Type Specimens of Amphibians and Reptiles

Type Specimens of Amphibians and Reptiles in the Museum of Natural History, The University of Kansas

BY

WILLIAM E. DUELLMAN AND BARBARA BERG

In recent years various museums have issued lists of the type specimens in their collections. These lists are valuable to systematists by providing these workers with information that otherwise sometimes is difficult to obtain. Although by comparison with the large museums in the eastern part of the United States, such as the American Museum of Natural History, the United States National Museum, and the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard, the herpetological collections in the Museum of Natural History at The University of Kansas are relatively small (70,000 specimens), a large number of types are contained in the collection. The largest number of types are of species described from Costa Rica by Edward H. Taylor between 1949 and 1958. Beginning in 1932 and continuing until World War II, Taylor described many species from México; types of these species were contained in the Edward H. Taylor—Hobart M. Smith collection. Inquiries from herpetologists reveal that many workers suppose that the EHT-HMS collection is in the Museum of Natural History. Such is not the case, for the EHT-HMS collection has been divided between the Chicago Natural History Museum and the University of Illinois Museum of Natural History.

The list of type specimens presented here includes all holotypes and paratypes that are known in the museum as of April 15, 1962. Only specimens actually designated as paratypes by the original describer are considered as such. Each species or subspecies is listed in the combination as it was originally proposed. If the name has been subjected to subsequent nomenclatural change or has been placed in synonymy, the name in current use is given after an equals sign, together with a citation to the authority for the change. The arrangement in the following list is alphabetical by genus and species within orders (suborders in the Squamata). Current combinations of names that have been changed subsequent to their original proposal are listed in the correct alphabetical place with a cross-reference to the original combination.

All original citations have been checked, and actual dates of publication are given for each. The checking of original citations, museum catalogues, labels, and sometimes collectors’ field catalogues has revealed numerous errors. In some cases the catalogue numbers of the holotypes and paratypes given by Taylor actually were his field numbers. In the following list the museum numbers that were subsequently assigned are given. Certain localities have been given incorrectly; for example, Taylor described several species from Moravia de Chirripó, which he gave as being in Limón Province, Costa Rica. Actually Moravia de Chirripó is in Cartago Province. We have attempted to correct all such errors.

The holotype and two paratypes of Rana taylori Smith are stated to be in the Museum of Natural History. Smith (Herpetologica, 15:214, December 8, 1959) proposed the name Rana taylori for three specimens discussed by Taylor (Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 35:906, July 1, 1952), who gave the numbers 2976-2978. Number 2978 was designated the holotype of Rana taylori by Smith, who never saw the frogs. The numbers 2976-2978 are E. H. Taylor’s field numbers; the specimens never have been catalogued in the Museum of Natural History, and their present location is unknown.

The 125 species and subspecies represented by holotypes and paratypes in the collection are distributed among the orders of amphibians and reptiles as follows:

GYMNOPHIONA

Dermophis costaricense Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 37:506, fig. 2, October 15, 1955.

Holotype.—No. 36343, Cinchona, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 14, 1954.

Paratypes.—Nos. 36337-36340, 36342, 36344-36347, data same as for holotype. Nos. 36447 and 36448, Moravia de Chirripó, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 15-16, 1954.

Dermophis glandulosus Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 37:509, fig. 3, October 15, 1955.

Holotype.—No. 29979, San Isidro del General, San José Province, Costa Rica; Virgil Cave; 1947.

Dermophis occidentalis Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 37:503, fig. 1, October 15, 1955.

Holotype.—No. 36298, 15 miles west-southwest of San Isidro del General, San José Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 3, 1954.

Paratypes.—Nos. 36296 and 36297, same locality; Edward H. Taylor; July 19, 1952.

CAUDATA

Bolitoglossa alvaradoi Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 36:604, fig. 2, June 1, 1954.

Holotype.—No. 30484, Moravia de Chirripó, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 16, 1951.

