ILLUSTRATIONS 



Plate 



Frontispiece. The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. 



I Figure i. Harbor and city of Santa Marta. 



Figure 2. Vegetation of the plains near Santa Marta. 



II Figure I. Wet forest on San Lorenzo. 



Figure 2. Moderately wet forest on San Lorenzo. 



Ill Figure I. Dry forest on San Lorenzo. 



Figure 2. Moderately wet forest on San Lorenzo. 



IV Moderately wet forest on San Lorenzo. 



V Figure I. A stream on San Lorenzo. 



Figure 2. Lower part of the cloud forest on San Lorenzo. 



VI A burned area near the summit of San Lorenzo. 

 VII Vegetation of the region about Riohacha. 

 VIII Figure i. Savanna at Valencia de Jesus. 



Figure 2. Dryniobius boddaertii (Sentzen). 



IX Figure i. Basiliscus barbouri Ruthven. 

 Figure 2. Phrynonax poecilonotiis (Giinther). 



X Figure i. Oxybelis acuminatus (Wied). 

 Figure 2. Drymobius rhombifer (Giinther). 



XI Figure i. Elentherodactylus carmelitac, new species. 

 Figure 2. Geobatrachus walkeri Ruthven. 



Figure 3. Hypopachus pearsei Ruthven. 

 XII Figure i. Blenthcrodactyliis carmelitae, new species. 

 Figure 2. Cryptobatrachus fuhrmanni -(Peracca). 

 Figure 3. Bleiitherodactylus megalops Ruthven. 

 Figures 4, 5. Bleuth&rodactylns cnicntus (Peters). 



Charts 



Facing page 40. Altitudinal distribution of amphibians and reptiles 

 on Mt. San Lorenzo. 



Page 47. Distribution of common lowland lizards in the Santa Marta 

 region. 



Map 



Following Plate XII. The Santa Marta Mountains region. 



