,

Department of Zo-

ology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901 (e-

mail: chad_mont@yahoo.com);

EDGARDO J. GRIFFITH

RODRIGUEZ, HEIDI L. ROSS,

Zoology Department, Univer-

sity of Panama, Panama City, Panama;

CESAR A. JARAMILLO,

Circulo Herpetologico de Panama, Smithsonian Tropical Research

Institute, Roosvelt Ave. Building 401 Tupper Balboa, Ancon Re-

publica de Panama; and

KAREN R. LIPS,

Department of Zool-

ogy, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901, USA.

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION

Instructions for contributors to Geographic Distribution appear in

Volume 37, Number 1 (March 2006). Please note that the responsibility

for checking literature for previously documented range extensions lies

with authors. Do not submit range extension reports unless a thorough

literature review has been completed.

CAUDATA

AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM

(Spotted Salamander). USA:

TENNESSEE: CANNON CO.: Cooper Hollow. 22 February 2006. J.

L. Miller, J. A. Miller, J. H. Miller, and B.T. Miller. Verified by A.

Floyd Scott. Austin Peay State University (APSU 18157, color

photo). Adult male captured in a minnow trap set in a small, shallow

pond adjacent Sinks Miller Rd. ca. 1 km E of Burt Burgen Rd.

intersection. New county record (Redmond and Scott 1996. Atlas

of Amphibians in Tennessee. Misc. Publ. No. 12, The Center for

Field Biology, Austin Peay State Uniersity, Clarksville, Tennessee.

94 pp. Internet version <http://www.apsu.edu/amatlas

> contains

links to information on Tennessee distribution of amphibians that

have appeared since 1996, accessed 23 February 2006).

Submitted by

JOSHUA A. MILLER

and

JACOB H.

MILLER,

Saint Rose of Lima School, Murfreesboro, Tennessee,

37085, USA; and

JOYCE L. MILLER

(e-mail:

jlmiller@mtsu.edu)

and

BRIAN T. MILLER,

Department of

Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro,

Tennessee 37132, USA (e-mail: bmiller@mtsu.edu).

AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM TIGRINUM

(Eastern Tiger

Salamander). USA: OHIO: PREBLE CO.: Jefferson Township. Paul

McKee Road 0.25 km west of Rawley Road (39°52.857'N, 84°

45.108W). 16 February 2006. Jeffrey G. Davis and Natalie A.

Fath. Verified by John W. Ferner. CMNH 8935. New county record

(Pfingsten and Matson 2003. Ohio Salamander Atlas. Ohio

Biological Survey, Columbus). Adult male 122 mm SVL, 254 mm

TL.

Submitted by

JEFFREY G. DAVIS,

Cincinnati Museum Center,

Fredrick and Amye Geir Research and Collections Center, 1301

Western Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203-1130, USA (e-mail:

anura@fuse.net);

and

NATALIE A. FATH,

Institute of

Environmental Sciences, Miami University, 102 Boyd Hall,

Oxford, Ohio 45056, USA (e-mail: fathna@muohio.edu).

NECTURUS MACULOSUS

(Mudpuppy). USA: ILLINOIS: POPE

Co.: Upstream of Regan Ford in Lusk Creek, end of road 1007 off

of Eddyville Blacktop 7 (37°30'35"N, 88°32'19"W). 15 February

2006. Diane K. Shasteen. Verified by Ronald A. Brandon. SIUC

H-8323. Juvenile specimen. New county record (Philips et al. 1999.

Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Illinois. Illinois Nat.

Hist. Surv. Manual 8, Champaign, Illinois. xii + 282 pp.).

Submitted by

DIANE K. SHASTEEN,

Department of Zoology,

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901, USA.

NOTOPHTHALAMUS VIRIDESCENS LOUISIANENSIS

(Central Newt). USA: ARKANSAS: UNION CO.: Beech Creek at

St. Hwy. 160, ca. 3.2 km E of Mount Holly (Sec. 25, T16S, R18W).

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29 November 2005. Henry W. Robison. Arkansas State University

Museum of Zoology, Herpetological Collection (ASUMZ 29520).

Verified by Stanley E.Trauth. New county record (Trauth et al.

2004. Amphibians and Reptiles of Arkansas, Univ. of Arkansas

Press, Fayetteville).

Submitted by

HENRY W. ROBISON,

Department of Biological

Sciences, Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, Arkansas

71754-9354, USA; e-mail: hwrobison@saumag.edu.

ANURA

APLASTODISCUS CAVICOLA (Perereca-verde; Green

Treefrog). BRAZIL: MINAS GERMS: Municipality of Caratinga:

Reserva Particular do Patrimonio Natural Feliciano Miguel Abdala

(RFMA), (19°44'S, 41°49'W). 26 August 2000. J. Cassimiro. Museu

de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

(MZUSP A-133902, J. Cassimiro field number 38). Municipality

of Sao Goncalo do Rio Abaixo: Estacao Ambiental de Peti (19°

52'23"-19°54'27"S; 43°20'51" — 43°23'28"W). 17 April 2002. J.

Cassimiro and M. A. S. Canelas. Herpetological Collection of

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas

Gerais, Brazil (UFMG Field Numbers P33 and P41). Both verified

by R. Neves Feio. Published distribution for the species is Serra

da Mantiqueira, Minas Gerais, and Serra da Boa Vista, Espirito

Santo, southeastern Brazil (Frost 2004. Amphibian Species of the

World: an Online Reference. Version 3.0. 22 August 2004.

Electronic database available at http://research.amnh.org/

herpetology/amphibia/index.html. American Museum of Natural

History. New York). These are the most inland records for the

species. The record from Estacao Ambiental de Peti extends known

distribution ca. 205 km airline N from Juiz de Fora municipality,

Minas Gerais (Cruz and Peixoto 1984. Arq. Univ. Fed. Rur. Rio

de Janeiro, Itaguai 7:31-47), and the record from RFMA ca. 128

km W from Santa Teresa municipality, Espirito Santo (Cruz and

Peixoto 1984,

op. cit.).

Submitted by

JOSE CASSIMIRO,

Departamento de Zoologia,

Institute de Biociencias, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Caixa Postal

11.461, CEP 05422-970, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil (e-mail:

geckoides @yahoo.com.br

);

MARCO ANTONIO SCHETTINO

CANELAS,

Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Ciencias

Biologicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio

Carlos, 6627, CEP 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil (e-

mail: marcocanellas@hotmail.com); and

JAIME BERTOLUCI,

Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas, Escola Superior de

Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz," Universidade de Sao Paulo, Av.

Padua Dias, 11, CEP 13418-900, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil (e-mail:

bertoluc@esalq.usp.br).

DENDROPHRYNISCUS LEUCOMYSTAX.

BRAZIL: SANTA

CATARINA: Municipalidade de Guaramirim, Quati (26°26'S,

48°57'W). 9 July 2002. G. Woehl Jr., Natural History Museum &

Biodiveristy Research Center Slide Collection, Kansas University,

Lawrence, Kansas (KU-CT 11954-11957). Verified by J. Peres

Pombal, Jr. Previously known from states of Rio de Janeiro and

Sao Paulo (Izecksohn 1968. Rev. Brasil. Biol. 28[4]:357-362).

First state record and from the Atlantic forest in southern Brazil,

extends known distribution ca. 300 km from Registro, Sao Paulo

State, the nearest locality known (Izecksohn and Da Cruz 1972.

Arq. Univ. Fed. Rural do Rio de Janeiro 2[2]:63-69).

Submitted by

GERMANO WOEHL, JR. and ELZA N.

WOEHL,

Instituto Ra-bugio para Conservacao da

Biodiversidade,

Rua Antonio Cunha, 160 sala 25 — Baependi — 89256-140 Jaragua

do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil (e-mail: germano@ra-bugio.org.br).

ELEUTHERODACTYLUS ANGUSTIDIGITORUM

(Patzcuaro

Peeping Frog). MEXICO: JALISCO: Municipality of Tuxpan, 9-

15 road miles W Atenquique, 2012-2500 m elev. Between 12 and

17 July 1966. J. R. Dixon and W. R. Heyer. LACM 25447,25471—

25583. 6 road miles W Atenquique, 2195 m elev. 20 July 1964.

R.G. Webb. LACM 25448-70. Near Concepci6n de Buenos Aires,

Jalisco (19°56'N, 103°13'W), 2264 m elev. 6 June 2004. P. Ponce-

Campos. Bosque Tropical Herpetological Collection, Guadalajara,

Jalisco (BT, M-030). All verified by H. M. Smith. First records for

Jalisco, with the Atenquique records being an approximate range

extension of 110 km WNW and the Concepcion record a 97 km W

extension from the nearest Michoacan localities depicted in Dixon

(1957. Texas J. Sci. 9:379-409).

Submitted by

PAULINO PONCE

CAMPOS,

Bosque Tropical,

A. C., Apartado Postal 5-515, Guadalajara, Jalisco 45042, Mexico

(e-mail: poncecp@hotmail.com); and

KENT BEAMAN,

Natural

History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd.,

Los Angeles, California 90007, USA (e-mail:

helodermia@adelphia.net).

ELEUTHERODACTYLUS SYMINGTONI

(NCN). CUBA:

PINAR DEL RIO: Sierra de la Giiira, small cave 2 km SW of Los

Bermejales (22°40'5.9"N, 83°26'30.5"W). 14 December 2003. A.

Rodriguez. Instituto de Ecologia y Sistematica, Coleccion

Zoologica de la Academia de Ciencias de Cuba (CZACC14.

12798). Sierra de la Giiira, Los Bermejales, Cueva de Bartolo

(22°49'5.9"N, 83°25'53.0"W). 14 December 2003.

Jimenez and

M. Condis. CZACC 14. 12799. Both verified by L. V. Moreno.

First records for Sierra de la Giiira, and a range extension of 15

km SW from the nearest known locality at Pan de Guajaibon, and

only the seventh known locality for this species on Cuba (Schwartz

1957. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 70:209-212; Estrada 1989. Rev.

Biol. 3:155-165). Both frogs were found during daylight inside

caves. The records could influence future assessments on the

conservation of this species, which was considered critically

endangered by Rodriguez et al. (1999.

Perez et al. [eds.],

Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (SSC/IUCN). Report of

Conservation Assessment and Management Plan Workshop for

Selected Cuban Species: SBSG. Apple Valley, Minnesota).

Submitted by

ARIEL RODRIGUEZ

and

ROBERTO

ALONSO,

Instituto de Ecologia y Sistematica, Carr. De Varona,

Km 3 1/2, Capdevila, Boyeros. AP 8029, CP 10800, Ciudad de la

Habana, Cuba; e-mail: ariel@ecologia.cu.

GLYPHOGLOSSUS MOLOSSUS

(Blunt-headed Burrowing

Frog). THAILAND: PHETCHABURI PROVINCE: Ban Lat Dis-

trict: Huay Luk Subdistrict: Poo Toom Mountain, near Ban Poo

Toom. 21 January 2006. O.S.G. Pauwels. Thailand Natural His-

tory Museum, Pathum Thani (THNHM 09966). Verified by

Wichase Khonsue (Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok). A single

adult specimen caught at 1515 h in a rock crevice filled with water

and tree leaves on a hilltop in dry dipterocarp forest.

was found

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in syntopy with an adult

Bufo melanostictus.

First provincial record

and southwesternmost record for the genus. The closest Thai record

is from Ratchaburi Province, to the north, without a precise local-

ity (Taylor 1962. Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 43[8]:265-599; Nutphund

2001. Amphibians of Thailand. Amarin Printing and Publishing

Public Co., Ltd., Bangkok; Chan-ard 2003. A Photographic Guide

to Amphibians in Thailand [in Thai]. Darnsutha Press, Bangkok;

Nabhitabhata et al. "2000" [2004]. Checklist of Amphibians and

Reptiles in Thailand. Office of Environmental Policy and Plan-

ning, Bangkok, Biodiversity Series, vol. 9).

We thank Tanya Chan-ard (National Science Museum, Pathum

Thani) and Peter Paul van Dijk (Conservation International,

Washington, D.C.) for information and Thongchana Chimsunchart

(Ban Lat) for assistance in the field.

Submitted by

OLIVIER S. G. PAUWELS,

Department of

Recent Vertebrates, Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de

Belgique, Rue Vautier 29, 1000 Brussels, Belgium; e-mail:

osgpauwels

@ yahoo.fr.

HYLA VERSICOLOR

(Gray Treefrog). USA: ARKANSAS:

JEFFERSON

Co.: Big Creek at US Hwy. 79 (Sec. 17, T7S, R 1 OW).

14 October 2005. Henry W. Robison. Arkansas State University

Museum of Zoology, Herpetological Collection (ASUMZ 29521).

Verified by Stanley E.Trauth. New county record and fills a gap in

southern Arkansas (Trauth et al. 2004. Amphibians and Reptiles

of Arkansas, Univ. of Arkansas Press, Fayetteville).

Submitted by

HENRY W. ROBISON,

Department of Biological

Sciences, Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, Arkansas

71754-9354, USA; e-mail: hwrobison@saumag.edu.

HYALINOBATRACHIUM IBAMA.

VENEZUELA: ESTADO

BARINAS: San Isidro (8°50'23"N; 70°34'23"W), 1479 m. 14 June

2005. R. Rivero and C. L. Barrio. Museo de la Estacian Biologica

Rancho Grande, Ministerio del Ambiente, Maracay, Estado Aragua

(EBRG 5229-33). Verified by J. M. Guayasamin. First record of

the species in Venezuela.

Hyalinobatrachium ibama

was recently

described by Ruiz-Carranza and Lynch (1998. Rev. Acad. Colomb.

Cienc. 22[85]:571-586) from Municipios Gambita, Charala, and

Santa Barbara, Departamento de Santander, Colombia. The closest

distance between a Colombian locality and San Isidro is 421 km

NE.

Submitted by

CESAR L. BARRIO

AMOROS,

Fundaci6n

Andigena, Apartado 210, Merida 5101-A, Venezuela; e- mail:

cesarlba@yahoo.com.

PSEUDACRIS CRUCIFER CRUCIFER

(Northern Spring

Peeper). USA: TENNESSEE:

HARDIN

Co.: White Oak Wildlife

Management Area, Milledgeville Quad (35.34726°N, -

88.25979°W.). 26 January 2005, 16.7°C. Brandon Wear. Austin

Peay State University Museum of Zoology (APSU 17697). Call

index # 2 of

c. crucifer

digitally recorded near bottomland

hardwoods during a Tennessee Amphibian Monitoring Program

(TAMP) route run. New county record (Redmond and Scott 1996.

Atlas of Amphibians in Tennessee. Misc. Publ. No. 12, The Center

for Field Biology, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville,

Tennessee. 94 pp.; hard copy and Internet versions [http://

www.apsu.edu/amatlas/],

the latter of which includes links to

information on amphibians in Tennessee recorded since 1996;

accessed 3 January 2006). FAvErrE Co.: Wolf River Wildlife

Management Area , SE Moscow Quad (35.02223°N, -89.28274°W,

NAD 83). 31 January 2005, 12.2°C.. Brandon Wear. APSU 17704.

