Order of Listing for Amphibia and Reptilia in Island Accounts, Tables, etc.^ 
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Scientific Name 
Common Name 3 
AMPHIBIA 
Bufonidae 
Toads 
Bufo marinus Linnaeus 
Bufo sp. 
Marine Toad 
Toad sp. 
Ranidae 
True Frogs 
Rana rugosa Schlegel 
Rana sp. 
Wrinkled Frog 
Frog sp. 
REPTILIA 
Cheloniidae 
Marine Turtles 
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus) 
Green Turtle 
Turtle sp. 
Gekkonidae 
, - 4 
Gehyra mutilata (Wiegmann) 
Gehyra oceanica (Lesson) 
Hemidactylus frenatus Dumeril 8c Bibron 
Hemidactylus garnoti Dumeril 8c Bibron 
Hemiphyllodactylus typus Bleeker 
Lepido dactyl us lugubris (Dumeril 8c Bibron) 
Geckos 
Stump-toed Gecko 
Polynesian Gecko 
House Gecko 
Fox Gecko 
Tree Gecko 
Mourning G^eko 
Scincidae 
Skinks 
Ablepharus boutoni F?1 ^ 
Dasia smaragdina Barbour 
Emoia cyanura (Lesson) 
Emoia nigra (Hombron 8c Guichenot) 
Emoia samoensis (Dumeril) 
Emoia sp. 
Lygosoma noctua (Lesson ) 0 
Snake-eyed Skink 
m 
Azure-tailed Skink 
Black Skink 
[?] 
Skihk sp. 
Moth Skink 
1 . Order of listing for lizards follows W. C. Brown ( 1957 ) and amphibia and other 
reptiles follow Oliver and Shaw ( 1953 ) 
2 . Describer is listed after generic and specific names since herpetological journals 
sometimes require this information. Their use is probably not necessary for most 
of our accounts. 
3 . Most common names are from Oliver and Shaw. Polynesian Gecko stems from Schmidt and 
Necker{ 1933 ) but is somewhat inappropriate since the species is found throughout 
a much wider area thah Polynesia. KBC coihed the name Black Skihk for use in the 
paper on the birds of Swain T s Island (Clapp, 1968 ) 
k . Also often listed as Peropus muti 3 at us (Wiegmann) 
5 . Also often listed as Cryptoblephar us boutonii ftoecilopleurus (Wiegmann). Proper 
citation may be Ablepharus boutonii Gray but this needs verification. 
6 . Also often listed as Lygosoma ( Leolopisma ) noctua (Lesson) 