Paratypes.—Nos. 34903-34905, same locality; Edward H. Taylor; June 25-26, 1952.

Bolitoglossa arborescandens Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 36:600, fig. 2, June 1, 1954.

Holotype.—No. 34925, Moravia de Chirripó, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 16, 1951.

Bolitoglossa palustris Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 33:283, April 20, 1949.

Holotype.—No. 23817, San Isidro del General, San José Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 23, 1947.

Bolitoglossa veracrucis Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 34:189, fig. 1, October 1, 1951.

Holotype.—No. 26941, 35 kilometers southeast of Jesús Carranza, Veracruz, México; Walter W. Dalquest; April 6, 1949.

Paratypes.—Nos. 26933-26940, 26942-26953, data same as on holotype.

Chiropterotriton abscondens Taylor, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 61:177, November 12, 1948.

Paratype.—No. 29971, Isla Bonita, Heredia Province, Costa Rica; David Allee and Sr. Machado; August 1, 1947.

Note.—This specimen was listed by Taylor (1948:177) as Richard C. Taylor No. 1416; subsequently the specimen was cataloged as KU 29971.

Magnadigita cerroensis Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 34:724, pl. 80, February 15, 1952.

Holotype.—No. 29961, Cerro de la Muerte, 2 kilometers below Millville, San José Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor; August 15, 1947.

Magnadigita nigrescens Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 33:282, April 20, 1949.

Holotype.—No. 23816, Boquete Camp, Cerro de la Muerte (on highway between Millville and San Isidro del General), San José Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 17, 1947.

Magnadigita pesrubra Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 34:707, pl. 76, text fig. 2, February 15, 1952.

Holotype.—No. 25093, Summit of Cerro de la Muerte, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor; August 14-15, 1947.

Paratypes.—(All collected by Edward H. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor in August, 1947) Nos. 25083-25086, 25142-25156, 25157 (166 specimens), Millville, Cerro de la Muerte, San José Province, Costa Rica: Nos. 25082, 25087-25092, 25094-25100, same locality as holotype.

Magnadigita torresi Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 34:713, pl. 77, February 15, 1952.

Holotype.—No. 25104, Summit of Cerro de la Muerte, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor; August 17, 1947.

Paratypes.—Nos. 25101-25103, 25105-25116, data same as holotype.

Note.—Taylor (1952:713) listed 25116a (30 specimens); these are not present in the collection.

Oedipina alleni Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 36:607, fig. 3, June 1, 1954.

Holotype.—No. 34926, Palmar, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; September 2, 1952.

Oedipina bonitaensis Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 34:762, pl. 86, fig. 3, text fig. 8, February 15, 1952.

Holotype.—No. 29972, Volcán Poás, 6 miles west of Isla Bonita, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor; August 3, 1947.

Paratypes.—Nos. 29973 and 29974, data same as on holotype.

Oedipina cyclocauda Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 34:764, pl. 87, fig. 4, text fig. 9, February 15, 1952.

Holotype.—No. 25066, Los Diamantes, 1 kilometer east of Guápiles, Limón Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor; September 1-8, 1947.

Paratypes.—Nos. 25038-25065, data same as on holotype.

Oedipina gracilis Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 34:773, February 15, 1952.

Holotype.—No. 29969, Los Diamantes, 1 kilometer east of Guápiles, Limón Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor; September 8, 1947.

Paratypes.—Nos. 29968 and 29970, data same as on holotype.

Oedipina inusitata Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 34:277, pl. 87, fig. 3, text fig. 13, February 15, 1952.

Holotype.—No. 29964, 3 miles northeast of Santa Cruz, south slope of Volcán Turrialba, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 9, 1947.

Oedipina longissimus Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 34:771, pl. 87, fig. 5, text fig. 11, February 15, 1952.

Holotype.—No. 29963, Cervantes, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 9, 1947.

