University of Kansas Publications
Museum of Natural History
Volume 15, No. 1, pp. 1-148, pls. 1-6, 11 figs.
December 20, 1961
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
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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 Cited 142
For almost 30 years North American herpetologists have been makingextensive collections of reptiles and amphibians in México. Some partsof the country, because of their accessibility, soon became relativelywell known; other regions lying off the beaten path were bypassed orinadequately sampled. Principally in the last decade herpetologists havebeen entering regions from which