Full chorus digitally recorded near bottomland hardwoods/

depressional wetland during a TAMP route run. New county record

(Redmond and Scott 1996,

op. cit.),

Digital recording made under the authority of the Tennessee

Wildlife Resources Agency; field work supported by State Wildlife

Grant (SWG) funding under the authority of the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service. Specimens verified by A. Floyd Scott.

Submitted by

CHRIS HUNTER,

Tennessee Wildlife Resources

Agency Region I, 200 Lowell Thomas Drive, Jackson, Tennessee

38301, USA; e-mail: christopher.hunter@state.tn.us.

PSEUDACRIS FERIARUM FERIARUM

(Upland Chorus Frog).

USA: TENNESSEE:

HAYWOOD

CO.:

Near the intersection of

Windmon Road and Cherryville Road located in the Jones Quad

(35.727820°N, -89.178520°W.). 7 February 2005, 9.4°C. Chris

Hunter. Austin Peay State University Museum of Zoology (APSU

17691). Full chorus digitally recorded near roadside ditch in

agriculture field during a Tennessee Amphibian Monitoring

Program (TAMP) route run. New county record (Redmond and

Scott 1996. Atlas of Amphibians in Tennessee. Misc. Publ. No.

12, The Center for Field Biology, Austin Peay State University,

Clarksville, Tennessee. 94 pp.; hard copy and Internet versions

[http://www.apsu.edu/amatlas/],

the latter of which includes links

to information on amphibians in Tennessee recorded since 1996;

accessed 3 January 2006).

CROCKETT

CO.:

Near Randolph Road

and Randolph Massey Road intersection located in the Maury City

Quad (35.767830°N, -89.150260°W). 7 February 2005, 8.9°C.

Chris Hunter. APSU 17692. Call index # 2 digitally recorded near

a roadside ditch in an agricultural field during a TAMP route run.

New county record (Redmond and Scott 1996,

op. cit.).

Digital recordings made under the authority of the Tennessee

Wildlife Resources Agency; field work supported by State Wildlife

Grant (SWG) funding under the authority of the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service. Specimens verified by A. Floyd Scott.

Submitted by

CHRIS HUNTER,

Tennessee Wildlife Resources

Agency Region I , 200 Lowell Thomas Drive, Jackson, Tennessee

38301, USA; e-mail: christopher.hunter@state.tn.us.

PSEUDIS CARDOSOI

(NCN). BRAZIL

SANTA CATARINA:

Municipality of Lebon Regis, Serra da Esperanca (26°51'28"S,

50°41'13"W, 1125 m elev.). 25 October 2005. R. Lingnau. Museu

de Ciencias e Tecnologia da Pontificia Universidade Catolica do

Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil (MCP 8607 male, collected

at night, vocalizing at a permanent pond). Verified by A. Kwet.

The species occurs in the southern regions of the Serra Geral, and

is known from several localities in Rio Grande do Sul State (Kwet

2000. Amphibia-Reptilia 21:39-55). It is assumed that the species

also occurs in Santa Catarina, but no voucher is preserved in

collections (Kwet,

op. cit.).

First vouchered record from the Santa

Catarina State, extending the known range ca. 150 km N airline

from the Municipality of Vacaria, in Rio Grande do Sul State.

Submitted by

RODRIGO LINGNAU

(e-mail:

rodrigolingnau@yahoo.com.br)

and

MARCOS DI

BERNARDO,

Laboratorio de Herpetologia, Museu de Ciencias e Tecnologia and

Faculdade de Biociencias, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio

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Grande do Sul. Av. Ipiranga, 6681, 90619-900 Porto Alegre, RS,

Brazil.

TESTUDINES

APALONE SPINIFERAPALLIDA

(Pallid Spiny Softshell). USA:

ILLINOIS:

JERSEY

Co.: Side channel of the Mississippi River, west

of the confluence of Piasa Creek and the Mississippi River side

channel at approximate River Mile 209 (UTM: zone 15 E

734629m, N 4312837m, NAD27CONUS). 24 October 2005. Col-

lected by John K. Tucker, James T. Lamer, and Chad R. Dolan,

Illinois Natural History Survey. INHS 19855. Verified by Chris

Phillips, INHS. Specimen is a first county and state record (Phillips

et al. 1999. Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Illinois.)

Specimen was live-captured in a fyke net along with 32 Eastern

Spiny Softshell Turtles

(Apalone spinifera spinifera)

after a four-

day set. This is a significant range extension (-1000 km) for this

subspecies as it is typically found in western Louisiana to south-

ern Oklahoma, and most of the northern and eastern parts of Texas

(Ernst et al. 1994. Turtles of the United States and Canada.

Smithsonian Inst. Press, Washington and London. 578 pp.). It is

the first specimen reported from Illinois, and may be a released

captive. Its true origin and means of arriving in Illinois is uncer-

tain. This specimen is of significance because of its potential to

interbreed with A.

s. spinifera,

the native subspecies. Shell dimen-

sions and mass for this male specimen, recorded while still alive,

are as follows: carapace length = 165 mm, carapace width = 134

mm, carapace height = 49 mm, plastron length = 119 mm, mass =

510 g.

Submitted by

JAMES T. LAMER, JOHN K. TUCKER,

and

CHAD R. DOLAN,

Illinois Natural History Survey, 8450

Montclair Ave., Brighton, Illinois 62012, USA.

KINOSTERNON LEUCOSTOMUM

(White-lipped Mud Turtle,

Tortuga Amarilla). HONDURAS: CAYOS COCHINOS ARCHI-

PELAGO: Bay Island Province: Cayo Cochino Pequefm, SE side

of island near a freshwater outlet (15°56'59"N, 86°29'59"W, da-

tum: WGS84), 1 m elev. 25 July 2004. S. M. Boback. Verified by

Andy Holycross. Photo vouchers, of complete empty shell with

intact scutes, deposited in Arizona State University Museum (ASU

HP-00049-00050). First record for Cayo Cochino Pequefio

(McCranie et al. 2005. Amphibians and Reptiles of the Bay Is-

lands and Cayos Cochinos, Honduras. Bibliomania, Salt Lake

City).

We thank the Honduran Coral Reef Foundation and Operation

Wallacea for supporting our research in the Cayos Cochinos.

Submitted by

SCOTT M. BOBACK,

Department of Biologi-

cal Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487,

USA (e-mail: sboback@ua.edu);

CHAD E. MONTGOMERY,

Southern Illinois University, Department of Zoology, Carbondale,

Illinois 62901, USA (e-mail: chad_mont@yahoo.com);

and

ROB-

ERT N. REED,

Department of Biology, Southern Utah Univer-

sity, Cedar City, Utah 84720, USA (e-mail: reed@

suu.edu

); and

STEPHEN GREEN,

18 Durand Road, Earley, Reading, Berk-

shire, RG6 5YR, United Kingdom (e-mail:

steveinsabah@hotmail.com).

MAUREMYSANNAMENSIS

(Annam Pond Turtle). VIETNAM:

GIA LAI PROVINCE: Buon Luoi [= Buon Loy, Ban Lou], ca. 20

km NW of Kannack Town, An Khe District. 15 November 1993.

Ilya S. Darevsky and Nikolai L. Orlov. MVZ 222124. Verified by

Theodore J. Papenfuss and Jonathan J. Fong. This is the third record

of this critically endangered turtle. The species has been previ-

ously reported from Da Nang [= Phuc Son], Da Nang Province

(Siebenrock 1903. Mathem.-Naturwiss. Klasse 122:333-352) and

Hoi An [= Fai-Fo], Quang Nam Province (as its junior synonym

Annamemys merkleni;

Bourret.1939. Annexe Bull. Gen. Instr. Publ.

1939:5-39). The specimen is a hatchling turtle that fell into an

artificial well.

Submitted by

JAMES F. PARHAM,

1101 VLSB, University

of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA (e-mail:

parham@socrates.berkeley.edu);

BRYAN L. STUART,

The Field

Museum, Department of Zoology, Division of Amphibians & Rep-

tiles, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605, USA;

and

NIKOLAI L. ORLOV,

Zoological Institute, Russian Acad-

emy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, St. Petersburg, Russia,

199034.

TERRAPENE CAROLINA TRIUNGUIS

(Three-toed Box

Turtle). USA: TEXAS:

KLEBERG

Co.: Hwy 77 south frontage road,

ca. 0.2 km S of jct. with General Cavazos Blvd (27°29.432N,

97°50.882'W). 14 May 2004. Collected by Lucy E. Arispe. Verified

by Travis J. LaDuc. Texas Natural History Collections (TNHC

63215). New county record, extends range south two counties

(Dixon 2000. Amphibians and Reptiles of Texas, 2nd ed. Texas

A&M Univ. Press, College Station. 421 pp.).

Submitted by

RANDY L. POWELL

and

LUCY E. ARISPE,

Natural Toxins Research Center, MSC 158, Texas A&M University,

Kingsville, Texas 78363, USA; e-mail: randy.powell@tamuk.edu.

TERRAPENE NELSONI NELSONI

(Southern Spotted Box

Turtle). MEXICO: JALISCO: Municipality of Guachinango, ca.

30 km WSW from Ameca, 1250 m elev. 18 June 1999. Omar

Montes-Ontiveros. Verified by John Iverson. Bosque Tropical

Herpetological Collection, Guadalajara, Mexico (BT, M-018). First

record for Jalisco and a 230 km range extension SSE of the nearest

record at Pedro Pablo, Nayarit (Milstead and Tinkle 1967. Copeia

1967:180-187).

Submitted by

OMAR MONTES

ONTIVEROS,

Ornitorinco

S.P.R. de R. L., Alliot # 3990, C.P. 45070, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico

(e-mail: ornitorrincomexl@hotmail.com);

and

PAULINO

PONCE

CAMPOS,

Bosque Tropical, A.C., Apartado Postal 5-

515, Guadalajara, Jalisco 45042, Mexico (e-mail:

poncecp@hotmail.com).

TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA ELEGANS

(Red-eared Slider). USA:

FLORIDA:

LEON

Co.:, multiple localities in the vicinity of

Tallahassee, first county records as follows. Lake Jackson

(30.52872°N, 84.35580°W). Gravid female. 28 May 2004. Matthew

J. Aresco (MJA). Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH)

Herpetology Department photographic archive (UF 144701, color

slide). MJA had earlier observed two adult females and three adult

males here in 2000-2001. Additional records from Leon County

include: UF 144704, color slide; UF 144703, color slide; and UF

144702, color slide. In addition, we have observed T

s. elegans

McCord Pond (30.47400°N, 84.26162°W), Tom Brown Park Pond

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(30.4419°N, 84.2146°W), San Luis Pond (30.45951°N,

84.32244°W); Goose Pond (30.47897°N, 84.24391°W), and

Hidden Pond (30.47165°N, 84.32929°W).

Besides recording nesting and gravid females, MJA recorded

several instances of hybridization with native T

s. scripta,

based

on intermediate color patterns. These included three hybrids from

Lake Jackson, 2 July 2000, OF 141456-141458, and nine

hatchlings from Lake Jackson, 9 May 2000, 11 June 2000, 14 June

2000, and 28 June 2000 (unvouchered DOR specimens). All

specimens and photographic identifications verified by Kenneth

Krysko.

Trachemys. s. scripta

is the dominant emydid in many lentic

freshwater bodies in the Florida panhandle, including Leon County.

Trachemys. s. elegans

poses a real threat of hybridization and

genetic swamping to this native subspecies. We have already

recorded evidence of hybridization at Lake Jackson and suspect it

at most of the listed sites. We therefore have called upon state

regulatory agencies to institute an immediate prohibition on further

sales and importation of T

s. elegans

into the state.

Submitted by

MATTHEW J. ARESCO,

Florida State

University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA (e-mail:

aresco@bio.fsu.edu);

and

DALE R. JACKSON,

Florida Natural

Areas Inventory, Florida State University, 1018 Thomasville Road,

Suite 200-C, Tallahassee, Florida 32303, USA (e-mail:

aresco@bio.fsu.edu).

LACERTILIA

AMPHISBAENA DUBIA.

BRAZIL

MINAS GERAIS:

Belo

Horizonte, Serra do Curral (19°55'S, 43°54'W, 1100

elev.), area

of highlands ("campo rupestre") in transition region between the

Atlantic Forest and "Cerrado" biomes. 15 July 2005. P. R. Evers

Jr., A. L. Silveira and

D. S.

Lima

Filho. Museu Nacional, Rio de

Janeiro, Brazil (MNRJ 13254). Verified by R. Fernandes. Species

previously known from the states of Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa

Catarina, and one record in Minas Gerais, Brazil (Barros Filho et

al. 2005. Herpetol. Rev. 36[3]:335; Gans 1964. Breviora 205:1-

11; Peters and Orejas-Miranda 1970. Catalogue of the Neotropical

Squamata: Part II Lizards and Amphisbaenians. U.S. Natl. Mus.

Bull. 297:31; Vanzolini 2002. Pap. Avul. Zool. 42[15]:351-362).

Second state record and the northern limit of its known distribution,

ca.130 km NE from the closest previous record (Brazil, Minas

Gerais, Ritapolis municipality; Barros Filho et al. 2002,

op. cit.).

Submitted by

PAULO R. EVERS JR.

(e-mail:

pauloevers@hotmail.com),

ADRIANO LIMA SILVEIRA

(e-

mail: biosilveira@yahoo.com.br),

and

DORIVAL SANTOS

LIMA FILHO

(e-mail: lima.dorival@gmail.com),

Setor de

Herpetologia, Departamento de Vertebrados, Museu Nacional,

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, Sao

Cristovao, CEP 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RI, Brazil.

BACHIA PYBURNI.

BRAZIL: AMAZONAS: Municipality of

Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, Parque Nacional do Pico da Neblina:

Morro dos Seis Lagos (0°17'28"N; 66°40'57"W), 12 May 2004.

Colecao de Anfibios e Repteis, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da

Amazonia, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil (INPA-H 12754, SVL 84.4

mm; body mass in life 4 g); terra firme forest near right bank of

the Tucano River (0°37'20"N; 65°55'26"W), 12 November 2004

(INPA-H

12753, SVL 77.8 mm; body mass in life 5.4 g), and trail

in terra firme forest (0°38'34"N; 66°00'46"W), 26 September 2005

(INPA-H 14967, SVL 90.7 mm; body mass in life 4 g). Vinicius T.

