(Municipio Petit) . 



Habitats: Tropophilous deciduous low and median forest; tropophilous 

 semi-deciduous seasonal forest; coastal cloud forest. 

 References: Hero & Mi jares-Urrutia (1995. J. Herpetol., 29 (2 ): 307-311 ) . 



ScizLax xsLgn^ta. (Spix, 1824) 

 Distribution: Currently, only two speciems are reported within Falcon 

 from: near Las Dos Bocas (Municipio Colina) ; Hacienda La Guardia 

 (Municipio ? ) . 



Habitats: Tropophilous deciduous low and median forest. 

 References: Mi jares-Urrutia & Arends (1999. Idem). 



Sc±nax sp. 1 

 Distribution: Only one specimen Icnown from near Sanare (Municipio 

 Monsenos Iturriza) . 



Habitat: Tropophilous semi-deciduous seasonal forests. 

 Remarks: This species is currently under study by the authors. 

 References : None . 



Tepnihyla sp . 1 



Distribution: This species is very rare. Currently, only ten 



specimens are reported within Falcon: Cerro Galicia (Municipio Bolivar, 



Sierra de San Luis) . 



Habitat: Coastal cluod forest. 



Remarks: This is an extraordinary extension (more than 500 km to 



northern) of the range of this taxon from Tepuyes . Currently it is under 



study by the senior author, Jesus Manzanilla and Enrique La Marca. 



References : None . 



Family Leptodactylidae 



CerAtophj:^^ calcaxata. Boulenger, 1890 

 Distribution: A rare species in Falcon but with a wide distribution: La 

 Florida iMunicipio Miranda); Sanare (Municipio Monsenor Iturriza); Moruy 

 (Municipio Falcdn, Peninsula de Paraguana) . 



Habitats: Thorny xerophilous scrub; tropophilous semi-deciduous seasonal 

 forest. 



References: Mijares-Urrutia & Arends (1993. Idem); Rivero (1961. Idem); 

 Lynch (1982. Syst. Zool . , 31(2 ): 166-179) . 



ElenthexodcLctylns sp . 1 



Distribution: Only one specimens has been referred to this genus: near La 



Soledad de Uria (Municipio Petit, Sierra de San Luis). 



Habitats: Coastal cloud forest. 



Remarks: This genus is very difficult to identify to species level. The 



only one specimen is currently under study by the authors. 



References : None . 



Leptodsctylus boli vianus Boulenger, 1898 

 Distribution: A very common species m the lowlands of Falcon: Boca de 

 Yaracuy, Km 40 (both localities within the Municipio Palma Sola) ; La 

 Pastora, Represa de Tacarigua (both localities within the Municipio 

 Acosta) ; Rio Sccopito (Municipio Mauroa); Chipare (Municipio Colina); 

 Coro (Municipio Miranda); 



Habitats: Thorny xerophilous scrub; tropophilous semi-deciduous seasonal 

 forest; tropophilous basimontane deciduous forest; cultivated lands. 

 References: Rivero (1961. Idem); Shreve (1947. Idem). 