Oedipina pacificensis Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 34:775, pl. 87, fig. 2, text fig. 12, February 15, 1952.

Holotype.—No. 29965, 2 miles east of San Isidro del General, San José Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 23, 1947.

Oedipina serpens Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 33:286, April 20, 1949.

Holotype.—No. 23815, Morehouse Finca, 5 miles southwest of Turrialba, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 2, 1947.

Oedipina syndactyla Taylor, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 61:179, November 12, 1948.

Holotype.—No. 29962, Volcán Poás, 4 miles west of Isla Bonita, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 5, 1947.

Note.—This specimen was listed by Taylor (1948:179) as No. 843. This is the E. H. Taylor field number; subsequently the specimen was catalogued as KU 29962.

Thorius minutissimus Taylor, Amer. Mus. Novitates, 1437:5, figs. 1-2, December 7, 1949.

Paratype.—No. 28080, Santo Tomás Tecpán, Oaxaca, México; Thomas C. MacDougall, 1948.

Note.—Received in exchange; formerly this specimen was American Museum of Natural History No. A 53930.

Typhlotriton nereus Bishop, Copeia, 1944(1):1, figs. 1-3, April 21, 1944.

Paratypes.—Nos. 16036-16038, 16043-16045, near Galena, Cherokee County, Kansas; Wallace Lane and William McNown; March 26, 1932. No. 16199, York Springs, Imboden, Lawrence County, Arkansas; Byron C. Marshall; February, 1930: Nos. 16350, 16352-16354, 16357-16360, near Riverton, Cherokee County, Kansas; Edward H. Taylor; March 26, 1932.

Note.—Nos. 16350, 16352-16354, 16357-16360 were listed erroneously by Bishop (1944:1-2) as being from Galena, Cherokee County, Kansas.

SALIENTIA

Agalychnis alcorni Taylor [= Phyllomedusa dacnicolor Cope, according to Duellman (Herpetologica, 13:29, 1957)], Copeia, 1952(1):31, figs. 1-2, June 2, 1952.

Holotype.—No. 29763, South bank of Río Tepalcatepec, 17 miles south of Apatzingán, Michoacán, México; J. R. Alcorn; November 30, 1950.

Paratype.—No. 28100, 0.5 miles east of San Blas, Nayarit, México; J. R. Alcorn; January 6, 1949.

Agalychnis saltator Taylor [= Phyllomedusa saltator (Taylor), according to Funkhouser (Occas. Papers Nat. Hist. Mus. Stanford Univ., 5:36, 1957)], Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 37:527, fig. 10, October 15, 1955.

Holotype.—No. 35615, Finca Bosco, 5 kilometers north-northeast of Tilarán, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 14, 1954.

Paratypes.—Nos. 35609-10, 35612-35614, 35616-35620, 35622-35626, data same as for holotype.

Note.—Taylor (1955:527) erroneously gave the type locality as 4 kilometers north-northeast of Tilarán; in Taylor’s field catalogue and in the museum catalogue the locality is listed as 5 kilometers north-northeast of Tilarán. Paratypes 35611 and 35621, listed by Taylor, have been exchanged with the Stanford Natural History Museum.

Atelopus loomisi Taylor—See Atelopus varius loomisi Taylor.

Atelopus varius loomisi Taylor [= Atelopus loomisi Taylor, according to Taylor (Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 37:517, 1955)], Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 35:625, fig. 7, July 1, 1952.

Holotype.—No. 24746, Isla Bonita, Heredia Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor; June 26, 1947.

Paratypes.—Nos. 24742-24745, same locality as on holotype, August 1-5, 1947.

Bufo holdridgei Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 35:607, fig. 3, July 1, 1952.

Holotype.—No. 30885, Volcán Barba, Heredia Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 15, 1951.

Centrolenella spinosa Taylor [= Teratohyla spinosa (Taylor), according to Taylor (Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 64:35, 1951)], Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 33:259, April 20, 1949.