Carvalho and L. Bonora. Verified by M. Hoogmoed. This species

was previously known from Colombia and Venezuela (Kizirian

and McDiarmid 1998. Herpetologica 54:245-253). These

specimens represent the first Brazilian records, extending the

known distribution 318 km, 394 km, and 384 km (airline) east,

respectively, from the type locality in the Vaupes River drainage,

SW Colombia (1

01'N; 69°27'W) and 83 km (airline) from the

paratype in the western part of Cerro de la Neblina, southern

Venezuela (0°49'50"N; 66°09'40"W) (Kizirian and McDiarmid

1998,

op. cit.).

Submitted by

VINICIUS T. DE CARVALHO

(e-mail:

viniciustc@ig.com.br),

LUCEIA BONORA, RICHARD C.

VOGT,

Institute Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Colecao de

AnfIbios e Repteis, Coleciies Zoologicas, INPA — Campus II. Av.

Andre Aratijo, 2936. C.P. 428. CEP 69.083-000 Manaus,

Amazonas, Brazil; and

TERESA C. S. AVILA-PIRES,

Departamento de Zoologia, Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, C.P.

399, CEP 63.017-970 Belem, Para, Brazil.

CARINATOGECKO HETEROPHOLIS

(Iraqi Keel-scaled

Gecko). IRAN: KERMANSHAH PROVINCE: Kuh Salan Mts

close to Iraq border (approx. 35

14'N, 46°17'E) 1800 m elev., near

Owraman (35°17'N, 46°10'E) NW of Pave-Darian, W Kermanshah,

W Paveh, NW Nowsud on road to Marivan, 22-25 April 2003.

Hamid Bostanchi. ZMGU 1925. Verified by Steven C. Anderson.

Adult captured between layers of stones in a rocky habitat in moun-

tain oak woodland. This specimen represents the rediscovery of

this species and the second record for Iran. Previous records were

Salahedin, Erbil Liwa, Iraq (type locality) (Reed and Marx

1959.Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 62[1]:91-122 [as

Alsophylax

persicus];

Minton et al. 1970. Proc. California Acad. Sci.

37[9]:333-362, fig. 12 [as

Tropiocolotes heteropholis])

and Ilam,

Iran (Anderson 1999. The Lizards of Iran. Contrib. Herpetol. Vol.

15. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. Ithaca, New

York. vii + 442 pp., 25 pl.). The present locality is ca. 78 airline

km SE Sulaimaniyah, Iraq (35°34'N, 45°27'E) and 180 km NNW

Ilam, Iran (33°38'N, 46°26'E). The specimen is in agreement with

the description of the holotype (Minton et al. 1970:357-358, fig.

12).

Submitted by

HAMID BOSTANCHI,

P.O. Box 31375-378

Karaj-Mehrvila, Iran; e-mail: hamid_bostanchi@yahoo.com.

CROTAPHYTUS COLLARIS

(Eastern Collared Lizard). USA:

TEXAS: DALLAM Co.: Rita Blanca National Grasslands

(36°23'264"N, 102°28'965"W),1229 m elev. 27 August 2005. Photo

voucher (UTA Digital Collection-1002). Verified by Jonathan

Campbell. First county record (Dixon 2000. Amphibians and

Reptiles of Texas. Texas A&M Univ. Press, College Station. 421

PP.).

Submitted by

STACEY E. BUCKLIN

and

ANDREW M.

BRINKER,

Department of Biology, Texas Christian University,

Fort Worth, Texas 76129, USA; e-mail: a.brinker@tcu.edu.

HEMIDACTYLUS TURCICUS

(Mediterranean House Gecko).

USA: TEXAS: GRIMES Co.: County Road 192 ca. 1.5 km W of the

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City of Carlos and 0.4 km from the Texas State Highway 30 and

County Road 192 intersection (30°35'40"N, 96°5'34"W). Collected

on 22 February 2006. TCWC 90687. Verified by Toby Hibbitts.

New county record (Dixon 2000. Amphibians and Reptiles of

Texas, Second edition, Texas A&M Univ. Press, College Station.

421 pp.) Fills in the hiatus between Montgomery and Brazos coun-

ties. Specimen collected at a residence.

Submitted by

KJ LODRIGUE, JR.,

Texas A&M University,

Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences, College Station,

Texas 77843-2258, USA.

LIOLAEMUS LOBOI.

ARGENTINA: NEUQUEN:

Departamento Huiliches: Surroundings of San Ignacio, San

Ignacio, 39°54'S, 70°51W 14 March 1961. L. E. Pena. Field

Museum of Natural History, Chicago (FMNH 133128, 133131,

133746, 133752, 133755, 133760). Verified by S. Quinteros.

Extends the range 145 km NE from the only previously known

locality: Neuquen Province, Los Lagos Department, intersection

between national route 237 and national route 231 (type locality,

Abdala 2003. Cuad. Herpetol. 17[1-2]:3-32).

Submitted by

CRISTIAN ABDALA,

Instituto de Herpetologia

de la Fundacion Miguel Lillo, Miguel Lillo 251, 4000, Tucuman,

Argentina (e-mail: popper@tucbbs.com.ar);

and

FERNANDO

LOBO, CONICET -Catedra de Anatomia Comparada, Facultad

de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Salta, Bolivia

5150, 4400, Salta, Argentina (e-mail: flobo@unsa.edu.ar).

LYGOSOMA TANAE (Tana River Writhing Skink). KENYA:

COAST PROVINCE: Malindi District, Watamu at Jimba (03°54S,

39°33'E). 24 June 2003. Royjan Taylor. National Museums of

Kenya NMK L/2664. SVL 77.0 mm. Verified by Robert C. Drewes.

First record for Malindi District (Spawls et al. 2002. A Field Guide

to the Reptiles of East Africa. Academic Press, San Diego, 543

pp.). Loveridge (1935. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 79:1-19) described

Riopa tanae

from Kau, near the mouth of the Tana River in Kenya,

with paratypes from the nearby localities of near Witu, Golbanti

and Ngatana, all in the Lamu and Tana River districts of Coast

Province. Howell and Msechu (1984. Herpetol. Rev. 15:78) re-

corded it from Ndungu, South Pare, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanza-

nia. Additional specimens are known from coastal southern So-

malia (Lanza and Carfi 1968. Monit. Zool. Ital. N.S. 2, Suppl.:207—

260). The new locality is ca. 115 km SSW of the localities on the

lower Tana River and 245 km NE of Ndungu.

Submitted by

AARON M. BAUER,

Department of Biology,

Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova,

Pennsylvania 19085-1699, USA (e-mail:

aaron.bauer@villanova.edu);

and

PATRICK K. MALONZA,

Department of Herpetology, National Museums of Kenya, Museum

Hill, P.O. Box 40658-00100, Nairobi, Kenya (e-mail:

cbd@museums.or.ke).

PETROSAURUS REPENS

(Short-nosed Rock Lizard).

MEXICO: BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR: Coronados Island.

(26°7'43.7"N, 111°16'37.1"W). 12 September 2004. Crystian S.

Venegas-Barrera. Verified by Jesse L. Grismer. La Sierra University

Digital Photo Catalogue (LSUDPC 688-89). First record for this

species on Coronados Island; the only other island in the Sea of

Cortes where the species is known to occur is Danzante (Grismer

2002. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California: Including Its

Pacific Islands and the Islands in the Sea of Cortez. Univ. California

Press, Berkeley).

Submitted by

CRYSTIAN S. VENEGAS-BARRERA,

GUSTAVO ARNAUD,

Centro de Investigaciones del Noroeste,

Baja California Sur, La Paz, B.C.S. 23090, Mexico;

LEE L.

GRISMER,

Departament Biology, La Sierra University, Riverside,

California 92515, USA; and

ANGEL RODRIGUEZ,

Centro de

Investigaciones del Noroeste, Baja California Sur, La Paz, B.C.S.

23090, Mexico (e-mail: sadiel@cibnor.mx).

PLESTIODON LYNXE BELLI

(Bell's Oak Forest Skink)

MEXICO: JALISCO: Municipality of Quila (20°17'N, 104°03'W)

2000 m elev. P. Ponce-Campos, R. and H. Romero-Contreras, and

R. Romero-Luna. 5 March 2003. Verified by H. M. Smith. Bosque

Tropical Herpetological Collection (BT, M-010). First record for

Jalisco and a range extension of ca. 315 km N of nearest confirmed

record, 16 mi. W Milpillas, Zacatecas (Webb 1968. Publ. Mus.

Michigan State Univ. Biol. Ser. 4:1-28). One possible Jalisco

record of

Eumeces 1. lynxe, reported by Taylor (1935. Univ. Kansas

Sci Bull XXIII:1-643), was determined by Webb

(op. cit.)

to be a

E. dugesi.

Submitted by

PAULINO PONCE-CAMPOS

and

RODOLFO

ROMERO-CONTRERAS,

Bosque Tropical, A.C. Apartado

Postal 5-515, Guadalajara, Jalisco 45042, Mexico; e-mail:

poncecp@hotmail.com.

PLESTIODON SEPTENTRIONALIS OBTUSIROSTRIS

(Southern Prairie Skink). USA: TEXAS: JACK Co.: immediately

adjacent to FM road 3324 (33.112° N, 98.122° W; 380 m elev.). 1

April 2005. Jesse M. Meik and A. Michelle Lawing. Verified by

Carl J. Franklin. University of Texas at Arlington transparency

collection (UTA 33306-07). Two individuals were found at 1630

h, beneath separate small limestone slabs, part of a small, scattered

rock field within a mosaic of open pasture, tallgrass prairie, and

post oak woodland. The air temperature was 15.2°C and the surface

temperature under the rocks ranged from 18.8-20.6°C. First county

record (Dixon 2000. Amphibians and Reptiles of Texas. 2

d Edition.

Texas A&M Univ. Press, College Station).

Submitted by A. MICHELLE LAWING

and

JESSE M.

MEIK,

Department of Biology, The University of Texas at

Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76012, USA; e-mail: jmeik@uta.edu.

TROPIOCOLOTES STEUDNERI

(Steudner's Dwarf Gecko).

IRAN: Qeshm Island: in the southern part of Qeshm Isand, out of

Qeshm city (26°58'N, 56°16'E), ca. 100 m from the sea. S. M.

Dakhteh and K. Kamali. 4 April 2004 at 2200 h. ZMGU 840. Veri-

fied by Haji Gholi Kami and Steven C. Anderson. This is the first

record of this species from Qeshm Island and the third known

specimen from Iran. The specimen fits the diagnosis and color

pattern in Anderson (1999. The Lizards of Iran. SSAR Contribu-

tion to Herpetoloy, Ithaca, New York) and with the descriptions of

Anderson's (MMTT 1048) and Guibes (MNHNP 1966.18) speci-

mens, both from the vicinity of Bandar-e Lengeh (26°33'N,

54°53E), on the coastal mainland across a narrow stretch of the

Persian Gulf from Qeshm Island. See Anderson (1999:197-198)

and Guide (1966. Bull. Mus. Nat. Hist. nat., Paris, ser. 2, 38[2]:337-

346) for further remarks on this taxon.

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Submitted by

KAMRAN KAMALI,

No.554, Between

Jamalzadeh and Pirouz streets, Jomhouri Ave., Zistandish

Environmental Research Co., Zip code: 13187-63797(e-mail:

canis58@yahoo.com

and kamran@zistandish.com

) and

MOHAMMAD DAKHTEH,

In front of Edareye Barq, Jahad

Street, Qeshm Island, Hormozgan province, Iran, Zip code: 79517-

43354; e-mail: ophiomorus@yahoo.com.

SERPENTES

CLELIA QUIMI.

BRAZIL: BAHIA: Municipality of Paulo

Afonso, Usina Hidreletrica Itaparica (09°21'S, 38°14W), area with

typical caatinga vegetation. 30 September 1988. U. Simon.

Fundacao Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

(FUNED 34). MINAS GERAIS: Municipality of Tres Marias, Km

289 of BR 040 (18°12'S, 45°15W). 10 November 2002. A. L.

Silveira. Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro,

Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil (MNRJ 10925). Verified by R. Fernandes.

Species previously known from the Atlantic Forest in the states of

Santa Catarina, Parana, Sao Paulo, and Espirito Santo, and areas

of Cerrado in states of Sao Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Distrito

Federal, Brazil (Franco et al. 1997. J. Herpetol. 31 [41:483-490).

First record from the state of Bahia, extends known distribution

ca. 1295 km northeast from the closest previous record (Brazil,

Distrito Federal, Brasilia Municipality; Franco et al.,

op. cit.),

also

first record from Caatinga vegetation. The record in Tres Marias

fulfills a gap of distribution between the south Minas Gerais and

Distrito Federal localities (Franco et al.,

op. cit.).

Submitted by

ADRIANO LIMA SILVEIRA,

Setor de

Herpetologia, Departamento de Vertebrados, Museu Nacional,

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, Sao

Cristovao, CEP 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, e-mail:

biosilveira@yahoo.com.br;

GISELLE AGOSTINI COTTA,

Servico de Animais Peconhentos, Fundacao Ezequiel Dias, Rua

Conde Pereira Carneiro, n° 80, Bairro Gameleira, CEP 30510-010,

Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil; e-mail: crotalus@funed.mg.gov.br.

COELOGNATHUS FLAVOLINEATUS

(Yellow Striped

Ratsnake). THAILAND: PRACHIN BURI: NADI: BUPHRAM.

Water Reservoir for the village of Buphram. (14°20'30"N,

101°49'35"E), — 485 m elev. 25 June 2004. (FMNH 263527). Daryl

R. Karns and John C. Murphy. NAKHON RATCHASIMA: WANG

NAM KHIEO: UDON SAP. Entrance to Sakaeret Biosphere Re-

serve (-14°30'32"N, 102°02'45"E), 185 m elev. 6 July 2004.

CUBMZR 2005.9. Jacques Hill. Verified by Tanya Chan-ard. These

localities are about 28 km apart along Highway 304. The adult

male specimen from Buphram was salvaged from a fishermen's

gill net. The Sakaeret specimen was DOR on highway 304 near

the entrance to the Reserve and a second Sakaeret specimen was

observed on the Reserve's driveway (JH). Evidence of the Buphram

population is also supported by FMNH 180298 collected in 1969

by W. R. Heyer at Khao Yai National Park (the eastern edge of the

Park is on the opposite side of the road from the Buphram Reser-

voir). The 1969 specimen has apparently been overlooked in re-

cent literature (Schultz. 1996. A Monograph of the Colubrid Snakes

of Genus

Elaphe

Fitzinger, Koeltz Scientific Books, Havlickuv

Brod; Grumprecht 1996. Sauria Suppl. 18:373-376; Grossman and

Tillack, 1998. Sauria 20:43-45). Schultz (1996) and Grumprecht

(1996) report a single specimen from Pak Chong, Nakhon

Ratchasima Province and wrote that it "urgently requires confir-

mation." Because the Pak Chong specimen was located near an

animal dealer's compound, it was suggested that the individual

may represent a feral population. This population is also of inter-

est because, prior to its collection at Pak Chong, this species was

known only from continental Asia south of 7°N latitude and all

Thai specimens were from the Peninsula (Schultz, 1996). How-

ever, Grossman and Tillack (1998) also reported specimens from

Vietnam suggesting the species may be more widespread than pre-

viously thought. The Buphram specimen extends the range about

60 km east. The Sakaeret specimen extends the range about 50 km

east of the Pak Chong locality. The Sakaeret Biosphere Reserve

had an extensive herpetofaunal survey done in the late 1960s (Inger

and Colwell 1977. Ecol. Monogr. 47:229-253). They did not men-

tion this species because the 1969 specimen (FMNH 180298) was

collected off the Reserve. It is unlikely that a large (1.5-2 m) diur-

nal snake would be overlooked during an 11-month herpetofaunal

survey that obtained 4400 specimens. Two of us (DRK and JCM)

visited Sakaeret in 2003 at which time we found a neonate

Python

molurus

on the driveway of the Reserve, this species was also not

reported by Inger and Colwell (1977,

op. cit.)

and suggests to us

that recent environmental changes might have allowed

flavolineatus

and

P molurus

to expand their distributions into the

Sakaeret Reserve.

