Some Reptiles and Amphibians from Korea — John Shaqi
Some Reptiles and Amphibians from KoreaJones, J. Knox
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Some Reptiles and Amphibians from Korea
Jones, J. Knox
Amphibians -- Korea; Reptiles -- Korea
In our specimens, _R. amurensis coreana_ differs from _R. temporaria
dybowskii_ in having (1) smaller maximal size, (2) more slender body,
(3) shorter legs, (4) incompletely webbed toes, (5) no mottling or
barring on lips, (6) no contrasting barred pattern on hind legs, (7)
dark brown stripes (usually) between dorsolateral folds, (8) a dark
brown, linear mark below canthus, and (9) an immaculate ventral surface.
Two additional distinguishing characters, which we found difficult to
evaluate, are the nearly straight, dorsolateral folds, and lack of vocal
sacs or ostia in males of _R. a. coreana_ (Shannon, 1956:38). Some of
the differences between the two species were illustrated by Okada,
1931:107, fig. 48, _R. temporaria temporaria_ [=_R. t. dybowskii_] and
123, fig. 54, _R. temporaria coreana_ [=_R. amurensis coreana_].
=Rana temporaria dybowskii= Günther
_Rana Dybowskii_ Günther, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 4, 17:387, May,
1876 (type locality, Abrek Bay, near Vladivostok, Siberia).
_Rana temporaria dybowski_, Shannon, Herpetologica, 12:38, March 6,
1956.
_Specimens examined_ (20).--Central National Forest, near
Pup´yong-ni, 7 (KU); Chip´o-ri, 2 (KU); 1 mi. SW Inje, 6 (KU); 8 mi.
SW Kangnung, 1 (KU); Taegwang-ni, 1 (KU); 1 mi. SW Tangjonggok, 3
(KU).
_Remarks._--On October 9 in the Central National Forest, five
individuals were found in a concrete-walled pit in old ruins on a wooded
hillside; no specimens of _Rana amurensis coreana_ were taken there. _R.
t. dybowskii_ was most often taken on high, moist slopes, and seemed to
be especially common in forests. The specimen from 8 mi. SW Kangnung was
obtained in a wooded area along a mountain stream. The earliest date of
collection of a specimen of _dybowskii_ was March 7 at Taegwang-ni. See
also the remarks under the preceding account of _Rana amurensis
coreana_.
The largest male among our specimens measured 65 in snout-vent length
and the largest female, 79. Five gravid females had snout-vent lengths
of 64, 68, 69, 69 and 70.
=Trionyx sinensis= Wiegmann
_Trionyx (Aspidonectes) sinensis_ Wiegmann, Nova Acta Acad.
Leopold.-Carol., 17:189, 1835 (type locality, near Macao, China).
_Specimen examined._--Han River, 5 mi. ESE Seoul, 1 (KU).
_Remarks._--Our only specimen was purchased from a man who had captured
it by hand in the Han River; it was the only turtle seen during our stay
in Korea. Koreans eat turtles, and the elaborate (and relatively
permanent) fish-traps that they construct across streams and small
rivers probably reduce the size of populations of _T. sinensis_ and
other species.
=Eremias argus= Peters
_Eremias argus_ Peters, Monatsber. preuss. Akad. Wiss., Berlin, p.
61, fig. 3 (for 1869), 1870 (type locality, Chefoo, China).
_Specimens examined_ (23).--Chip´o-ri, 1 (KU); 5 mi. E Seoul, 3
(KU), 3 (UMMZ); 5 mi. ESE Seoul, 4 (KU); 6 mi. E Seoul, 10 (UMMZ); 7
mi. ESE Seoul, 2 (KU).
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