Holotype.—No. 23809, Los Diamantes, 1 kilometer east of Guápiles, Limón Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor; September 7, 1947.

Paratypes.—Nos. 23810-23811, data same as on holotype.

Cochranella albomaculata Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 33:267, April 20, 1949.

Holotype.—No. 23814, Los Diamantes, 1 kilometer east of Guápiles, Limón Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor; September 7, 1947.

Cochranella chirripoi Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 39:59, fig. 10, November 18, 1958.

Holotype.—No. 36865, Cocales Creek, Suretka, Limón Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; June 29-30, 1954.

Paratypes.—Nos. 36862-36864, 36866-36870, data same as on holotype.

Cochranella colymbiphyllum Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 33:262, April 20, 1949.

Holotype.—No. 23812, Isla Bonita, Heredia Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor; July 29, 1947.

Cochranella decorata Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 39:50, fig. 6, November 18, 1958.

Holotype.—No. 36896, Hacienda La Florencia, about 3 miles west of Turrialba, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Jack Reark; November, 1952.

Paratypes.—Nos. 36883-36884, San José, San José Province, Costa Rica; Marco Tulio Pacheco; summer, 1954.

Note.—The locality of the paratypes is not definite; Taylor presumed that they were from San José. See note under the following species.

Cochranella millepunctata Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 39:53, fig. 7, November 18, 1958.

Holotype.—No. 36887, La Palma, San José Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor, June 20, 1954.

Paratypes.—No. 32943, Moravia de Chirripó, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; June 26, 1952. Nos. 36885-36886, 36888-36894, data same as holotype. No. 36897, Sarchi, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica; Robert Hunter; summer, 1954.

Note.—Taylor (1958:53) erroneously listed 36883 and 36884 as paratypes of this species; on page 50 of the same publication he correctly designated these specimens as paratypes of Cochranella decorata. Also, Taylor (1958:53) erroneously listed 32943 as 23943.

Cochranella reticulata Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 39:61, fig. 11, November 18, 1958.

Holotype.—No. 32922, Bridge across Río Reventazón, Inter-American Institute of Agriculture, Turrialba, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 1, 1952.

Paratypes.—No. 32916, Moravia de Chirripó, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; June 26, 1952. Nos. 32917-32920, Cariblanco, Heredia Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 20, 1952. No. 32921, data same as holotype. Nos. 32923 and 32924, Palmar, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; September 3, 1952. No. 32925, Golfito, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; September 7, 1952. Nos. 36878-36882, Cocales Creek, Suretka, Limón Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; June 30, 1954.

Cochranella talamancae Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 35:781, 783, July 1, 1952.

Holotype.—No. 30887, Moravia de Chirripó, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 16, 1951.

Note.—Taylor (1952:781) erroneously listed this specimen as KU 4143; actually that is Taylor’s field number. Subsequently the specimen was catalogued as KU 30887.

Dendrobates granuliferus Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 39:10, fig. 5, November 18, 1958.

Holotype.—No. 43874, Low mountains north of Río Diquis, about 3 miles north of Palmar, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; September 3, 1952.

Paratypes.—No. 43875, San Isidro del General, San José Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; summer, 1952. Nos. 43876-43880, data same as holotype.

Note.—Taylor (1958:10) erroneously listed 43875 as being from the type locality.

Eleutherodactylus crassidigitatus Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 35:740, fig. 31, July 1, 1952.

Holotype.—No. 28396, Isla Bonita, Heredia Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor; July 22-August 3, 1947.

Paratypes.—Nos. 28360, 28361, 28440, Morehouse Finca, 5 miles southwest of Turrialba, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor; July 11-21, 1947. Nos. 28362-28368, 28370-28374, data same as on holotype.

Note.—Taylor (1952:740) listed 28360, 28361, and 28440 as being from “Turrialba and surroundings.”

Eleutherodactylus dubitus Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 35:707, fig. 22, July 1, 1952.