Submitted by

JOHN C. MURPHY

(e-mail:

fordonia 1 @comcast.net

) and

JACQUES HILL

(e-mail:

ngookhiew@yahoo.com),

Division of Amphibians and Reptiles,

Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois 60605, USA,

and

DARYL R. KARNS,

Department of Biology, Hanover

College, Hanover, Indiana 47243, USA (e-mail:

karns@hanvover.edu).

OXYBELIS AENEUS

(Brown Vinesnake). HONDURAS:

CAYOS COCHINOS ARCHIPELAGO: Bay Island Province:

Cayo Cochino Pequetio, northwest corner of island (15° 57' 11.3"

N, 86° 30' 2.45" W). 04 August 2004. S. M. Boback. Verified by

Andrew T. Holycross. Arizona State University Natural History

Museum photograph collection (ASU HP-00041 — 00042). First

record for Cayo Cochino Pequerio (McCranie, Wilson, and Kohler.

2005. Amphibians and Reptiles of the Bay Islands and Cayos

Cochinos, Honduras. Bibliomania, Salt Lake City). An additional

specimen was observed on the south side of the island near re-

search station, but no voucher was taken.

We thank the Honduran Coral Reef Foundation and Operation

Wallacea for supporting our research in the Cayos Cochinos.

Submitted by

SCOTT M. BOBACK,

Department of Biologi-

cal Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487

(e-mail: sboback@ua.edu);

CHAD E. MONTGOMERY,

South-

ern Illinois University, Department of Zoology, Carbondale, Illi-

nois 62901, USA (e-mail: chad_mont@yahoo.com);

and

ROB-

ERT N. REED,

Department of Biology, Southern Utah Univer-

sity, Cedar City, Utah 84720, USA (e-mail: reed@

suu.edu

), and

STEPHEN GREEN,

18 Durand Road, Earley, Reading, Berk-

shire, RG6 5YR, United Kingdom; e-mail:

steveinsabah@hotmail.com.

PITUOPHIS CATENIFER SAYI

(Bullsnake). USA:

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submit annual report which includes budget request

for following year to the Secretary prior to annual

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portant contribution toward continuity of information

within the Society, thus, attendance at the annual

meetings is mandatory. Individuals interested in the

position should contact Kirsten E. Nicholson at

knicholson biology2.wustedu no later than 16 July

2006.

MINNESOTA:

MARSHALL

Co.: near Holt: County Rd 141 approx

2 km of Co. Hwy 7 (48° 16'30" 96° 16'00"). 26 September 2005.

Joe Hermreck. DOR subadult male on gravel road in good habitat.

Bell Museum of Natural History Collection JFBM 14448. Verified

by Tony Gamble. Extends range 85 km north of the previous record

for the state (Oldfield and Moriarty 1994. Amphibians and Reptiles

Native to Minnesota. Univ. of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis).

Submitted by

JOHN J. MORIARTY,

Bell Museum of Natural

History, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455; e-mail:

frogs@umn.edu.

PSEUDOTOMODON TRIGONATUS

(Culebra Enhebrada).

ARGENTINA: CATAMARCA: Departamento Tinogasta: 4 km

from Rio La Punta to Tinogasta city (28°04'S; 67°34W) on Na-

tional Road 60. 7 December 1985. E. Pereyra,

Pagaburo and J.

Bracamonte. Herpetological collection, Instituto de Herpetologia,

Fundaci6n Miguel Lillo, Tucuman, Argentina (FML 1635).

Medanitos (27°32'S; 67°36'W, 1650 m.a.s.l.), 7 March 1987,

Pagaburo and J. Bracamonte (FML 1685-1 and 1685-2).

TUCUMAN: Departamento Taff del Valle: 4 km NW from

Amaicha del Valle (26°36' S; 65°55' W) on Ruta Provincial 307.

12 January 2006. G. A. Gallardo (FML 16739). All verified by G.

Scrocchi. Endemic Argentinian species, previously known in the

west of the country from Neuquen and Rio Negro to La Rioja,

east to Santiago del Estero and Cordoba, and a supposed disjunct

area in southern Buenos Aires and La Pampa (Cei 1983. Reptiles

del noroeste, nordeste y este de la Argentina. Museo Regionale di

Scienze Naturali, Torino. Monografia XIV: 949 pp.; Giraudo and

Scrocchi 2002. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service

132:1-53). The records from Catamarca confirms the presence of

the species in the province, which previous authors (Williams and

Francini 1991. Boll. Mus. reg. Sc. nat. Torino 9[1]:55-90; Giraudo

and Scrocchi,

op. cit.)

have mentioned that "need confirmation."

The record from Tucuman is the first from the province and the

northermost for the species, and extends distribution

approximatelly 230 km airline from the La Rioja — Catamarca

boundary, the closest area mentioned by Cei

(op. cit.)

without

voucher reference.

Submitted by

GABRIELA A. GALLARDO

Instituto de

Herpetologia, Fundacien Miguel Lillo, Miguel Lillo 251, 4000

Tucuman, Argentina; e-mail: gabrielagall@gmail.com.

STORERIA OCCIPITOMACULATA

(Red-bellied Snake). USA:

WISCONSIN:

VERNON CO.:

U.S. Highway 14/61 just east of

County Trunk T (T11N, R3W, S7). 2 August 2002. Joseph A.

Cochran. James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History, University

of Minnesota (JFBM 14450). Verified by Tony Gamble. Dead on

road; first vouchered record from county (Casper, G.S. 1996.

Geographic distribution of the amphibians and reptiles of

Wisconsin. Milwaukee Public Museum [MPM], Milwaukee, WI).

Substantiates sight records ca. 25 km west northwest at ca. 0.4 km

east of jct of Tewalt Rd and Anderson Rd (Tth \r 112N, R6W, S22

SW 1/4 of NE1/4; Wisconsin Herp Atlas MADA 18, David G. \h \r

1Matheys), and three observations ca. 32-39 km northeast at \h \r

1Wildcat Mountain State Park (T\h \r 114N, R1W, S29, Wisconsin

Herp Atlas THSA 51, Sam Thayer; T\h \r 114N, R1W, S 11 SE1/4,

Wisconsin Herp Atlas THSA 58, Sam Thayer; T\h \r 114N, R2W,

S12, Wisconsin Herp Atlas THSA 58, Sam Thayer). Nearest records

documented by specimens are southeast ca. 25 km (Richland

County, MPM 6939, 6940) and north ca. 66 km (Monroe County,

MPM 23404).

Submitted by

JOSEPH A. COCHRAN,

Chicago Medical

School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science,

3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, Illinois 60064, USA,

PHILIP A. COCHRAN,

Biology Department, Saint Mary's

University, 700 Terrace Heights, Winona, Minnesota 55987, USA,

and

GARY S. CASPER,

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Cedar Sauk Field Station, 3095 Blue Goose Road, Saukville,

Wisconsin 53080, USA.

THAMNODYNASTES LONGICAUDUS.

BRAZIL: ESPfRITO

SANTO: Santa Teresa municipality (19°55' S, 40°36' W, 670 m

elev.), area of Atlantic Forest. 13 March1940. A. Ruschi. Museu

Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (MNRJ 0676). Verified by R.

Fernandes. Species was previously known from the states of Sao

Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Franco et al. 2003, Zootaxa

334:1-7). First state record and northern limit of its known

distribution, ca. 380 km northeast from the closest previous record

(Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Teresopolis municipality, 22°24' S, 42°57'

W, 872 m elev.; Franco et al. 2003,

op. cit.).

Submitted by

ADRIANO LIMA SILVEIRA,

Setor de

Herpetologia, Departamento de Vertebrados, Museu Nacional,

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, Sao

Cristevao, CEP 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; e-mail:

biosilveira@yahoo.com.br.

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New

Distributional Records for Reptiles from

North Carolina

JEFFREY C. BEANE

and

WILLIAM M. PALMER

North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Research Laboratory

4301 Reedy Creek Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607, USA

e-mail (JCB): jeffbeane@ncmail.net

The geographic distribution of reptiles in North Carolina (USA)

was summarized by Palmer and Braswell (1995) and supplemented

by Beane (1998). We here report new distributional records based

upon specimens verified by Alvin L. Braswell and housed at the

North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences (NCSM).

Crocodylia

Alligator mississipiensis

(American Alligator). COLUMBUS Co.: 6.9

km S Lake Waccamaw (town), Lake Waccamaw dam spillway. 24

June 1999. D. G. Cooper et al. NCSM 60135. First voucher for

county. Palmer and Braswell (1995) reported observational records.

Testudines

Chelydra serpentina serpentina

(Eastern Snapping Turtle).

BURKE

CO.:

South Mountains State Park, 10.8 km WSW Pleasant Grove.

28 June 1999. A. L. Braswell, R. Bowers, and D. Wise. NCSM

60098. New county record.

LINCOLN CO.:

ca. 4.5 km ENE

Lowesville, just SW Cowan's Ford dam. 5 April 1968. E. E. Brown.

NCSM 56094. First voucher for county. Palmer and Braswell

(1995) reported an observational record.

MOORE

Co.: 4.0 km SE

Southern Pines. 9 June 1973. J. H. Carter III. NCSM 62324. 8.4

km W.SW Pinebluff. 6 September 1998. J. C. Beane and J. T.

Finnegan. NCSM 58157. First vouchers for county. Palmer and

Braswell (1995) reported an observational record.

NEW HANOVER

Co.: 2.1 km WNW Carolina Beach, Carolina Beach State Park

(34°02'32"N, 77°54'49"W). 14 May 2002. G. S. Grant. NCSM

63500. New county record. Swims Co.: 0.8 km SSE Danbury. 4

June 1951. E. E. Brown. NCSM 56089. New county record.

Chrysemys picta picta

(Eastern Painted Turtle).

CUMBERLAND CO.:

ca.

5.6 km WSW Spring Lake, Fort Bragg (UTM Zone 17:

N3890589 m, E678587 m). 3 June 2002. B. S. Ball. NCSM 64211.

First voucher for county. Brimley (1944) and Palmer and Braswell

(1995) reported an observational record.

WARREN

Co.: Warrenton.

10 June 1997. S. Fearne. NCSM 55630. New county record.

Deirochelys reticularia reticularia

(Eastern Chicken Turtle).

CUMBERLAND CO.:

ca. 7.2 km ESE Lena, White Pond Bay. 2 June

2000. G. S. Grant. NCSM 60846. First voucher for county. Brimley

(1944) and Palmer and Braswell (1995) reported an observational

record.

Pseudemys concinna concinna

(Eastern River Cooter).

DURHAM

CO.:

ca.

8.0 km SE Bahama, Eno River, Butner Game Lands,

Butner Depot Waterfowl Impoundment. 18 January 2003. J. S.

Zawadowski and R. B. G. Bogwalker. NCSM 64390. New county

record.

UNION

Co.: 4.2 km N New Salem along Rocky River. 7

May 2000. A. L. Braswell, S. L. Braswell, et al. NCSM 60369.

New county record.

Sternotherus odoratus

(Stinkpot).

ANSON

Co.: ca. 4.0 km SSE

Peachland at Brown Creek. 16 May 1975. E. E. Brown. NCSM

53222. First voucher for county. Brown (1992) and Palmer and

Braswell (1995) reported a visual record, apparently from this same

locality.

HYDE

Co.: 10.5 km E Fairfield. 31 August 1998. R. P.

Fengya. NCSM 58849. New county record.

Terrapene carolina carolina

(Eastern Box Turtle).

CALDWELL CO.:

4.0 km NNW Lenoir. 4 August 1962. T. D. Murphy and D. M.

Davis. NCSM 54491. 8 km NE Lenoir. 3 August 1962. T. D.

Murphy and D. M. Davis. NCSM 54504. 13 km ENE Lenoir. 24

July 1962. J. R. Bailey et al. NCSM 54528. First vouchers for

county. Van Devender and Nicoletto (1983) and Palmer and

Braswell (1995) reported observational records.

IREDELL

Co.: 4.3

km W Mooresville. 5 August 1962. T. D. Murphy and D. M. Davis.

NCSM 54502. New county record.

JACKSON

Co.: 4.8 km S

Cullowhee. 21 May 1974. J. R. Bailey. NCSM 54533. New county

record.

MARTIN

Co.: 2.0 km SSE Williamston. 25 November 2001.

A. B. Braswell and S. L. Braswell. NCSM 62534. First voucher

for county. Palmer and Braswell (1995) reported a visual record.

YADKIN CO.:

ca.

3.2 km W Yadkinville. 3 August 1962. T. D.

Murphy and D. M. Davis. NCSM 54527. First voucher for county.

Palmer and Braswell (1995) reported observational records.

YANCEY

Co.: ca. 3.2 km NNE Burnsville. 13 July 1966. A. Sharer

et al. NCSM 54512. New county record.

Trachemys scripta scripta

(Yellow-bellied Slider).

ROWAN CO.:

6.8

km NE Salisbury along Grants Creek. Ca. December 1997. M. J.

Baranski. NCSM 58014. New county record.

Lacertilia

Cnemidophorus sexlineatus sexlineatus

(Eastern Six-lined

Racerunner).

FRANKLIN CO.:

6.8 km NNE Franklinton. 20 Sept.

1997. R. Mullins. NCSM 53721. New county record.

Eumeces anthracinus

(Coal Skink).

POLK CO.:

3.1 km WNW Tryon,

Melrose Mountain. 30 September 2001. D. A. Jackan et al. NCSM

62419. New county record. Extends range ca. 33 km SE of nearest

record in Henderson County.

Eumeces inexpectatus

(Southeastern Five-lined Skink).

WARREN

Co.: ca. 12.5 km NE Vaughn. 8 October 1972. J. R. Bailey and M.

Bailey. NCSM 41436. New county record.

Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus

(Eastern Slender Glass Lizard).

BEAUFORT CO.:

5.0 km ESE Bunyan. 15 May 1992. R. W. Gaul, Jr.

NCSM 31806. New county record.

GRANVILLE CO.:

ca. 6.4 km W

Stovall. 24 May 1995. G. Parham NCSM 57551. New county

record.

Ophisaurus ventralis

(Eastern Glass Lizard).

HARNETF CO.:

9.3

km ESE Spout Springs (35°14'4.25"N, 78°57'51.12"W). 24

August 2001. C. L. Bryan. NCSM 62575. New county record.

MONTGOMERY CO.:

8.1 km SSE Emery. 16 June 2000. J. C. Beane

and S. L. Alford. NCSM 60405. New county record. Extends range

ca. 16 km NW of nearest records in Moore and Richmond counties.

Scincella lateralis

(Ground Skink).

MACON

Co.: ca. 3.2 km NNW

Franklin. 29 October 1997. D. Crisp. NCSM 54610. New county

record. Fills gap between Clay and Jackson counties.

RANDOLPH

Co.: ca. 8 km NNE Fanner, Ridges Mountain. 15 March 1998. J.

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Beane et al. NCSM 57408. First voucher for county. Palmer

and Braswell (1995) reported observational records.

Serpentes

Agkistrodon contortrix

(Copperhead). DAVIE CO.: ca. 5.8 km SSE

Advance. 27 May 1994. H. Woltz. NCSM 36276. First voucher

for county. Palmer and Braswell (1995) reported a sight record.

FORSYTH CO.: ca. 6.4 km NW center Winston-Salem. 10 August

1998. E. Brandon. NCSM 58148. First voucher for county. Palmer

and Braswell (1995) reported an observational record.

Coluber constrictor constrictor

(Northern Black Racer). WILKEs

Co.: 6.6 km WNW Traphill. 31 May 1999. J. C. Beane and V. K.

Rice. NCSM 60083. First voucher for county. Palmer and Braswell

(1995) reported an observational record.

Crotalus horridus

(Timber Rattlesnake). ALLEGHANY CO.: 4.0 km

SW Whitehead. 29 August 1998. P. D. McMillan. NCSM 58188.

First voucher for county. Palmer and Braswell (1995) reported

observational records.

Farancia abacura abacura

(Eastern Mudsnake). GATES CO.: 5.6

km ENE Gatesville. 5 October 2000. J. C. Wyche. NCSM 61568.

First voucher for county. Palmer and Braswell (1995) reported

observational records.

Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma

(Rainbow Snake).

WASHINGTON Co.: 12.7 km SSW Cherry, S shore of Lake Phelps.

22 May 1997. S. A. Shearin. NCSM 53554. New county record.

Heterodon platirhinos

(Eastern Hog-nosed Snake). GATES CO.: ca.

6.4 km NE Gatesville, Merchants Millpond State Park. 12 April

1998. J. C. Wyche. NCSM 57875. 5.6 km ENE Gatesville. 1997.

F. K. Williams. NCSM 57876. 5.6 km ENE Gatesville. 14 October

1998. J. C. Wyche. NCSM 61745. First vouchers for county. Palmer

and Braswell (1995) reported an observational record. SURRY CO.:

0.6 km SW Low Gap. 5 September 1998. L. Marion. NCSM 58151.

8 km S Low Gap. 10 October 1998. S. K. Eanes. NCSM 60160.

New county records.

Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata

(Mole Kingsnake).

GRANVILLE Co.: 3.5 km NNW Butner. 26 April 1998. M. E. Welker.

NCSM 57878. 5.3 km NNW Stem. 6 June 2001. M. E. Welker.

NCSM 61885. First vouchers for county. Palmer and Braswell

(1995) reported an observational record. WILKES Co.: 6.8 km W

Traphill. 9 May 1998. D. T. Sawyer. NCSM 58000. New county

record. Extends range ca. 36 km W and ca. 39 km NNW of nearest

records in Surry and Iredell counties, respectively. Partially fills

range hiatus shown in Conant and Collins (1998).

Lampropeltis getula getula

(Eastern Kingsnake). DAVIE CO.: 3.2

km NE Cooleemee. 13 May 2000. D. T. Sawyer and T. B. Sawyer.

NCSM 60386. New county record. WILKES CO.: 0.6 km SW

Traphill. 22 June 1998. D. T. Sawyer. NCSM 58150. 1.6 km ENE

Traphill. 16 October 2000. D. T. Sawyer. NCSM 61558. 6.9 km

W Traphill. 6 May 2002. T. B. Sawyer. NCSM 63012. First

vouchers for county. Beane (1998) reported a photographic record.

Opheodrys aestivus

(Rough Greensnake). ALLEGHANY CO.: 3.6 km

ESE Citron, Doughton Park Recreational Area. 10 August 1996.

L. Stephan. NCSM 58513. New county record. Extends range

ca. 18 km NW of nearest record in Wilkes County. Partially fills

range hiatus shown in Conant and Collins (1998). Specimen was

collected at an elevation of ca. 1095 m, exceeding the previous

elevation record for North Carolina of ca. 914 m (Huheey and

Stupka 1967; King 1939; Palmer and Braswell 1995). LEE CO.:

4.8 km NW Sanford. 15 October 1996. A. L. Kyles. NCSM 45080.

New county record. RUTHERFORD Co.: 2.3 km NW Hollis. 26 May

2002. G. R. Mayfield III. NCSM 63772. First voucher for county.

Weller (1930) and Palmer and Braswell (1995) reported

observational records. VANCE CO.: 6.0 km ENE Williamsboro, Kerr

Lake State Recreational Area. 31 August 2000. M. M. Mohamed.

NCSM 61559. New county record.

Regina septemvittata

(Queen Snake). HARNETT CO.: 6.4 km SSE

Spout Springs, Ft. Bragg, "Overhills Tract" (UTM Zone 17:

N3898806 m, E679904 m). 16 July 2002. A. Westmoreland and

B. S. Ball. NCSM 64212. New county record.

Storeria dekayi

(Dekay's Brown Snake). FRANKLIN CO.: 11.3 km

SW Louisburg. 15 June 1999. D. Cash. NCSM 60091. New county

record. HOKE CO.: 1.1 km ENE Antioch. 7 January 1998. J. C.

Beane and R. A. Davis. NCSM 55511. New county record.

Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata

(Northern Red-bellied

Snake). CABARRUS CO.: ca. 8 km E Davidson, Egg Rock Woods. 1

May 1949. T. Daggy. NCSM 52428. New county record.

Tantilla coronata

(Southeastern Crowned Snake). CRAVEN Co.: 3.9

km SSW Askin, Cool Springs Environmental Center. 2 July 2002.

J. G. Hall. NCSM 64952. 4.0 km SSW Askin, Cool Springs

Environmental Center. 16 July 2002. J. G. Hall. NCSM 64953.

New county records. HARNETT Co.: 7.1 km SE Spout Springs, Fort

Bragg, Overhills Tract. 25 April 2002. B. S. Ball and A. Young.

NCSM 63009. First voucher for county. Palmer and Braswell

(1995) reported an observational record.

Virginia valeriae valeriae

(Eastern Smooth Earth Snake). MOORE

Co.: 2.9 km SE Jackson Springs. 11 September 2002. S. L. Alford.

NCSM 64001. New county record. RICHMOND Co.: 5.7 km E

Ellerbe. 8 September 1999. S. L. Alford. NCSM 60153. New

county record.

Acknowledgments.

thank all those whose field work resulted in

new distributional records. A. L. Braswell and S. D. Busack reviewed the

manuscript.

LITERATURE CITED

BEANE, J. C. 1998. New distributional records for reptiles from North

Carolina. Herpetol. Rev. 29:56-58.

BRIMLEY, C. S. 1944. Amphibians and Reptiles of North Carolina. Reprinted

from Caroina Tips (1939-43). Carolina Biological Supply Co., Elon

College, North Carolina.

BROWN, E. E. 1992. Notes on amphibians and reptiles of the western

Piedmont of North Carolina. J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 108(1):38-

54.

CONANT, R., AND J. T. COLLINS. 1998. A Field Guide to Reptiles and

Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America. Third Edition,

Expanded. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, Massachusetts. xviii + 616

pp.

HUHEEY, J. E., AND A. STUPICA. 1967. Amphibians and Reptiles of Great

Smoky Mountains National Park. University of Tennessee Press.

Knoxville, Tennessee.

KING, W. 1939. A survey of the herpetology of Great Smoky Mountains

National Park. Amer. Midl.Nat. 21(3):531-582.

PALMER, W. M., AND A. L. BRASWELL. 1995. Reptiles of North Carolina

Herpetological Review 37(2), 2006

University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. xiii +

412 pp.

VAN DEVENDER,

R. W.,

AND

P. F.

NICOLETTO.

1983. Lower Wilson Creek,

Caldwell County, North Carolina: A thermal refugium for reptiles?

Brimleyana 9:21-32.

WELLER,

W. H. 1930. Records of some reptiles and amphibians from

Chimney Rock Camp, Chimney Rock, N.C., and vicinity. Proc. Junior

Soc. Nat. Hist. 1(8-9):51-54.

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New Geographic Distribution Records of

Amphibians and Reptiles in Texas

CHRIS T. McALLISTER

Department of Biology, Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas 76909, USA

e-mail: drctmcallister@aoLcom

Since the publication of Dixon's second edition of

Amphibians

and Reptiles of Texas

(2000) and Werler and Dixon's

Texas Snakes

(2000), numerous new county records have been documented for

various amphibians and reptiles of the state (Bryson and Mueller

2002; LaDuc and Infante 2001; and others). A recent examination

of the Angelo State Natural History Collection (ASNHC) has

yielded additional records not documented over the last half-de-

cade. Herein, I report 11 new county records for three amphibian

and seven reptilian taxa from Texas. Specimens were verified by

J. Kelly McCoy.

Anura

Bufo debilis debilis

(Eastern Green Toad). IRION CO.: 1.6 km E

Arden Rd. off FM 853.19 April 1990. D. A. Trudo. ASNHC 12748.

New county record that fills a distributional gap between Reagan

and Tom Green counties.

Rana berlandieri

(Rio Grande Leopard Frog). CROSBY CO.: 1.6

km E Cone on FM 193 at Crawfish Creek. 11 April 1969. A. Flury.

ASNHC 13675. NOLAN CO.: 19.3 km NW Blackwell, Melvin Tubb

Ranch. 26 July 1976. A. Flury. ASNHC 13625-13627, 13629-

13632, 13652-13653. New county records. The Crosby Co. site is

well outside the range depicted in Dixon (2000, see map. 35) and

represents the northernmost locale for the species in the state.

Rana blairi

(Plains Leopard Frog). DENTON Co.: 9.7 km NE

Lewisville at State Fish Hatchery. 2 June 1970. A. Flury. ASNHC

13693. New county record that fills small distributional gap be-

tween Dallas and Wise counties.

Testudines

Apalone spinifera guadalupensis

(Guadalupe Spiny Softshell).

IRION CO.: 1.6 km E Arden off FM 853 at Big Rocky Creek. 22

April 1990. D. A. Trudo. ASNHC 12762. New county record that

extends range W from Tom Green County. A larger distributional

gap remains for A.

spinifera

to the west in the state.

Apalone spinifera pallida

(Pallid Spiny Softshell). CALLAHAN CO.:

1.6 km E Eula at Pecan Bayou. 14 April 1990. J. Berry. ASNHC

12701. New county record that fills a distributional hiatus between

Eastland and Taylor counties.

Lacertilia

Hemidactylus turcicus turcicus

(Mediterranean Gecko). LIVE OAK

Co.: 16.1 km N Mathis at Lake Corpus Christi. 7 April 1990. K. E.

Sargent. ASNHC 12860-12864. New county record. This small

introduced gecko continues to be reported from new locales in

Texas with no less than eight new county records reported in

Her-

petological Review

over the last five years.

Serpentes

Elaphe emoryi emoryi

(Northern Plains Rat Snake). MITCHELL Co.:

11.3 km S Ira on US 380, 12.9 km S on St. Hwy 350. 21 March

1990. A. M. Bragg. ASNHC 12727. New county record that fills a

distributional gap between Howard and Nolan counties.

Hypsiglena torquata janii

(Texas Night Snake). Runnels Co.: 20.9

km NW Ballinger at Underwood Farm. 27 April 1990. D. C. Stone.

ASNHC 12657-12658. New county record filling a distributional

hiatus between Coleman and Coke counties.

Tantilla nigriceps

(Plains Black-headed Snake). CALLAHAN Co.:

1.6 km W FM 604, 8.0 km S Clyde at Berry Farm. 28 April 1990.

J. Berry. ASNHC 12715. New county record. Fills distributional

gap between Coleman and Shackelford counties; larger distribu-

tional gap exists to the east in a 12-county area of central Texas.

Virginia striatula

(Rough Earthsnake). IRION Co.: Butch Davis

Place (specific locality not known). 13 May 1975. D. Davis.

ASNHC 13101. New county record. This locale is outside the range

depicted in Dixon (2000, map. 151) and Werler and Dixon (2000,

plate 168) and extends the range two counties westward from

Concho County. This record appears to be authentic, not related to

specimens reported previously from El Paso, King, and Lubbock

counties believed to be accidental introductions related to horti-

culture trade (see Dixon, 2000). However, Werler and Dixon (2000)

do not mention these accidental records but show an additional

record for

V striatula

in Garza County while omitting the record

from El Paso County.

Acknowledgments.-I

thank J. Kelly McCoy, Curator of Amphibians

and Reptiles (ASNHC), for specimen verification and allowing me ac-

cess to the collection, and Stanley E. Trauth for reviewing this manu-

script.

LITERATURE CITED

BRYSON,

R. W.,

JR., AND

J. M.

MUELLER.

2002. New county records of

amphibians and reptiles from Texas. Herpetol. Rev. 33:229.

DIXON,

J. R. 2000. Amphibians and Reptiles of Texas. 2'd Ed. Texas A&M

University Press, College Station. 421 pp.

LADuc, T. J.,

AND

C. R.

INFANTE.

2001. New Texas county records of am-

phibians and reptiles. Herpetol. Rev. 32:284-285.

WERLER,

J. E.,

AND

J. R.

DIXON.

2000. Texas Snakes: Identification, Dis-

tribution, and Natural History. University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas.

xv + 417 pp.

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Revision Taxonomica de la Familia Centrolenidae (Amphibia;

Anura) de Venezuela,

by J. Celsa Seriaris and Jose Ayarzagiiena.

2005. BIOSFERA, Publicaciones del Comite Espariol del

programa Hombre y Biosfera-Red IberoMaB de la UNESCO,

Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Plaza San Juan de la Cruz s/n, 2'

planta, E-28071 Madrid, Spain. Num 7. vii + 337 pp. Softcover.

