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 _Agkistrodon_ were collected on brushy or
wooded hillsides, along rock walls or in piles of rocks, and in damp,
rocky, wooded ravines near streams. Many were docile when captured. One
specimen was infested with nematodes, another with cestodes. One
specimen had eaten a striped field mouse, _Apodemus agrarius_, and
another had eaten a gray hamster, _Cricetulus triton_. One female,
obtained on May 22, 6 mi. E Seoul, contained 14 embryos. Another female,
obtained on August 25 in the Central National Forest, contained three
well-developed embryos.
We have not included descriptive or taxonomic remarks concerning _A.
halys_ because Dr. Howard K. Gloyd, University of Arizona, who currently
is studying the systematics of the genus _Agkistrodon_, has our
specimens on loan.
Gazetteer
Listed below are all localities mentioned in the accounts of species;
the latitude (north) and longitude (east) are given for each. All
place-names can be found in "Gazetteer to maps of Korea," 3 vols., AMS
2, U. S. Army Map Service, September, 1950, and, except for the two
marked by an asterisk, can be located on AMS map series L552 (Korea,
1:250,000). The McCune-Reischauer system of romanization of Korean names
is used.
Changhowan-ni. 37°07´, 127°38´
Central National Forest. A small mixed forest 15-18 mi. NE Seoul and
immediately west of the village of Pup´yong-ni; most of our
collecting there was done approximately at 37°45´, 127°10´
Cheju Do (Quelpart Island). A large island in the East China Sea off
the southwestern tip of the Korean mainland (see Mosulp´o and
Sogwi-ri)
Chip´o-ri. 38°08´, 127°19´
Choksong. 37°58´, 126°57´
Ch´onan. 36°48´, 127°09´
*Ch´ongyang-ni. 38°15´, 127°23´
Ch´orwon. 38°15´, 127°13´
Ch´ungju. 36°58´, 127°57´
Halla San. A central, volcanic mountain on Cheju Do (see above)
Hoengsong. 37°29´, 127°59´
Inje. 38°04´, 128°11´
Kangnung. 37°45´, 128°54´
Kumhwa. 38°17´, 127°28´
Kunsan. 35°59´, 126°43´
Kwangju. 35°09´, 126°55´
Majon-ni. 37°52´, 126°46´
Mosulp´o. 33°13´, 126°15´
Naegong-ni. 37°41´, 127°10´
Oho-ri. 38°20´, 128°32´
Osan. 37°09´, 127°04´
Pup´yong-ni. 37°44´, 127°12´
Pusan. 35°08´, 129°04´
P´yong-taek [= P´yongt´aeng-ni]. 36°59´, 127°05´
Sangbonch´on-ni. 37°27´, 127°16´
Sangdaehwa. 37°30´, 128°26´
Seoul. 37°32´, 127°00´
Sogwi-ri. 33°15´, 126°34´
Songdong-ni. 38°01´, 127°16´
Taegwang-ni. 38°11´, 127°06´
*Taehoesan-ni. 38°04´, 127°14´
Taejon. 36°20´, 127°26´
Tangjonggok. 38°11´, 128°19´
Tangnim-ni. 37°50´, 127°37´
Uijongbu. 37°44´, 127°03´
Wonsan. 39°09´, 127°27´
Yami-ri. 38°03´, 127°16´
Yanggu. 38°06´, 128°00´
Yongdae-ri. 38°13´, 128°23´
Yongp´yong. 38°01´, 127°13´
Literature Cited
BABB, G. H., JR.
1955. An annotated checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of
Korea. Bull. Philadelphia Herp. Soc., 1:17-23.
BOGERT, C. M., AND OLIVER, J. A.
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