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
Tzitzio.--Lat. 19° 35', long. 100° 55', elev. 1630 m. A
village 16 kilometers by road south of El Temazcal; pine-oak
and arid tropical scrub forest.
Ucareo (Serranía de).--A part of the Cordillera Volcánica,
including Cerro San Andrés.
Undameo.--Lat. 19° 34', long. 101° 17', elev. 2000 m. A
village 20 kilometers west-southwest of Morelia;
mesquite-grassland.
Uruapan.--Lat. 19° 25', long. 102° 02', elev. 1630 m. A
large town on the southern slopes of the Cordillera
Volcánica; pine-oak forest.
Zacapu.--Lat. 19° 48', long. 101° 47', elev. 2000 m. A town
on the Mexican Plateau; mesquite-grassland.
Zamora.--Lat. 19° 59', long. 102° 17', elev. 1570 m. A large
town on the Mexican Plateau; mesquite-grassland.
Zicuiran.--Lat. 18° 53', long. 101° 55', elev. 190 m. A
small village 23 kilometers east-southeast of Cuatro
Caminos; arid tropical scrub forest.
Zinapécuaro.--Lat. 19° 52', long. 100° 49', elev. 1900 m. A
town near the southeastern end of Lago de Cuitzeo;
mesquite-grassland and pine-oak forest.
Ziracuaretiro.--Lat. 19° 25', long. 101° 52', elev. 1230 m.
A village 19 kilometers by road east of Uruapan; transition
between pine-oak forest and arid tropical scrub forest.
Zirimícuaro.--Lat. 19° 24', long. 101° 56', elev. 1300 m. A
hacienda 13 kilometers by road east of Uruapan; pine-oak
forest and fields of sugar cane.
Zitácuaro.--Lat. 19° 25', long. 100° 21', elev. 2100 m. A
town in the highlands of eastern Michoacán; pine-oak forest.
Zurumbeneo.--Lat. 19° 43', long. 101° 02', elev. 2100 m. A
ranch 19 kilometers by road east of Morelia; scrubby oak
forest.
SUMMARY
The preceding analysis of the amphibians and reptiles of the state of
Michoacán shows that the herpetofauna is composed of 176 species and
subspecies definitely recorded from the state, plus ten others that
probably occur there. Ten species are reported for the first time from
Michoacán: _Pseudoeurycea robertsi_, _Leptodactylus occidentalis_,
_Microbatrachylus pygmaeus_, _Pternohyla fodiens_, _Hypopachus
caprimimus_, _Phyllodactylus homolepidurus_, _Anolis dunni_, _Sceloporus
bulleri_, _Sceloporus heterolepis,_ and _Geagras redimitus_. Five
species that have been reported previously from Michoacán are based on
specimens having unreliable locality data or on misidentifications;
therefore, the following species are not considered to be a part of the
herpetofauna of Michoacán: _Caiman crocodilus fuscus_, _Urosaurus
irregularis_, _Geophis nasalis_, _Tropidodipsas fasciata guerreroensis_,
and _Micrurus fitzingeri fitzingeri_.
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