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CESAR L. BARRIO-AMOROS

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In recent decades, taxonomic

knowledge of Neotropical am-

phibians has increased rapidly

and significantly. In the face of

destruction of natural habitats,

there is a great need to under-

stand the biota that surrounds us.

The availability of new tech-

nologies and the increasing

number of students of herpetol-

ogy in the tropics have made

advances in this field possible.

Signigicantly, the most diverse

countries in the world in am-

phibian diversity (all in the

Neotropics) have taken a direct

part in reviewing the most problematic groups of amphibians.

Glass frogs of the family Centrolenidae are among those groups

of anurans that few people have dared to tackle. Others are

Leptodactylus, Eleutherodactylus,

and

Elachistocleis,

just to

men-

tion

a few. Prior to the ground-breaking work of Lynch and Ruiz-

Carranza in Colombia (Ruiz-Carranza and Lynch 1991 and sub-

sequent papers), the family Centrolenidae was known poorly,

chiefly through species descriptions (e.g., Goin 1963; Rivero 1968,

1986 for Venezuela alone), and a more comprehensive understand-

ing of the group was lacking. Nonetheless, much additional study

is needed, and this new book on glass frogs has appeared at an

opportune time. It presents the results of more than 15 years of

observations by Jose Ayarzagriena and Celsa Seriaris in Venezuela

(Ayarzagriena 1992; Seriaris and Ayarzaguena 1993, 2001;

Ayarzagiiena and Sefiaris 1996; Seflaris 1999; Duellman and

Seiiaris 2003) and is mainly derived from the Ph.D. thesis of the

latter author.

The book starts with acknowledgements and abstracts in Span-

ish and English. A general introduction to the Amphibia of Ven-

ezuela follows. The introduction is completed by an historical

resume of studies of the Centrolenidae throughout their range, a

review of supraspecific classifications, and a subchapter about

the family Centrolenidae in its Venezuelan context.

The materials and methods, covering both field and lab work, is

comprehensive—detailing all measurements taken (morphology

and morphometry), osteological methods, the study of tadpoles,

and call analysis. The subsequent section is about the study area,

which includes most of the Venezuelan bioregions important to

glass frogs. It covers the geology and geomorphology of the coun-

try, hydrography, and physiographic and phytogeographic regions

of Venezuela. Localities representative of different bioregions are

described in detail and zoogeographic patterns of the Venezuelan

herpetofauna are presented. A separate chapter outlines the 16 taxo-

nomic characters employed in the study.

The longest part of the book provides a detailed account of each

of the 23 species known for the country:

five Centrolene,

seven

Cochranella,

and 11

Hyalinobatrachium.

The only species for

which the account is rather sketchy

is Centrolene lema

Duellman

and Seriaris, 2003, which was not yet described formally when

the text was initially sent to the publisher. Each account provides

a complete synonymy, diagnosis, description (usually accompa-

nied by drawings of the dorsal and lateral views of the head, and

ventral views of hands, feet, and nuptial excrescences), coloration

in life and in alcohol, osteology (usually with details of the skull,

vertebral column, hand, humerus and spines), natural history, call

description (with sonograms and oscilograms of almost all spe-

cies), and description of the tadpole (also with a good schematic

drawing); distribution, and comments or remarks. Accompanying

point locality maps illustrate known Venezuelan localities. Fol-

lowing the accounts, the authors provide a dichotomous key to all

species of Venezuelan glass frogs. This is quite simple to follow,

except that its use requires males of

Centrolene

Cochranella.

A long discussion follows, in which the authors comment on

their findings and erect two new groups, one for Guayanan

Centrolene

(the

C. gorzulai

group) and another for Guayanan +

Paria

Cochranella

(the

C. oyampiensis

group). In a biogeographic

section, geographic, altitudinal, latitudinal, and spatial distribu-

tion are analyzed, centrolenid diversity per country is summarized,

and instances of sympatry reviewed. "Conclusions and recommen-

dations" summarizes the most significant findings and highlights

the need for further research on glass frogs. A bibliography with

194 references ends the text section of the book.

Section IX (wrongly indicateded as VII) is a set of color plates,

but only ten of the species are illustrated. It would have been use-

ful to see all of the animals treated in the book in color, however,

it is still an important contribution to provide the first color photos

of selected species with restricted distributions, such as

Cochranella castroviejoi, C. helenae, C. revocata, C. vozmedianoi,

Hyalinobatrachium antisthenesi, H. duranti, H. mondolfii,

and

taylori

(non-conspecific with

H. taylori

as treated by Lescure and

Marty 2000, fide C. Seilaris and S. Castroviejo, pers. comm.).

Finally, there are four annexes: a current checklist of all

centrolenids, with summary distributional statements and com-

ments about phenetic grouping; material examined; and a princi-

pal components analysis of the Venezuelan centrolenids.

There are a few typographic errors and some editorial inconsis-

tencies. For example, the pagination indicated in the table of con-

tents does not match the actual text and on page 249 the legend for

Figure 170 repeats that for Figure 169, when it should say some-

thing like: "DistribuciOn altitudinal de las diferentes especies

venezolanas"... (Altitudinal distribution of different Venezuelan

species...). However, some other issues are relevant to the use of

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NEW ENGLAND

the volume. First, it appears to be difficult to acquire the book;

indeed, I have not been able to locate it for sale in Venezuela.

There is no indication of price and the main source of the book in

Venezuela is directly from the first author. The problem must be

the same in many other countries in which the book is likely to be

of particular value. Finally, the book is written in Spanish, which

is obviously good for all Spanish speakers, but perhaps makes it

less accessible outside of Latin America. On the other hand, all

herpetologists interested in Neotropical amphibians and reptiles

really must have at least a reading knowledge of Spanish, and this

book offers such people great opportunity to practice! Any minor

criticisms aside, I must congratulate the authors for such an im-

pressive effort, which undoubtedly contributes significantly to our

understanding of this family of anurans.

LITERATURE CITED

AYARZAGUENA,

J. 1992. Los centrolenidos de la Guayana Venezolana. Publ.

Asoc. Amigos Doiiana 1:1-48.

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, AND

J. C.

SENARIS.

1996. Dos nuevas especies de

Cochranella

(Anura; Centrolenidae) para Venezuela. Publ. Asoc. Amigos Dofiana

8:1-16.

DUELLMAN,

W. E.,

AND

J. C.

SENARIS.

2003. A new species of glass frog

(Anura: Centrolenidae) from the Venezuelan Guayana. Herpetologica

59:247-252.

GoiN, C. 1963. A new centrolenid frog from Venezuela. Acta Biol. Venez.

3:283-286.

LESCURE,

J.,

AND C. MARTY.

2000. Atlas des Amphibiens de Guyane.

Museum NACIONAL d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. [2] + 388 + [2] pp.

RIVERO,

J. A. 1968. Los Centrolenidos de Venezuela (Amphibia: Salientia).

Mem. Soc. Cien. Nat. La Salle 28:301-334.



. 1986. Nuevos centrolenidos de Colombia y Venezuela. Brenesia

23:335-373.

RUfZ-CARRANZA,

P. M.,

AND

LYNCH.

1991. Ranas

Centrolenidae

de Co-

lombia I. Propuesta de una nueva clasificacion generica. Lozania 57:1-

30.

SENARIS,

J. C. 1999. Una nueva especie de

Hyalinobatrachium

(Anura:

Centrolenidae) de la Cordillera de la Costa, Venezuela. Mem. Soc. Cien.

Nat. La Salle 59:133-145.



, AND

AYARZAGUENA.

1993. Una nueva especie de

Centrolenella

(Anura: Centrolenidae) del Auyan -Tepui, Edo. Bolivar, Venezuela.

Mem. Soc. Cien. Nat. La Salle 53:121-126.



, AND



2001. Una nueva especie de rana de cristal del genero

Hyalinobatrachium

(Anura: Centrolenidae) del delta del Orinoco, Ven-

ezuela. Rev. Biol. Trop. 49:1083-1093.

Herpetological Review,

2006. 37(2). 248-250.

0 2006 by Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles

Snakes of New England: Photographic and Natural History

Study,

by Linda Krulikowski. 2004. LuvLife Publishing, 69 Shore

Drive, Old Lyme, Connecticut 06371, USA. [8] + xi + [1] + 308

pp. Softcover. US $42.50. ISBN 0-9764316-0-2.

GREGORY J. WATKINS-COLWELL

Division of Vertebrate Zoology, Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

170 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA

e-mail: gregory.watkins-colwell@yale.edu

and

KELLIE A. WATKINS-COLWELL

PriMed, 325 Reef Road, Suite 206

Fairfield, Connecticut 06430, USA

In the preface and intro-

duction of this book, the au-

thor explains how she, an

admitted non-herpetologist,

became fascinated with

snakes. Her initial

ophidiphobia, caused by ig-

norance and the same taught

fear that many people expe-

rience in early childhood,

came to a head when her

own son's close friend was

bitten by a copperhead.

Rather than reacting with

the mindless fear one might

expect, the author took it

upon her self to learn more about snakes and overcome her own

prejudices, and then to share this new found respect and apprecia-

tion with others through public lectures and a book on the subject.

The author explains that when she first tried to learn about snakes

she found that most of the literature available to her was written

by professional herpetologists for other professionals and, thus,

not in a language accessible to her. She then set out to produce a

book geared specifically to other parents. A few reservations aside,

she appears to have succeeded.

Following the Preface, Acknowledgements and Introduction, this

book is organized into two main sections: General Information

and Specific New England Snakes. The first section includes six

chapters on General Biology, Behavior, Venomous Snakes and

Snakebite, Mythology and Folklore, and Classification. The sec-

ond includes sixteen chapters: one each on Colubridae and Vi-

peridae, followed by individual accounts for all native New En-

gland snake species. There are five appendices: Diagrams of Im-

portant Scale Identification and Terminology of Timber Rattle-

snake, Radiotelemetry Studies on Snakes, Captive Care, Range

Maps and List of New England Snakes, and Northeast's Only

Reptile and Amphibian Rehabilitation Center. A glossary of terms

and an extensive bibliography complete the book.

Of the chapters in the first section, probably the most interest-

ing is that on folklore. This section deals with a mixture of folk

tales regarding snakes and commonly held snake myths. The cov-

erage, though not by any stretch complete, does deal with the most

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frequently encountered myths and provides information on their

biological explanations.

The chapter on snake bite warns against some traditional first

aide treatments, including the more ridiculous methods such as

electroshock, many of which do more harm than good to the vic-

tim, and instead advises those bitten to seek medical attention

immediately. The only other first aide discussed as viable is the

use of an extractor mechanism, but not instead of medical atten-

tion. Such suggestions in a non-technical book are a welcome

improvement on the diagrams showing the incision and suction

technique that were a mainstay of some of the similarly-focused

books that many of us grew-up with.

As noted above, the target audience for this book consists of

concerned parents and new-comers to the world of snakes who

simply want to learn as much as possible in easy-to-swallow mor-

sels. However, it is difficult to say all that is important about such

an interesting group of animals in relatively few words that are

accessible to the lay person. Only a few pages and few, if any,

literature citations are needed to tell a simple snake story, but

authors who research the subject matter and learn more, and want

to tell the reader more, quickly discover that it cannot be done in a

Readers Digest

format without leaving out significant and valu-

able information on these fascinating creatures.

There is a lot to say about snakes and the natural history infor-

mation about each species could (and frequently does) fill vol-

umes. Abbreviating any of this into a bite-sized morsel for the

novice is difficult and the author likely discovered when writing

the species accounts exactly why it is that other books on this

subject originally appeared to her to be long and wordy. Her ac-

counts are also fairly lengthy, but they written in a language and

tone that should be palatable to the novice reader. The biological

information in the text appears to be accurate and well-researched

and some personal observations or human-interest stories are in-

cluded for each species of snake.

The author of

Snakes of New England

also served as photogra-

pher. Her scientific photographs have been published in other

works, including books on cell biology and at least one other on

snakes. For this book she managed to photograph in the wild adults

and juveniles of nearly every species (apparently augmenting with

captives in some cases) as well as most of the major color variants

within each species known to occur within New England.

Of the more than 350 color photographs of snakes or snake habi-

tat, several are used more than once. For example, Figure 3.11 =

20.2 = 21.1; Figure 10.1 = 10.14 = 8.17 and is also repeated in an

un-numbered series of photos on page 64, as are Figures 8.10,

8.14 (same as 9.12), 9.1, 9.9 (which is also 9.13), and 11.1. This

causes some confusion and can result in individual photographs,

rather than individual species of snake, becoming familiar to the

reader. Additionally, while the composition of the photos is gener-

ally good, excellent in some cases, the exposure and focus are too

frequently less consistent in quality: Figure 13.2 is nearly too dark

to see more than the pink belly of the worm snake; Figure 15.5 is

a photograph of a black racer on oak leaves and seems to be just

out of focus; Figure 16.3 seems fuzzy, though not really out of

focus, it could be a digital zoom of a scanned image; Figure 16.13

a juvenile black rat snake sitting coiled on a rock, out of focus;

and Figure 17.13 appears to be upside-down. For all this, how-

ever, the photographs capture aspects of the natural history of New

England snakes that are rarely seen, let alone captured by a shut-

ter. Among the more amazing shots, regardless of exposure, are

photographs of hatching or birth in

Carphophis amoenus,

Diadophis punctatus, Nerodia sipedon,

and

Agkistrodon contortix.

Also of interest are photographs of feeding by

Opheodrys vernalis

and

Storeria occipitomaculata.

The illustrations are not as impressive as the photographs. Most

are hand-drawn outline figures. Many appear to have been done

as a high school art project, which may have been the case given

the grass-roots aspect of this book. For example, the illustration

of a cobra skeleton is crude at best, although it is clear what is

intended. Illustrations in the dichotomous key are more useful and

probably would be good references for the novice uncertain if a

particular snake's scales are keeled or if the anal plate is divided

or not. Line drawings of viperid fangs and mouth morphology are

also acceptable and of likely use to the target audience. The maps

are hand-colored with colored pencil.

This book was clearly a labor of love for the author and her

helpers. However it could have benefited from additional external

review and editing, including photo editing. Though well-re-

searched and certainly a cathartic project for the author, the small

details such as typographical errors, and inconsistent photo repro-

duction quality may be distracting to some readers. Still, the au-

thor has succeeded in producing a book on the snakes of New

England (with information on snakes in general) for the non-pro-

fessional reader. Though Conant and Collins (1998) may also be

of use to this target audience, as it is to the rest of us, it covers all

of the eastern U.S. and provides only abbreviated information about

the biology of the species it covers. Klemmens (1993) is closer to

the target focus, being about all amphibians and reptiles of Con-

necticut and adjacent areas (New York, Massachusetts and Rhode

Island), but it contains details that may be too cumbersome for the

novice reader and is out of print and not readily available. Behler

and King (1979) covers all of North America, but also has incon-

sistent photo quality and is a generation out of date, though it is

readily available in most shopping mall book stores.

