CHECKLIST OF REPTILES OF MEXICO 35 



Terrapene mexicana, Baur, Amer. Nat., vol. 27, 1893, p. 677. — Ditmabs, 



Zoologica, vol. 17, 1934, pp. 18-19, fig. 28. — Muller, Zool. Anz., vol. 



113, 1936, pp. 97-114, figs. 1-4. 

 Terrapene mexicana mexicana, Smith, Publ. Field IMus. Nat. Hist., zool. ser., 



vol. 24, 1939, pp. 17-18. 

 Terrapene goldmani Stejneger, ^^ Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 46, 1933, 



pp. 119-120 (type, U.S.N.M. No. 46251; Chijol or Chijoles, southeastern 



corner of the state of San Luis Potosf, Mexico; E. W. NeLson and E. A. 



Goldman collectors). — Ditmars, Zoologica, vol. 17, 1934, pp. 20-22, figs. 



34-36. 

 Terrapene yucatana, Ditmars (nee Boulenger), Zoologica, vol. 17, 1934, figs. 29, 



30. 



Type. — Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist.; two female cotypes; collector un- 

 known. 



Type locality. — Mexico, restricted by Muller to Tampico, Tamauli- 

 pas. 



Range. — Atlantic slopes from central Tamaulipas and eastern 

 Nuevo Leon to northern Veracruz. Known only from San Luis 

 Potosi, Veracruz, and Tamaulipas. 



TERKAPENE MEXICANA YUCATANA (Boulenger) 



Cistudo yucatana Boulenger, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, vol. 15, 1895, p. 330. 

 Terrapene yucatana, Siebenrock, Zool. Jahrb., Suppl., vol. 10, 1909, p. 492. 

 Terrapene mexicana yucatana. Smith, Publ, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., zool. ser., vol. 

 24, 1939, pp. 17-18. 



Type. — Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. 



Type locality. — Northern Yucatan, here restricted to Chichen Itza. 

 Range. — Northern part of the peninsula of Yucatan. Recorded 

 only from Yucatan and Quintana Roo. 



TERRAPENE NELSONI Stejneger 



Terrapene nelsoni Stejneger, Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 15, 1925, p. 

 463.— Ditmars, Zoologica, vol. 17, 1934, pp. 19-20, figs. 31-33. 



TVpe.— U.S.N.M. No. 46252; E. W. Nelson and E. A. Goldman 

 collectors. 



Type locality. — Pedro Pablo, Tepic [=Nayarit], Mexico, 2,500 feet 

 altitude. 



Range. — Known only from the type locality. 



TERRAPENE KLAUBERl Bogert 



Terrapene klauheri Bogert, Amer. Mus. Nov., No. 1226, 1943, pp. 1-4, figs. 1-13. 



19 Schmidt and Owens (Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., zool. ser., vol. 29, 1944, p. 103) regard T. goldmani 

 as a distinct species "of lowland San Luis Potosi," implying that Its closest relative, T. mexicana, is restricted 

 to other areas, presumably highland Mexico inasmuch as lowland San Luis Potosi is scarcely distinguish- 

 able faunistically from northern Veracruz, southern Tamaulipas, and eastern Nuevo Leon. The entire 

 area, as a matter of fact, is small. However, in spite of a few records of occurrence of T. mexicana on the 

 plateau, notably by Duges {loc. cit.), we do not regard any of them as reliable, and believe the species is 

 restricted to the approximate range here stated. There can, therefore, be no geographical isolation of two 

 populations to consider. 



