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
The largest specimen is a male having a snout-vent length of 136 mm. Two
juveniles collected in July 24, 1960, have snout-vent lengths of 36 and
42 mm. A specimen having a snout-vent length of 127 mm. and a tail
length of 145 mm. was regurgitated by a _Crotalus pusillus_, which had a
body length of 550 mm.
_Gerrhonotus imbricatus imbricatus_ is an inhabitant of coniferous
forests. In the Cordillera Volcánica it occurs from 1500 to 3500 meters
at the top of Cerro Tancítaro. In the Sierra de Coalcomán it occurs from
2100 to 2700 meters. On July 4, 1955, a pair was found in copulation
beneath a pine log at 2700 meters on Cerro Barolosa. The male was lying
on top of the female and was holding her head firmly in his jaws; the
male's tail was curled under the female's tail, so that the cloacae were
in contact.
Serpentes
~Typhlops braminus~ (Daudin)
_Eryx braminus_ Daudin, Hist.... des reptiles, 7:279,
1803.--Vazagapatam, India.
_Typhlops braminus_, Cuvier, Règne animal, ed. 2, 2:73,
1829.
Apatzingán; Arteaga.
Both specimens known from Michoacán were collected by Gadow in 1908.
Peters (1954:20) remarked that the specimen from Arteaga probably does
not indicate a rapid spreading of the species, which most likely was
introduced into México at the time that vessels were stopping at
Acapulco from the Philippines (Taylor, 1940b:444), but instead may
indicate that pack trains from Acapulco passed through the Sierra de
Coalcomán. The occurrence of this snake along a long-used _camino_
substantiates this belief.
~Leptotyphlops bressoni~ Taylor
_Leptotyphlops bressoni_ Taylor, Copeia, No. 1:5, March 9,
1939.--Hacienda El Sabino, Michoacán, México.
El Sabino.
This species still is known definitely only from the type specimen
collected on the lower slopes of the Cordillera Volcánica at the
northern edge of the Tepalcatepec Valley. A specimen (now lost) reported
from Aguililla by Cope (1887:63) possibly represents this species (see
Smith and Taylor, 1945:21, and Peters, 1954:20).
~Leptotyphlops gadowi~ Duellman
_Leptotyphlops gadowi_ Duellman, Copeia, No. 2:93, May 29,
1956.--Apatzingán, Michoacán, México.
Apatzingán.
No additional specimens of this species have been collected since the
species was described by Duellman (1956b:93). Data given with the
specimen by Gadow indicate that it came from his camp above Apatzingán
at an elevation of about 800 meters. Although the exact position of this
camp is unknown, the lower slopes of the Cordillera Volcánica above
Apatzingán usually support arid scrub forest at elevations below 1000
meters. Therefore, this species probably is an inhabitant of the arid
scrub forest.
~Leptotyphlops phenops bakewelli~ Oliver
_Leptotyphlops bakewelli_ Oliver, Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ.
Michigan, 360:16, November 20, 1937.--Paso del Río, Colima,
México.
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