The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, MéxicoDuellman, William Edward
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The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México
Duellman, William Edward
Amphibians -- Mexico -- Michoacán de Ocampo; Reptiles -- Mexico -- Michoacán de Ocampo
_Salvadora Bairdii_ Jan. Icon. gener. ophid., livr. 2, pl.
3, fig. 2, 1860.--México. Type locality restricted to
Acámbaro, Guanajuato, México, by Smith and Taylor
(1950a:330).
Barranca Seca; Carapan; Cerro San Andrés; Cojumatlán (2);
Jiquilpan; Morelia; Pátzcuaro (4); Quiroga; Sahuayo (2);
Tacícuaro (12); Tancítaro (56); Uruapan (2); Zacapu (2);
between Zitácuaro and Tuxpan (3).
This species is abundant on the Mexican plateau, where it inhabits the
more grassy areas in the mesquite grassland and cutover land in the pine
forests from 1550 to 2500 meters. Davis and Dixon (1957:21) described a
specimen from Zacapu as having two dark paravertebral stripes diverging
on the temporals and extending through the eye onto the loreal, a
characteristic of _Salvadora lineata_. On the basis of this specimen,
Davis and Dixon suggested that _Salvadora bairdi_ and _S. lineata_ were
subspecifically related. The examination of the large number of
specimens from Michoacán has revealed this kind of coloration in only
one other specimen, an individual from Tacícuaro, in which the stripes
diverge, but do not extend through the eye onto the loreal. Data on
scutellation for the large series from Tancítaro were given by Schmidt
and Shannon (1947:78), and for the series from Tacícuaro by Smith
(1943:466).
~Salvadora mexicana~ (Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril)
_Zamenis mexicanus_ Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril,
Erpétologie genérale, 7 (pt. 1), p. 695, 1854.--Cape
Corrientes, Jalisco, México.
_Salvadora mexicana_ Günther, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3,
12:349, 1863.
Apatzingán (12); Capirio (2); El Sabino (5); Huetamo; La
Placita; La Playa (4); Lombardia; Nueva Italia; Ojos de Agua
de San Telmo; Oropeo; Río Cancita, 14 km. E of Apatzingán;
Santa Ana.
This is one of the most abundant snakes in the arid lowlands of the
Tepalcatepec Valley; observations indicate that it probably is equally
abundant on the coastal lowlands. Near Apatzingán as many as five of
these snakes have been seen in one-half hour. The snakes seem to be
equally abundant and active in the dry season and in the rainy season.
Most individuals were seen on the ground, but two were found in low
trees. On several occasions _Salvadora mexicana_ was observed in pursuit
of lizards on the ground. Captured individuals regurgitated
_Cnemidophorus costatus zweifeli_, _Cnemidophorus deppei infernalis_,
_Sceloporus horridus oligoporus_, _Sceloporus pyrocephalus_, and
_Urosaurus gadowi_.
_Salvadora mexicana_ inhabits only the arid scrub forest at elevations
from sea level to about 1000 meters.
~Sibon nebulatus~ (Linnaeus)
_Coluber nebulatus_ Linnaeus, Systema naturae, ed. 10, 1, p.
222, 1758.--Africa (in error). Type locality restricted to
Jicaltepec, Veracruz, México, by Smith and Taylor
(1950a:349).
_Sibon nebulatus_, Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 26:473,
November 27, 1940.
Aquila.
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