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Title: The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacan, Mexico

Author: William E. Duellman

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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS PUBLICATIONS

MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

Volume 15, No. 1, pp. 1-148, pls. 1-6, 11 figs.

December 20, 1961

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words in bold. Words surrounded by underscores, like _this_, signifies
words in italics.]

The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacan, Mexico

BY

WILLIAM E. DUELLMAN

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE
1961

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS PUBLICATIONS, MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

Editors: E. Raymond Hall, Chairman, Henry S. Fitch,
Theodore H. Eaton, Jr.

Volume 15, No. 1, pp. 1-148, pls. 1-6, 11 figs.
Published December 20, 1961

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Lawrence, Kansas

PRINTED IN
THE STATE PRINTING PLANT
TOPEKA, KANSAS
1961

The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacan, Mexico

BY

WILLIAM E. DUELLMAN

CONTENTS

PAGE

INTRODUCTION 3
Acknowledgments 5
Historical Account 7

NATURAL LANDSCAPE 9

GEOGRAPHY OF THE HERPETOFAUNA 13

ANNOTATED LIST OF SPECIES 13
Amphibia 14
Caudata 14
Salientia 20
Reptilia 56
Testudines 56
Crocodilia 58
Sauria 59
Serpentes 88

SPECIES OF QUESTIONABLE OCCURRENCE 124

GAZETTEER 129

SUMMARY 141

LITERATURE CI