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
Barolosa (Rancho).--Lat. 18° 50', long. 103° 00', elev. 2320
m. A small ranch on the west-northwestern slope of Cerro de
Barolosa, about 11 hours by mule east-northeast of
Coalcomán; open pine-oak forest.
Barranca Seca.--Lat. 19° 32', long. 102° 15', elev. 2100 m.
A small village about 7 kilometers northwest of San Juan de
Parangaricutiro; pine forest.
Bejuco (Barranca de).--Lat. 18° 07', long. 102° 48', elev.
90 m. A barranca in the lower slopes of the Sierra de
Coalcomán just west of the lower reaches of the Río Nexpa;
tropical semi-deciduous forest.
Buenavista (Tomatlán).--Lat. 19° 17', long. 102° 36', elev.
425 m. A village on the Río Masiaco in the Tepalcatepec
Valley, 33 kilometers by road west-northwest of Apatzingán;
open arid tropical scrub forest.
Buena Vista.--Lat. 18° 40', long. 102° 09', elev. 600 m. A
ranch on the northeastern slopes of the Sierra de Coalcomán;
arid tropical scrub forest.
Cachán (Río).--Lat. 18° 14', long. 103° 14'. A river formed
by the affluence of the Río Coalcomán and the Río San José
and flowing into the Pacific Ocean at a point indicated by
the co-ordinates given above. Sometimes the name is applied
to the lower part of the river as used here; other times the
name is used for the entire length of the Río Coalcomán.
Camichines.--Lat. 18° 47', long. 103° 05', elev. 1070 m. A
ranch about 5 kilometers east-northeast of Coalcomán;
transition between arid tropical scrub forest and oak
forest.
Camécuaro (Lago de).--Lat. 19° 55', long. 102° 13', elev.
1615 m. A small lake (depth to about 10 m.) drained by the
Río Duero and located one kilometer north-northwest of
Tangancícuaro; mesquite-grassland and some cypress and oak
around the lake.
Cancita (Río).--A tributary of the Río Tepalcatepec flowing
southward from the southeastern slope of Cerro de Tancítaro.
Cantiles (Los).--Lat. 19° 43', long. 100° 55', elev. 2160 m.
A ranch 33 kilometers by road east of Morelia; pine forest.
Capácuaro.--Lat. 19° 33', long. 102° 02', elev. 2070 m. A
Tarascan village 18 kilometers by road north of Uruapan;
pine forest.
Capirio.--Lat. 18° 52', long. 102° 08', elev. 180 m. A
village on the Río Tepalcatepec, 22 kilometers by road south
of Nueva Italia; open arid tropical scrub forest and some
gallery forest along the river.
Carapan.--Lat. 19° 52', long. 102° 02', elev. 2070 m. A
village on the northern edge of the Sierra de los Tarascos,
32 kilometers by road west of Zacapu; pine-oak forest at
village and to the south; mesquite-grassland immediately to
the north.
Cerrito (El).--Lat. 18° 45', long. 103° 40', elev. 15 m. A
ranch about 3 kilometers northeast of Coahuayana; tropical
semi-deciduous forest.
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