INTRODUCTION 



The present numbered alphabetical listing by author (s) 

 covers all the papers of a herpetological interest that have been 

 published in Volumes 1-50, 1939-1990 of the Great Basin 

 Naturalist . The journal consists of four numbers a year, 

 occasionally some numbers combined. 



All the junior authors are listed alphabetically and cross 

 referenced to the senior author. All articles with original 

 namesare preceded by an 



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In the scientific name index all scientific names of 

 amphibians and reptiles are listed alphabetically and referenced 

 to the numbered article (s) they are used in. All original 

 spellings are maintained even though it is known they are 

 mispelled. No scientific names in bibliographies or literature 

 cited are used. When names appeared with both i or ii then ii is 

 used for both. All original names are boldfaced. 



The author wishes to thank C. Cans for suggesting this 

 project. For suggesting the addition of a scientific name index 

 G. R. Zug and W. R. Heyer. 



