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
_Remarks._--Individuals of _E. argus_ were most often seen on dry
hillsides having a relatively sparse cover of vegetation. The first
lizard of this species was taken on April 2. In 1954 the last part of
March and early part of April were generally warm, with temperatures
above 70° F. on several occasions; probably some _E. argus_ were active
in late March. KU 38773 (snout-vent length, 51) laid three eggs between
June 4 and 14; KU 38768 (snout-vent length, 58) obtained on May 8 was
gravid, containing four eggs. Testes of lizards in the breeding season
measure approximately 4.0 x 2.5 (KU 38772, obtained on June 16).
The snout-vent length of our largest female is 61, that of the largest
male, 57. The snout-vent length of 11 specimens averaged 77 (67-96) per
cent of length of tail.
=Tachydromus amurensis= Peters
_Tachydromus amurensis_ Peters, Sitzungsber. Gesell. naturf. Freunde
Berlin, p. 71, 1881 (type locality, Kossakewitcha, Amurland).
_Specimens examined_ (3).--Central National Forest, near
Pup´yong-ni, 1 (KU), 1 (UMMZ); Majon-ni, 1 (KU).
_Remarks._--One of our specimens was found among grasses along a small
stream in the Central National Forest. The other two were obtained by
other persons and we lack knowledge of conditions of their capture.
A juvenile (KU 39416, snout-vent length, 25) that was obtained on
September 9 is tentatively referred to this species. There seem to be
three femoral pores on the left leg but the number is indistinct on the
right. The specimen is dark and lacks a pattern. Its condition precludes
counts of ventral scales (not keeled), but scalation is otherwise the
same as a male (KU 40120, snout-vent length approximately 47, length of
tail, 124). The third specimen, a male (UMMZ 113442, snout-vent length,
51, length of tail, 115), agrees with KU 40120, except in having 32
instead of 29 dorsal scales at midbody, 4-4 instead of 3-3 femoral
pores, and in lacking a pale stripe from eye through ear to shoulder.
=Tachydromus wolteri= Fischer
_Tachydromus Wolteri_ Fischer, Jahrb. Wiss. Anst. Hamburg, 2:82 (for
1884), 1885 (type locality, Chemulp´o, Korea).
_Specimens examined_ (2).--Yongp´yong, 2 (KU).
_Remarks._--On April 14, two females (57 and 45 in snout-vent length,
the tail of the latter measuring 103) were easily captured by hand on a
burned-over rice field.
=Lygosoma reevesii= (Gray)
_Tiliqua Reevesii_ Gray, Ann. [Mag.] Nat. Hist., ser. 1, 2:292,
December, 1838 (type locality, China).
[_Lygosoma (Liolepisma) laterale_] var. _reevesi_, Boettger, Katalog
der Batrachier-Sammlung ..., p. 104, 1893.
_Specimens examined_ (6).--Central National Forest, near
Pup´yong-ni, 3 (KU); 4 mi. NNE Sogwi-ri, Cheju Do, 1 (KU); 7 mi. NNE
Sogwi-ri, Cheju Do, 1 (UMMZ); 16 mi. NE Mosulp´o, Cheju Do, 1
(UMMZ).
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