Holotype.—No. 24942, Isla Bonita, Heredia Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor; July 22-August 3, 1947.

Paratypes.—Nos. 24910 and 24911, Morehouse Finca, 5 miles southwest of Turrialba, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor; July 11-16, 1947. Nos. 24912-24914, Santa Cruz Volcán, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 17, 1947. Nos. 24915-24941, 24943-24948, data same as on holotype.

Note.—Taylor (1952:707) erroneously listed 24910-24914 as being from the type locality.

Eleutherodactylus minimus Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 37:517, fig. 7, October 15, 1955.

Holotype.—No. 37128, 5 kilometers north-northeast of Tilarán, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 13, 1954.

Paratypes.—Nos. 37126, 37127, 37129-37132, data same as on holotype.

Eleutherodactylus persimilis Barbour [= Microbatrachylus persimilis (Barbour), according to Taylor (Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 35:670, 1952)], Occas. Papers Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 5:193, pl. 14, January 30, 1926.

Paratype.—No. 47166, Suretka, Limón Province, Costa Rica; Emmett R. Dunn and Chester B. Duryea; 1923.

Note.—Received in exchange; formerly this specimen was Museum of Comparative Zoology No. 11609.

Eleutherodactylus taurus Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 39:17, fig. 7, November 18, 1958.

Holotype.—No. 43866, Golfito, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; September 6, 1952.

Paratypes.—Nos. 43867, 43869-43871, 43873, same locality as holotype; John Baker and Edward H. Taylor; September 2-6, 1952. Nos. 43868, 43872, Palmar, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; September 2, 1952.

Eleutherodactylus vocator Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 37:522, fig. 8, October 15, 1955.

Holotype.—No. 37001, Agua Buena, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 25, 1954.

Paratypes.—Nos. 36999 and 37000, data same as on holotype.

Hyla alvaradoi Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 35:882, fig. 63, July 1, 1952.

Holotype.—No. 30886, Moravia de Chirripó, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 16, 1951.

Hyla bivocata Duellman and Hoyt, Copeia, 1961(4):414, figs. 1-3, December 19, 1961.

Holotype.—No. 58446, 6.2 kilometers by road south of Rayón Mescalapa, Chiapas, México; William E. Duellman and Dale L. Hoyt; August 5, 1960.

Paratypes.—Nos. 58447-58450, data same as on holotype.

Hyla chaneque Duellman, Herpetologica, 17:1, figs. 1-2, April 15, 1961.

Holotype.—No. 58439, 6.2 kilometers by road south of Rayón Mescalapa, Chiapas, México; William E. Duellman; August 5, 1960.

Paratypes.—Nos. 58440-58442, same as holotype. No. 58444, 5.6 kilometers by road south of Rayón Mescalapa, Chiapas, México; William E. Duellman; June 15, 1960.

Note.—No. 58443, listed by Duellman (1961:1), has been exchanged with the Museum of Zoology at the University of Michigan.

Hyla cyclomaculata Taylor, Copeia, 1949(4):272, pl. 1, December 15, 1949.

Holotype.—No. 26954, Huatusco, Veracruz, México; Walter W. Dalquest; December 2, 1948.

Hyla dalquesti Taylor—See Hyla proboscidea Taylor.

Hyla debilis Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 35:880, fig. 62, July 1, 1952.

Holotype.—No. 28184, Isla Bonita, Heredia Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor; August 1, 1947.

Hyla dulcensis Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 39:37, fig. 17, November 18, 1958.

Holotype.—No. 32168, Golfito, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; September 7, 1952.

Paratypes.—Nos. 32166 and 32167, same locality as holotype; John Baker and Edward H. Taylor; September 7 and 8, 1952.

Hyla immensa Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 35:815,, figs. 42-43, July 1, 1952.

Holotype.—No. 30404, Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Turrialba, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; June 25, 1951.

Hyla legleri Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 39:33, figs. 15-16, November 18, 1958.

