The provenance of reptiles and amphibians collected in western Mexico by J.J. Major

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 1949

By

Zweifel, Richard George, 1926-2019

Major, J. J.
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, N.Y American Museum of Natural History [1959]

Notes

Title from caption.

"June 17, 1959."

"In the middle of the last century, the Smithsonian Institution received a number of specimens of reptiles and amphibians sent by Mr. J.J. Major from Guadalajara, Jalisco ... The apparant incorrectness of 'Guadalajara' as a locality for many species has been noted by various authors."

"A review of the known distributions of 23 species of reptiles and amphibians collected by J.J. Major supposedly at Guadalajara, Jalisco, indicates that the majority of the specimens came from a locality or localities on or near the coast, the state of Colima being the most likely source. Only eight of the species are known to occur at or near Guadalajara, and seven of these also occur in the coastal region. Guadalajara may be acceptable as a type locality for two species, Microhyla usta usta and Trimorphodon tau upsilon, but detailed studies of other species represented in Major's collection will reveal the need for designating new type localities"--P. 8.

Subjects

59.81(72) , Amphibians , Catalogs and collections , Geographical distribution , Mexico , Reptiles

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.1949, 1959

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 31838612