Certainly this book could be of value to laypeople wanting in-

formation about New England snakes. However, the author ap-

pears to have missed an ideal opportunity to make her audience

aware of the many local organizations and programs that promote

the education and welfare of snakes and other reptiles. An appen-

dix in

Snakes of New England

deals with a specific reptile rescue

and rehabilitation center in Connecticut. The author claims that

this is the only such organization in New England. Whether this is

accurate or not may be subject to debate, but most of the many

general wildlife rehabilitators in New England also deal with rep-

tiles from time to time and several veterinarians treat native rep-

tiles and amphibians each year. Nature centers at state parks and

those run by private organizations including Connecticut Audubon

Society also will care for wounded native reptiles and amphib-

ians. Focusing on a single rehabilitation center may leave the reader

unaware that there are, in fact, hundreds of people throughout the

region in zoos, museums, herpetological and herpetocultural clubs,

and governmental and non-governmental conservation agencies

whose work benefits New England reptiles.

LITERATURE CITED

BEHLER,

J. L.,

AND

F. W. ICING. 1979. The Audubon Society Field Guide

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to North American Reptiles and Amphibians. Alfred A. Knopf, New

York. 719 pp.

CONANT,

R.,

AND

J. T.

COLLINS.

1998. A Field Guide to Reptiles and

Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Third Edition.

Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts. xviii + 616 pp.

KLEMENS,

M. W. 1993. Amphibians and Reptiles of Connecticut and Ad-

jacent Regions. State Geological and Natural History Survey of Con-

necticut Bulletin 112:i—xii, 1-318 pp., 32 pls.

Herpetological Review.

2006. 37(2). 250-251.

2006 by Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles

Snakes of the Americas: Checklist and Lexicon, by

Bob L.

Tipton. 2005. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida, USA

(www.krieger-publishing.com ). xiv + 477 pages. Hardcover + ac-

companying CD. US $94.50. ISBN 1-57524-215-X.

NORMAN J. SCOTT, JR.

Research Associate, Smithsonian Institution

P.O. Box 307, Creston, California 93432, USA

e-mail: reptile@tcsn.net

Bob Tipton's book and CD are

clearly a labor of love. The au-

thor set out on an almost quix-

otic quest to link the common

names used most comfortably by

"most people" (Jonathan

Campbell in the Foreword), es-

pecially native peoples and

herpetoculturists, to the names

used by scientists. To a large de-

gree he has succeeded.

The heart of the CD is an Ex-

cel file containing a lexicon of

almost 21,000 common names

of American snakes, in more

than 350 different modern and

indigenous languages and dialects. These names are keyed to sci-

entific nomenclature. Data in this huge file are extracted into sev-

eral smaller subfiles that make their access much simpler. The

lexicon is a remarkable document, winnowed from the literature,

from personal communications from native speakers, and from

the author's personal experiences. I am familiar with the Guarani

names for Paraguayan snakes; Tipton did not miss any that I know

of, and he had several unfamiliar ones.

Another file on the CD is Tipton's working file that served as a

basis for the hardcover checklist. It lists the American snake taxa

to subspecies, the author and date of the name, and the countries

in which the taxon occurs. For Latin America south of Mexico,

this in effect updates the checklist of Peters and Orejas-Miranda

(1970; revised by Vanzolini, 1986).

The book is an exhaustively annotated checklist of American

forms to subspecies, with scientific names for all taxa below the

Order Serpentes, including authorities for the names, common

English names, citations to much of the recent taxonomic litera-

ture, range descriptions, and remarks where the author encoun-

tered conflicting opinions. The style is that of the partial checklist

of McDiarmid et al. (1999), with elements of the Peters and Orejas-

Miranda (1970) Latin American synthesis. A section of

incerta

sedis

contains 33 snake names that Tipton and other authors have

been unable to allocate to currently recognized species. Finally,

there is an 81-page bibliography, covering much of the taxonomic

literature of New World snakes.

am not a fan of invented common names. For starters, Tipton

used the common names in Crother et al. (2000, 2003) for Ameri-

can species north of Mexico, Liner (1994) for Mexican species,

and Frank and Ramus (1995) for Central and South America.

Where gaps occurred in these lists, Tipton coined new "recom-

mended" common names. Inventing common names in an unfa-

miliar language can have confusing and even ludicrous results.

For example, Tipton, following Liner, recommended the Spanish

name "Culebra Palanaria de Sonora" for

Chionactis palarostris.

"Palanaria" is

a frequent corruption in several languages of the

flatworm genus

Planaria.

I doubt if a desert-dwelling sand snake

has much to do with an aquatic worm. Delving further, we see that

Tipton (and Liner) often use a translation of the Latin name for

constructing a common name, and apparently

palanaria

is simply

a misspelling of the Spanish

pala nariz.

This translates loosely as

shovel-nosed, and is a direct translation of the Latin

palarostris.

There is another problem, however.

Nariz

is reserved for noses on

humans; noses (and snouts) of animals are

hocicos.

Trained in biophysics, Bob Tipton is, in his own words, an ama-

teur, or serious novice, in the field of snake systematics. Recog-

nizing this deficiency in his background, he became a protégé of

one of the best: Jim Dixon of Texas A & M University. He also

sought help from a long list of recognized authorities on problem-

atic genera: Dixon for many genera; Hussam Zaher for

Oxybelis,

Boiruna,

and

Clelia;

Robert Henderson for

Corallus;

Van Wallach

for the Scolecophidia, etc.

However, the final result is uniquely Tipton. His lack of formal

training shows through in many of his remarks, inconsistencies,

and confused interpretations of taxonomic practice and content.

For example, on page 3, the term "basal Alethinophidia" is a syn-

onym of Haenophidia (or Henophidia elsewhere) "which are the

Pythons and Boas." On page 8, "basal Alethinophidia" is a syn-

onym of Macrostomata, which Tipton says, incorrectly, includes

pipesnakes, boas and pythons. On pages 37-38, the term

Haenophidia is dropped from the formal classification in favor of

"Primitive (or BASAL) ALETHINOPHIDIA," which now in-

cludes only the Aniliidae. All other modern snakes, except

Scolecophidians, are Macrostomatans, divided into basal

Macrostomatans (Bolyeriidae, Tropidophiidae, Boidae,

Pythonidae) and Caenophidia (all of the rest).

Reliance on non-peer reviewed publications, the opinions of

amateurs, and the intrinsic problems in defining subspecies occa-

sionally leads Tipton into a morass such as the mish-mash of "sub-

species" of

Lichanura trivirgata

that have broadly overlapping

geographic ranges.

The bibliography is one of the best parts of the book. The refer-

ences appear to be accurate as far as they go, but key works are

missed and secondary sources are often cited. In an especially

personal example, Tipton credits a personal communication and

the Smith and Smith (1993) checklist for synonymizing

Exelencophis nelsoni

and

Geatractus tecpanecus with

Tropidodipsas annulifera.

However, this was done in Scott (1967),

which is not in the bibliography. How many other, similar cases

there are I can only guess.

SNAKES

OF THE

AMERICAS

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Field Guide to the

Amphibians and Reptiles

of Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire

The

RF.P IMES

and

AMPHIBIANS

of the

Duren

CARIBBEAN

'ChM,

Sun.

and Sr Attari•

Krieger Publishing and Tipton share responsibility for what is

perhaps the most disturbing aspect of the book; it is replete with

errors, both orthographic and factual. Some errors clearly predate

the final editorial process, e.g.,

Enicagnethus melanoauchen

[sic]

for

Enicognathus melanauchen

(page 346) and the unjustified

emendation of

Philodryas chamissonis

P. chamissona in a

mis-

guided attempt to turn a Greek genitive ending into a feminine

Latin nominative (page 201). These and other errors will have to

be acknowledged in synonymies from now on.

The final editing was also incompetent. An especially egregious

example is three spelling errors in a single phrase "sharing the

punitive [sic] synapomorphy of a deeply bilobate hemipene [sic]

and other characteristics of unknown polaritization [sic]" (page

343). Suffice it to say that I cannot remember a herpetological

work, produced in the USA, with so many errors. It is a shame

that the contents of the book do not live up to the excellent presen-

tation and binding.

In summary, professionals and amateurs using the checklist need

to check constantly to be sure that what they read is accurate.

Tipton's book can be likened to a goldmine. There is much of

value in it, but it must be selectively mined, and the resultant ore

refined by experienced professionals.

LITERATURE CITED

CROTHER,

B. I., J.

BOUNDY,

J. A.

CAMPBELL,

DE QUEIROZ,

D. R.

FROST,

HIGHTON,

J. B.

IVERSON,

P. A.

MEYLAN,

T. W.

REEDER, M.

SEIDEL,

SITES, JR.,

T. W.

TAGGERT,

S. G.

TILLEY, AND

D. B.

WAKE.

2000.

Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of

North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confi-

dence in our Understanding. Herpetological Circular No. 29. Society

for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Shoreview, Minnesota. iii +

82 pp.



, D.

M. GREEN,

R. HIGHTON, J.

IVERSON,

R. W.

MCDIARMID,

P. A.

MEYLAN,

T. W.

REEDER, M.

SEIDEL,

J. W. SITES,

JR., S.

TILLEY, AND

D. B.

WAKE.

2003. Scientific

and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North

America North of Mexico: Update. Herpetol. Rev. 34:196-203.

FRANK,

N.,

AND

RAMUS.

1995. A Complete Guide to Scientific and Com-

mon Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World. N.G. Publish-

ing, Inc., Pottsville, Pennsylvania. 377 pp.

LINER,

E. A. 1994. Scientific and Common Names for the Amphibians

and Reptiles of Mexico in English and Spanish. Nombres Cientfficos y

Comunes en Ingles y Espaliol de los Anfibios y los Reptiles de Mexico.

Herpetological Circular No. 23. Society for the Study of Amphibians

and Reptiles, Lawrence, Kansas. v + 113 pp.

MCDIARMID,

R.W., J.A.

CAMPBELL, AND

T. TouRE. 1999. Snake Species of

the World: A Taxonotnic and Geographic Reference. The Herpetologist's

League, Washington, D.C. xi + 511 pp.

PETERS,

J. A.,

AND

OREJAS-MIRANDA.

1970. Catalogue of the Neotropi-

cal Squamata. Part 1. Snakes. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washing-

ton, D.C. viii + 347 pp.

Scan

, N. J.,

JR.

1967. The colubrid snake,

Tropidodipsas annulifera,

with

reference to the status of

Geatractus, Exelencophis, Chersodromus

annulatus

and

Tropidodipsas malacodryas.

Copeia 1967:280-287.

SMITH,

M., AND

R. B.

SMITH.

1993. Synopsis of the Herpetofauna of

Mexico. Vol. VII, Bibliographic Addendum W and Index, Bibliographic

Addenda II-IV, 1979-1991. University Press of Colorado, Boulder,

Colorado. ix + 1082 pp.

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The Netherlands Antilles ("Dutch Caribbean") consist of two

remote clusters of three major islands each that could hardly be

more different and still fit in the same sea. These two books mir-

ror and surpass that degree of difference.

The first published, van Buurt's

Field Guide,

is about the South

American coastal islands of Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire (often

called the ABC islands or Dutch Leewards) with a collective

herpetofauna of 26 native or established exotic species (not count-

ing marine turtles) of largely continental relationships. There is

only one native amphibian, the leptodactylid

Pleurodema

brachyops,

which will convince anyone of the close relationship

of its family to Bufonidae. All the endemics are reptiles: The gec-

kos

Phyllodactylus martini

on Curacao and Bonaire and P

julieni

on Aruba, the anoles

Anolis bonairensis

on Bonaire and A.

lineatus

on Aruba and Curacao, the teiids

Cnemidophorus arubensis

Aruba and C.

murinus

with geographic variants on all three is-

lands, and the snakes

Leptodeira bakeri

Aruba (and possibly

the proximate mainland peninsula of Paraguana, Venezuela),

Liophis triscalis

on Curacao, and—most celebrated of

all—Cro-

talus unicolor,

the rattler of Aruba.

In the preface van Buurt explains that this book began as an

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English translation of a previously published Dutch version (not

cited and not seen by me), but with extensive upgrading and revi-

sion. Still the text would have benefited dramatically from editing

by someone schooled in grammar and spelling whose first lan-

guage was English. Commas appear almost randomly scattered

but are conspicuously absent from some places where needed.

Novel spellings include "Carribean" (p. 79), the indecisive San

"Nicolaas" or "Nicolas" (p. 90), "Cricetidaea" for the rodent fam-

ily Cricetidae (p. 118) that most of us now subsume into Muridae,

and the snake "fer the lance" (p. 114). In fairness, however, these

errors are minor and do not seriously detract from comprehen-

sion.

The text begins with a discourse on paleogeography going back

to Pangaea that is out-of-date. Recent work by Christopher Scotese

presented in Lomolino and Heaney (2004) shows that there never

was a "Laurasia." The Tethys seaway split Eurasia from North

America and the latter remained attached to Gondwana for mil-

lions of years before a protocaribbean seaway opened. This an-

cient history, however, can have little to do with biogeography of

living vertebrates. The notion suggested by van Buurt that igua-

nas date from Gondwanan unity does not fit with the evidence

that their radiation is about 12 million years old (Hedges 2001).

A more troubling allusion to plate tectonics appears in a long

(pp. 78-80) aside bracketed into the account

ofAnolis bonairensis.

Here van Buurt dusts off the idea of the Dominica/Martinique tec-

tonic juxtaposition put forth by Roughgarden (1995) to explain

the Lesser Antillean relationship of

Anolis bonairensis

and the

South American relationship of

Cnemidophorus vanzoi.

Perry and

Lazell (1997) reviewed the geological evidence cited by

Roughgarden and asserted that it had been catastrophically mis-

understood: no evidence exists for that tectonic theory. Perhaps

Perry and Lazell (1997) were wrong, but no one should assume

that without checking the data and the geological texts.

The remainder of van Buurt's lengthy biogeographic discourse

supports waif dispersal with good, if anecdotal, evidence. Else-

where, however, he asserts that anurans are virtually unable to

disperse across sea water (p. 19) and that the gecko

Hemidactylus

mabouia

"does not seem to have a natural habitat in the New

World" (p. 59). Many anuran clades have dispersed across sea

water, not just in the Antilles, but all the way to the Seychelles in

mid-Indian Ocean and

H. mabouia

is frequent on native trees in

the Virgin Islands (Lazell 2005).

