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 1954, two of us (Jones and Byers) collected reptiles and amphibians
in Korea incidental to field studies relating to hemorrhagic fever. The
382 specimens thus obtained were deposited either in the Museum of
Natural History of The University of Kansas (KU), or in the Museum of
Zoology of the University of Michigan (UMMZ), and are the basis for the
present report. Continuous American military operations of one sort or
another in Korea since 1945 have afforded opportunities for interested
persons to obtain there collections of amphibians and reptiles, the
study of which has resulted in several recent publications (Babb, 1955;
Dixon, 1956; Hahn, 1959 and 1960; Shannon, 1956 and 1957; Stewart, 1953
and 1954; Tanner, 1953; Walley, 1958_a_ and 1958_b_). This paper, which
contains comments on the natural history and taxonomy of 22 species, all
previously reported from Korea, supplements earlier studies, especially
Shannon's (1956) annotated list of the herpetofauna of the country.
Shannon (_loc. cit._) recorded 36 kinds of reptiles and amphibians from
Korea. Subsequently, _Bufo stejnegeri_ (previously omitted) was added by
Shannon (1957), _Takydromus takydromoides oldi_ was described by Walley
(1958_a_), and _Takydromus kwangakuensis_ was relegated to synonymy
under _T. amurensis_ by Walley (1958_b_). Presently, then, 37 kinds are
on record from the Korean Peninsula.
In the accounts beyond, Jones and Byers are mostly responsible for the
remarks on natural history, whereas Webb is mostly responsible for the
taxonomic comments. The synonymies include (1) the original description,
which is followed by (2) the first use of the name-combination here
employed if it differs from the name as originally proposed, and (3) any
synonyms having type localities in Korea. All measurements are in
millimeters and all dates refer to the year 1954 unless otherwise
indicated. A gazetteer of localities mentioned in the text and a list of
literature cited follow the accounts of species.
We are grateful to the officers, enlisted men and civilians associated
in 1954 with the Field Unit of the Commission on Hemorrhagic Fever,
Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, who aided our efforts in Korea; we
are especially mindful of the contributions of Dr. Albert A. Barber, Dr.
Marshall Hertig, Mr. Louis J. Lipovsky and Dr. Warren D. Thomas. We are
grateful also to Mr. Yoshinori Imaizumi, National Science Museum of
Japan, for his translations of several papers in Japanese, and to Dr.
Edward H. Taylor for making certain pertinent references available to
us.
=Hynobius leechii= Boulenger
_Hynobius Leechii_ Boulenger, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 5, 19:67,
January, 1887 (type locality, Gensan [=Wonsan], Korea).
_Hynobius leechii quelpaertensis_ Mori, Jour. Chosen Nat. Hist.
Soc., 6:47 (Japanese) and 53 (English), March 25, 1928 (type
locality, Quelpart Island [=Cheju Do], Korea).
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