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
San Andrés (Cerro).--Lat. 19° 48', long. 100° 35', elev.
3950 m. at summit. A mountain, the summit of which is about
16 kilometers north-northwest of Ciudad Hidalgo; oak forest
to 2500 m. and pine and fir forest above 2500 m.
San José (de la Cumbre).--Lat. 19° 41', long. 100° 50',
elev. 2750 m. A ranch 51 kilometers by road east of Morelia;
pine and fir forest.
San José (de la Montaña).--Lat. 18° 25', long. 103° 06',
elev. 750 m. A village sometimes called La Guitarra, located
14 hours by mule south-southeast of Coalcomán; tropical
semi-deciduous forest.
San Pedro Naranjestila.--Lat. 18° 17', long. 103° 06', elev.
500 m. An Indian village in the southern foothills of the
Sierra de Coalcomán; tropical semi-deciduous forest.
San Salvador.--Lat. 18° 25', long. 102° 08', elev. 700 m. A
small village in the Sierra de Coalcomán, 37 kilometers by
road northeast of Arteaga; arid tropical scrub forest.
San Telmo (Ojos de Agua de).--Lat. 18° 37', long. 103° 42',
sea level. A small settlement at the base of Punto San Juan
de Lima; tropical semi-deciduous forest and groves of oil
palms.
San Telmo (Punta).--Lat. 18° 18', long. 103° 29', sea level.
A rocky promontory jutting into the Pacific Ocean, on which
there is a lighthouse (El Faro); arid tropical scrub forest.
Santa Ana.--Lat. 18° 27', long. 102° 06', elev. 600 m. A
ranch about 4 kilometers by road northeast of San Salvador;
arid tropical scrub forest.
Tacámbaro.--Lat. 19° 05', long. 101° 22', elev. 1820 m. A
town in the Cordillera Volcánica; pine forest.
Tacícuaro.--Lat. 19° 38', long. 101° 18', elev. 2000 m. A
village 21 kilometers east-southeast of Quiroga;
mesquite-grassland and scrubby oak forest.
Tafetan.--Lat. 19° 43', long. 100° 52', elev. 1000 m. A
village 40 kilometers by road south of El Temazcal; arid
tropical scrub forest.
Tancítaro.--Lat. 19° 20', long. 102° 22', elev. 1850 m. A
small town on the southern slope of Cerro de Tancítaro;
pine-oak forest.
Tancítaro (Cerro de).--Lat. 19° 25', long. 102° 18', elev.
3870 m. at summit. An old volcano in the Cordillera
Volcánica; the southern slope drops into the Tepalcatepec
Valley; the summit is about 30 kilometers west of Uruapan;
pine and oak forest on lower slopes replaced by pine or fir
forest above.
Tangamandapio.--Lat. 19° 56', long. 102° 25', elev. 1700 m.
A small town on the Mexican Plateau between Jiquilpan and
Zamora; mesquite-grassland and irrigated fields.
Tangancícuaro.--Lat. 19° 52', long. 102° 13', elev. 1770 m.
A town 12 kilometers by road southeast of Zamora;
mesquite-grassland and irrigated fields.
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