There is an interesting discussion of herbivory in lizards detail-

ing the remarkable situation of the

Cnemidophorus

in these is-

lands: small to midsize, largely herbivorous species. However

extensive evidence of facultative herbivory in other small lizards

like anoles (e.g., Lazell and Mitchell 1998) was not noted. Con-

versely, the assertion that "The adult green iguana is fully her-

bivorous" (p. 67) cannot possibly apply to Lesser Antillean popu-

lations (Lazell 1973) that are aggressive, facultative carnivores

whenever possible. While on

Iguana iguana,

I note van Buurt be-

lieves all Virgin Islands populations were "probably introduced"

but Iverson (1980) documented distinctive

Cyclura-like

gut

anatomy in the original St. Croix population. Indeed, van Buurt's

evidence from the islands he chronicles argues for great evolu-

tionary diversity within

I. iguana.

In the discussion of the introduced toad

Bufo marinus

van Buurt

points out the potentially devastating effects this poisonous spe-

cies might have on native predators. He also documents with pho-

tos (66,67) a snake,

Lepidoptera bakeri,

consuming one, but does

not report on the fate of the snake. Readers should also note that,

technically, the toad's toxin is not a "venom" because it is not

injected. Bits like this highlight the lack of a glossary which is

needed for various terms used.

Generally, this is a solid guide with lots of interesting informa-

tion and mostly good (some great) photos. I could wish for more

detail on differences between closely related species, such as the

geckos in

Phyllodactylus

and

Gonatodes,

and more information

generally on a rarity like the lizard

Tretioscincus bifasciatus,

for

which van Buurt seems to lack first hand information and shows

only 70-year-old, very grainy, black-and-white photos.

In these respects this book tells us what we need to discover

more about: a very useful and stimulating tool.

The volume by Powell et al. is a sort of natural history mono-

graph loaded with technical detail (with terms defined in the text

and a glossary). There are accounts of 25 species (including three

marine turtles) four of which are established introductions: blind

snake

(Typhlops

"Ramphotyphlops" braminus),

slider turtle

(Trachemys scripta),

whistling frog

(Eleutherodactylus johnstonei),

and Cuban treefrog

(Hyla

"Osteopilus" septentrionalis).

The

latter two are the only anurans, so there are no native amphibians.

Strictly speaking, there is only one endemic reptile, the Saba Anole,

Anolis sabanus.

This is an artifact produced by colonial history

and resulting political boundaries: the three major islands—Saba,

St. Eustatius, and St. Maarten—are on three separate oceanic banks

(that were separate, larger land areas at glacial maximum). Were

one to score endemic species on these banks there would be 11

more: the Red-faced Ground Lizard

(Ameiva erythrocephala),

Anguilla Bank Ground Lizard

(A. plei),

St. Kitts Bank Tree Anole

(Anolis bimaculatus),

Anguilla Bank Tree Anole

(A. gingivinus),

St. Maarten Bush Anole

(A. pogus),

the St. Kitts Bank Bush Anole

(A. schwartzi),

Anguilla Bank Dwarf Gecko

(Sphaerodactylus

parvus),

Saba Dwarf Gecko

(S. sabanus),

Island Dwarf Gecko

(S.

sputator)

Anguilla Bank Racer

(Alsophis rijgersmaei),

and Red-

bellied Racer

(A. rufiventris).

Thus more than half the native

herpetofauna is endemic to the banks with Dutch islands on them.

Powell et al. provide a lengthy discussion of conservation ef-

forts and descriptions of conservation organizations active in these

islands. Each species account also includes a section on conserva-

tion status. Two species, a skink

(Mabuya

sp. indet.) and the

Anguilla Bank Racer, have apparently been extirpated from the

Dutch islands (both from St. Maarten) but survive elsewhere. The

native population of

Iguana delicatissima

also seems to be gone

from St. Maarten, replaced by introduced

I. iguana.

Within

iguana,

Powell et al. make a strong case for the distinctiveness of

the Saba population or form, but it was seriously reduced by hu-

man predation for food (a supposed aphrodisiac) a couple of de-

cades ago, and may now be even more threatened by introduced

pet trade

1. iguana.

Indeed introgression with exotic

I. iguana

threatens not only the genetic integrity of native

I. iguana

popula-

tions but the very survival of

I. delicatissima.

Every species account in this book includes — in addition to

fundamental description, distribution, and natural history data —

sections on food, predators, reproduction, behavior, and conser-

vation. Thus, this is far more than a field guide. The photographs

are mostly excellent, although some are difficult to decipher (e.g.,

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AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES

OF THE BAY ISLANDS AND

CAYOS COCHINOS, HONDURAS

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the lower of fig. 150; hint: search for the banded tail). Powell et al.

weakly back me up on natural habitats for

Hemidactylus mabouia

(p. 110) but also say things like "Iguanas of all ages are almost

exclusively herbivorous" (p. 65); they fess up to the truth occa-

sionally: "... bird eggs and even carrion" (p. 66), "... bird eggs and

carrion" (p. 73), and: "Young iguanas... will consume insects and

other small animals..." (p. 61) [whenever they get the chance, be-

lieve me].

In addition to the regular eight headings in each species account,

there may be an additional comment. That for the skink

Mabuya

is especially appealing to me because I believe considerable evo-

lutionary diversity is going unrecognized in these lizards. In addi-

tion, many populations, as the authors note, are apparently declin-

ing and some have been extirpated before we got them sorted out.

The only account with which I have real problems is for the

Asian exotic blind snake

Typhlops

"Ramphotyphlops" braminus.

The genus

"Ramphotyphlops"

is defined solely on the basis of

male hemipenial structure and this species consists entirely of par-

thenogenetic females. Furthermore, these snakes frequently pro-

duce live young although they can also lay eggs (Laze11 2002 and

references therein). Lastly, this blindsnake is not confined to the

tropics but has apparently established populations as far north as

Virginia and even Massachusetts (Savitsky et al. 2002 and refer-

ences therein).

While a third longer than van Buurt's book, that of Powell et al.

is short and compact enough to function as a field guide. The pages

are plasticized; this makes for excellent photographic presenta-

tion and is water and mildew proof. However, the pages stick to-

gether infuriatingly and are very stiff. My copy is already break-

ing up at the binding and soon will be a bundle of cards. Much

more than a field guide, Powell et al. is a virtual introduction to

herpetology using the species of this little island cluster as ex-

amples. I can strongly recommend Powell et al. as a densely fact-

packed good read on geology, geography, conservation, and natu-

ral history in general.

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S.B. 2001. Caribbean biogeography: an overview.

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and F.E. Sergile (eds.), Biogeography of the West Indies: Patterns and

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IVERSON,

J.B. 1980. Colic modifications in iguanine lizards. J. Morphol.

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J. 1973. The lizard genus

Iguana

in the Lesser Antilles. Bull.

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with descriptions of two new colubrid snakes. Mem. Hong Kong Nat.

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J. 1995.

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Review

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ARTICLES

Leptodactylus pustulatus

Peters, 1870 (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae): Notes on Habitat, Ecology, and Color in Life

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by D.

FENOLIO,

H. L. R.

SILVA, AND

N. J.

DA SILVA JR.

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140

Rain-Harvesting in a Wild Population of

Crotalus s. scutulatus

(Serpentes: Viperidae)

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by M. D.

CARDWELL

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142

Between a Rock and Hard Place: Responses of Eastern Box Turtles

(Terrapene carolina)

When Trapped Between

Railroad Tracks

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by Y. V.

KORNILEV,

S. J.

PRICE, AND M.

DORCAS

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145

Female Reproductive Aspects and Seasonality in the Reproduction of

Eleutherodactylus binotatus

(Spix, 1824) (Amphibia,

Leptodactylidae) in an Atlantic Rainforest Fragment, Southeastern Brazil

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by C.

CANEDO AND

E. Rim"

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149

Longevity and Breeding Site Fidelity in the California Newt

(Taricha torosa):

A Long-Term Study Showing the Efficacy of

PIT Tagging

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by T. S.

WATTERS AND

L. B.

KATS

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151

Diet Analysis and Feeding Strategies of

Rana pipiens

in a West Virginia Wetland

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by W. B.

SUTTON AND COLLEAGUES

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152

Nomenclatural Notes on a Caecilian (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) Name

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by I.

DAS

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A Male Hybrid from

Aspidoscelis sonorae

(Parthenogenetic) and

A. burti stictogramma

(Bisexual): Squamata, Teiidae

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by H. L.

TAYLOR

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154

Characteristics of Boreal Toad

(Bufo boreas)

Breeding Habitat in Colorado

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by A. A.

HOLLAND AND COLLEAGUES

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157

Seasonal Variation in a Male Reproductive Aggregation of the Tree Frog

Scinax albicans

(Anura, Hylidae) in a Mountain

Stream in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

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by D.

NASCIMENTO AND

F. A. S.

FERNANDEZ

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159

Abundance and Biomass of Twelve Species of Snakes Native to Northeastern Kansas

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by H. S. FITCH

AND

A. F.

ECHELLE

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161

The Tadpole of the Mexican Treefrog

Plectrohyla hazelae

Taylor, 1940

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by M.

KAPLAN,

HEIMES, AND

AGUILAR

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165

Checklist and Comments on the Terrestrial Reptile Fauna of Kau Wildlife Area, Papua New Guinea

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by C. C.

AUSTIN

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167

Forensic Implications of Dorsal Scale Row Counts on Puff-faced Water Snakes (Colubridae: Homalopsinae:

Homalopsis buccata)

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by B. W.

BAKER

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171

Identification of Molluscan Prey from Feces of Iwasaki's Slug Snake,

Pareas iwasakii

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by M. Hoso

AND M.

HORI

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174

TECHNIQUES

Cross-Species Amplification of DNA Microsatellite Loci in an Australian Lineage of Social Lizards (Scincidae,

Genus

Egernia)

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by D. G.

CHAPPLE,

A. J.

STOW,

O'CONNOR,

FULLER, AND M.

GARDNER

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InnovatiVe Techniques for Sampling Stream-inhabiting Salamanders

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by T. M.

LUHRING AND C.

YOUNG

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An Effective and Durable Funnel Trap for Sampling Terrestrial Herpetofauna

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by J. R. Row

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BLOUIN-DEMERS

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183

Using Deep-Water Crawfish Nets to Capture Aquatic Turtles

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by B. M.

GLORIOSO AND M.

NIEMILLER

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185

Fluorescent Powder Pigments as a Harmless Tracking Method for Ambystomatids and Ranids

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by T. A. G.

RfTTENHOUSE,

T. T.

ALTNETHER, AND

R. D.

SEMLITSCH

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188

191

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A New Technique for Measuring Body Color of Lizards in the Field

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by R. J.

ROSE AND

MELVILLE

A Technique for Restraining Lizards for Field and Laboratory Measurements

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by R.

ROSE,

J. No,

AND

MELVILLE

SSAR BUSINESS

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NEWSNOTES

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MEETINGS

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CURRENT RESEARCH

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OBITUARIES

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ZOO VIEW

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NATURAL HISTORY NOTES

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GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION

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BOOK REVIEWS

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ResearchGate has not been able to resolve any citations for this publication.

A Complete Guide to Scientific and Common Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World

Article

Full-text available

Dec 1996
COPEIA

A new species of glass frog (Anura: Centrolenidae) from the Venezuelan Guayana

Article

Full-text available

Jun 2003
HERPETOLOGICA

A new species of Centrolene is named from the La Escalera Region in Estado Bolívar, Venezuela. The three species known from the Guianan Region of northeastern South America represent a single clade characterized by a white bib-like parietal peritoneum; this clade is referred to as the Centrolene gorzulai species group. Centrolenella auyantepuiana is placed in the synonymy of Centrolene gorzulai. Resumen Se describe una nueva especie de Centrolene de la Región de La Escalera, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela. Las tres especies conocidas de la Región Guayana al noreste de Sudamérica son reunidas en un nuevo grupo del género Centrolene. Centrolenella auyantepuiana es considerada sinónimo de Centrolene gorzulai.

Synopsis of the herpetofauna of mexico

Article

Jan 1973

Ranas Centrolenidae de Colombia I. Propuesta de una nueva clasificación genérica

Article

Jan 1991

Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata

Article

Jun 1971
COPEIA

Anolis Lizards of the Caribbean: Ecology, Evolution and Plate Tectonics

Article

Dec 1997
COPEIA

The Colubrid Snake, Tropidodipsas annulifera, with Reference to the Status of Geatractus, Exelencophis, Chersodromus annulatus, and Tropidodipsas malacodryas

Article

Jun 1967
COPEIA

Norman J. Scott

Eighteen specimens of west Mexican Tropidodipsas are referred to Tropidodipsas annulifera. These specimens have previously been called T. annulifera, Geatractus tecpanecus, Exelencophis nelsoni, Chersodromus annulatus, Tropidodipsas malacodryas, and Tropidodipsas occidentalis. T. annulifera is distinguished from all other Tropidodipsas by having fewer than 157 ventral scutes. It shares with T. sartorii the characteristics of short maxilla (8-10 teeth) and short tail. T. annulifera lacks a medial dorsolateral palatine flange that is present in other colubrids examined. The closest relative of T. annulifera is T. sartorii of eastern México, and both are probably closely related to T. fasciata guerreroensis. Tropidodipsas freiae is regarded as a synonym of T. philippii.

Addenda and corrigenda to the catalogue of Neotropical Squamata

Article

Jan 1986

P. E. Vanzolini

Una nueva especie de rana de cristal del género Hyalinobatrachium (Anura: Centrolenidae) del Delta del Río Orinoco, Venezuela

Article

Dec 2001

A new species of Hyalinobatrachium of the fleischmanni group, H. mondolfii, is described from the Orinoco delta floodplain in Venezuela. This new species can be distinguished from other congeners by the following combination of characters: parietal peritoneum clear, pericardium white, visceral and hepatic peritoneum white, color in life pale green with diminute yellow spots and, in preservative, cream with small dark melanophore (visible only under magnification), bones white in life, extense webbing, snout round in dorsalv view and inclinate in lateral view, dorsal skin granulate and a advertisement call with a fundamental frequency greater than 5000 Hz.

Colic modification in iguanine lizards

Article

Jan 1980
J MORPHOL

John Iverson

All lizard species of the subfamily Iguaninae except Amblyrynchus cristatus possess from one to eleven transverse valves in the proximal colon. Valves are of two kinds: circular (sometimes with a sphincter valve) or semilunar. Circular valves (if present) always occur proximally to semilunar valves. Intraspecific variation in the number and type of valves is small, but increase with modal number of valves. No significant ontogenetic change in number of valves could be demonstrated. Colic valves in iguanine lizards apparently evolved as simple infoldings of the medical colic wall. Comparisons are made with colic modifications occurring in other lizard families. Herbivorous species of the Scincidae, Agamidae, and Iguanidae are the only lizards known to exhibit colic partitioning, suggesting that the evolution of these structures is intimately related to the evolution of herbivory in these lizards. The potential taxonomic and phylogenetic importance of lizard colon anatomy is discussed.

Geographic Distribution, KINOSTERNON LEUCOSTOMUM (White-lipped Mud Turtle, Tortuga Amarilla)

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