Holotype.—No. 32982, 15 kilometers west-southwest of San Isidro General, San José Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 10, 1952.

Paratypes.—Nos. 32981, 32983-32988, 35171, same locality as holotype; John Baker and Edward H. Taylor; July 10, 1952.

Note.—Taylor (1958:33) erroneously listed 32989-32992 as paratypes of this species; specimens bearing those numbers are Smilisca gabbi.

Hyla manisorum Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 36:630, fig. 11, June 1, 1954.

Holotype.—No. 34927; Bataan, Limón Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 22, 1951.

Hyla mixomaculata Taylor, Copeia, 1950(4):274, pl. 1, December 22, 1950.

Holotype.—No. 26777, Coscomatepec, Veracruz, México; Walter W. Dalquest; December 1, 1948.

Paratypes.—Nos. 26776, 26778-26780, 26782-26785, data same as on holotype. No. 26781, Huatusco, Veracruz, México; Walter W. Dalquest; December 2, 1948.

Note.—Taylor (1950:274) erroneously listed 26786 as a paratype of this species; the specimen bearing that number is a Hyla staufferi.

Hyla moraviensis Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 35:865, fig. 57, July 1, 1952.

Holotype.—No. 30284, Moravia de Chirripó, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 16, 1951.

Paratypes.—Nos. 30283, 30285 and 30286, data same as on holotype.

Hyla proboscidea Taylor [= Hyla dalquesti Taylor, according to Taylor (Copeia, 1949(1):74, April 15, 1949—substitute name for Hyla proboscidea Taylor, preoccupied by Hyla proboscidea Brongersma, 1933)], Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 1:259, figs, a-c, August 16, 1948.

Holotype.—No. 23626, 2 kilometers west of Jico (= Xico), Veracruz, México; Walter W. Dalquest; October 28, 1946.

Paratypes.—Nos. 23623-23625, 23627, data same as on holotype.

Note.—Taylor (1948:259) erroneously listed 23628 as a paratype of this species; the specimen bearing that number is a Heloderma suspectum. However, 23623 not listed by Taylor is a Hyla proboscidea; this specimen is noted as a paratype in the museum catalogue.

Hyla rivularis Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 35:847, fig. 53, July 1, 1952.

Holotype.—No. 28197, Isla Bonita, Heredia Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor; August 1, 1947.

Paratypes.—Nos. 28196 and 28198, data same as on holotype.

Hyla rufioculis Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 35:827, fig. 47, July 1, 1952.

Holotype.—No. 28216, Isla Bonita, Heredia Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor; July 28, 1947.

Paratypes.—Nos. 28204-28210, Morehouse Finca, 5 miles southwest of Turrialba, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor; July 14, 1947. Nos. 28211-28215, 28217-28222, same locality as holotype; Edward H. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor; July 22-August 3, 1947. Nos. 31072-31078, Moravia de Chirripó, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 16, 1951.

Hyla wellmanorum Taylor [= Smilisca wellmanorum (Taylor), according to Starrett (Copeia, 1960(4):303, 1960)], Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 35:843, fig. 52, July 1, 1952.

Holotype.—No. 30302, Bataan, Limón Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 20, 1951.

Paratypes.—Nos. 30300 and 30301, data same as on holotype.

Hyla weyerae Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 36:633, June 1, 1954.

Holotype.—No. 34850, Esquinas Forest Preserve, Las Esquinas, between Golfito and Palmar, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica; Mrs. Albert E. Weyer; October, 1952.

Microbatrachylus persimilis (Barbour)—See Eleutherodactylus persimilis Barbour.

Microbatrachylus rearki Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 35:678, fig. 16, July 1, 1952.

Holotype.—No. 31533, Bataan, Limón Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 25, 1951.

