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
As is obvious from the foregoing descriptions, the male (KU 40118),
which was obtained on March 19, differs considerably from the nine
females; neither does it agree with Stejneger's (1907:66) or Okada's
(_op. cit._:45-46, fig. 18) description of males of _Bufo bufo asiaticus
[=gargarizans]_ from Wonsan and Seoul. Upon cursory examination, KU
40118 is notable for having a contrasting dorsal pattern and elongate,
ranidlike proportions. Some of the characteristics resemble those of
_Bufo raddei_ Strauch as given by Stejneger (_op. cit._:70-72, figs.
53-57), Okada (1935:9, figs. 2 and 32-34, pls. II-III), and Liu
(1950:203-205, fig. 43).
Stejneger (_op. cit._:59-68) recognized _B. b. gargarizans_ as occurring
in southern China, and _Bufo bufo asiaticus_ as the subspecies occurring
in northern China. Subsequently, _asiaticus_ was relegated to synonymy
under the earlier-named _gargarizans_--see discussions by Pope and
Boring (1940:33) and Liu (_op. cit._:220).
=Kaloula borealis= (Barbour)
_Cacopoides borealis_ Barbour, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 51(12):231,
April, 1908 (type locality, Antung, Manchuria).
_Kaloula borealis_, Noble, Amer. Mus. Novit., 165:6, April 16, 1925.
_Specimens examined_ (8).--5 mi. ESE Seoul, 1 (KU); 6 mi. E Seoul, 3
(UMMZ); 7 mi. ESE Seoul, 4 (KU).
_Remarks._--On April 5, one male and three females were uncovered by a
bulldozer from between one and two feet below the surface of the ground
in an old Korean burial mound; one individual was completely surrounded
by compact soil. All quickly became active when placed in water. Two of
the females (43 and 44 in snout-vent length) contained masses of
immature eggs. A male obtained on June 4 was found during a rain; the
three UMMZ specimens were obtained on July 8 on banks above the Han
River. Breeding of this species seems to coincide with the rainy season
in late spring and early summer when males were noted calling around
flooded ditches and swales in deep grass. The local Korean name of the
species, which sounds something like "maeng-kongi," is said to come from
the call, which is best described as a monotonous, snoring sound that
rarely is heard in two parts as suggested by the name.
=Hyla arborea japonica= Günther
[_Hyla arborea_] Var. _japonica_ Günther, Catalogue of the Batrachia
Salientia in the ... British Museum, p. 109, 1858 (type locality,
Japan).
_Hyla arborea_ var. _savignyi_ Boulenger, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser.
5, 19:67, January, 1887 (type locality, Gensan [= Wonsan], Korea).
_Hyla stepheni_ Boulenger, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, p. 579, pl. 51,
fig. 1 (for 1887), April, 1888 (type locality, Port Hamilton, a
small island between Korea and Japan).
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