Paratypes.—Nos. 30909-30911, 30913, 31539, 31540, 31543-31546, Turrialba, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; June 26-July 3, 1951. Nos. 30912, 31534-31538, data same as on holotype. Nos. 31541 and 31542, Los Diamantes, 1 kilometer east of Guápiles, Limón Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 26, 1951.

Plectrohyla brachycephala Taylor [= Plectrohyla matudai brachycephala Taylor, according to Bumzahem and Smith (Herpetologica, 10:62, 1954)], Amer. Mus. Novitates, 1437:16, fig. 6, December 7, 1949.

Paratype.—No. 28079, Tributary of Rio Ostuta, foot of Sierra Madre, between Sierra Madre and Cerro Atravesado, Oaxaca, México; Thomas C. MacDougall; 1948.

Note.—Received in exchange; formerly American Museum of Natural History No. A 53758.

Phyllomedusa saltator (Taylor)—See Agalychnis saltator Taylor.

Ptychohyla chamulae Duellman, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 13:354, pl. 25, fig. 2, April 27, 1961.

Holotype.—No. 58063, 6.2 kilometers by road south of Rayón Mescalapa, Chiapas, México; William E. Duellman, Dale L. Hoyt, and John Wellman; August 5, 1960.

Paratypes.—Nos. 58064-58073, data same as on holotype.

Smilisca wellmanorum (Taylor)—See Hyla wellmanorum Taylor.

Teratohyla spinosa (Taylor)—See Centrolenella spinosa Taylor.

Tomodactylus saxatilis Webb, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 15:177, fig. 1, March 7, 1962.

Holotype.—No. 63326, 8 miles west of El Palmito, Sinaloa, México; Robert G. Webb; June 23, 1961.

Paratypes.—Nos. 63327-63333, data same as on holotype.

TESTUDINES

Gopherus flavomarginatus Legler, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 11:337, fig. 1, pls. 7-8, April 24, 1959.

Paratype.—No. 39415 (carapace only), 8 miles east and 2 miles south of Americanos, Coahuila, Mexico; Robert W. Dickerman; May 19, 1954.

Pseudemys scripta taylori Legler, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 13:75, figs. 1-3, pls. 9-12; August 16, 1960.

Holotype.—No. 46952, 16 kilometers south of Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila, México; John M. Legler, September 6, 1958.

Paratypes.—Nos. 46932-46951, 46953-46969, data same as on holotype. Nos. 46970-46974, 6 miles west of Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila, Mexico; John M. Legler; September 3-6, 1958. No. 46976, Río Chiquito, 10 kilometers south of Cuatro Ciénegas; John M. Legler; September 9, 1958.

Trionyx ater Webb and Legler, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 40:21, pls. 1-2, April 20, 1960.

Holotype.—No. 46903, 16 kilometers south of Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila; John M. Legler, Wendell L. Minckley, and Robert B. Wimmer; September 6, 1958.

Paratypes.—Nos. 46904-46906, 46908-46912, data same as on holotype.

Trionyx muticus calvatus Webb, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 11:519, pls. 13-14, fig. 1, August 14, 1959.

Paratypes.—Nos. 47117-47119, Pearl River, 1 mile south to 4 miles north of Monticello, Lawrence County, Mississippi; Robert G. Webb; April 10, 1957.

Trionyx spinifera pallidus Webb, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 13:522, pls. 39-40, February 16, 1962.

Paratypes.—Nos. 2934, 2947, 2966, 2967, 2973, Lewisville, Lafayette County, Arkansas; R. E. McEntyre; May 1, 1926. Nos. 40175 and 40176, Lake Texoma, 2 miles east of Willis, Marshall County, Oklahoma; John M. Legler; summer, 1955. No. 50832, 4 miles southwest of Kingston, Mouth of Caney Creek, Marshall County, Oklahoma; Virgil Dowell; summer, 1954.

SAURIA

Alopoglossus plicatus Taylor [= Ptychoglossus plicatus (Taylor), according to Ruibal, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 106:501, 1952], Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 33:272, fig. 1, August 20, 1949.

Holotype.—No. 23800, Morehouse Finca, 5 miles southwest of Turrialba, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 21, 1947.

Ameiva festiva occidentalis Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 38:264, fig. 66, December 20, 1956.

Paratypes.—Nos. 40545-40548, 40553-40558, Agua Buena, Cañas Gordas, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 25-26, 1954. Nos. 40549 and 40550, 15 kilometers west-southwest of San Isidro del General, San José Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 2, 1954.

Anadia metallica arborea Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 37:542, fig. 13, October 15, 1955.

Holotype.—No. 34225, Las Flores, Tenoria de Las Cañas, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica; John Baker and Edward H. Taylor; August 22, 1952.

Anadia metallica attenuata Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 37:537, fig. 12, October 15, 1955.

Holotype.—No. 34223, Pacuare, Río Pacuare, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 17, 1951.

Paratypes.—No. 34224, Moravia de Chirripó, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; June 26, 1952.

Anolis achilles Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 38:153, fig. 43, December 20, 1956.

Holotype.—No. 40634, La Palma, San José Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; June 20, 1954.

Anolis allisoni Barbour, Proc. New England Zool. Club, 10:58, July 26, 1928.

Paratype.—No. 47167, Coxen Hole, Ruatan Island, Honduras; Thomas Barbour; 1928.

Note.—Received in exchange; formerly this specimen was Museum of Comparative Zoology No. 26737.

Anolis aquaticus Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 38:141, fig. 39, December 20, 1956.

Holotype.—No. 34276, Palmar, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica; John Baker; September 3, 1952.

Paratypes.—Nos. 34277 and 34278, Golfito, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; September 3, 1952.

Anolis biscutiger Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 38:81, fig. 19, December 20, 1956.

Holotype.—No. 40771, Golfito, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor, September 4-8, 1952.

Paratypes.—No. 40764, 10-15 kilometers west-southwest of San Isidro del General, San José Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 10, 1952. Nos. 40766 and 40768, Palmar, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica; John Baker and Edward H. Taylor; September 2, 1952. Nos. 40769, 40770, 40772-40774, data same as holotype.

Notes.—Taylor (1956:81) erroneously listed 40769, 40770, 40772-40774 as being from Palmar, instead of Golfito; paratypes 40765 and 40767 have been exchanged with the Museum of Comparative Zoology.

Anolis humilis marsupialis Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 38:97, fig. 23, December 20, 1956.

Holotype.—No. 40893, 15 kilometers west-southwest of San Isidro del General, San José Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 14, 1952.

Paratypes.—Nos. 40889, 40890, 40892, 40895 and 40896, data same as on holotype.

Note.—Paratypes 40891 and 40894 listed by Taylor (1956:97) have been exchanged with the Museum of Comparative Zoology.

Anolis nelsoni Barbour, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., Harvard, 44:287, March, 1914.

Paratype.—No. 47168, Swan Island, Honduras; George Nelson; March, 1912.

Note.—Received in exchange from the Museum of Comparative Zoology.

Anolis woodi attenuatus Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 38:118, fig. 32, December 20, 1956.

Holotype.—No. 34257, Isla Bonita, Heredia Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 29, 1947.

Paratype.—No. 34256, data same as holotype.

Aristelliger nelsoni Barbour, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., Harvard, 44:258, March, 1914.

Paratype.—No. 47169, Swan Island, Honduras; George Nelson; March, 1912.

Note.—Received in exchange; this specimen formerly was Museum of Comparative Zoology No. 9602.

Crotaphytus collaris auriceps Fitch and Tanner, Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci., 54:553, December, 1951.

Holotype.—No. 29934, 3.5 miles north-northeast of Dewey, west side of Colorado River, Grand County, Utah; Henry S. Fitch; June 28, 1950.

Paratypes.—Nos. 29935-29942, data same as on holotype.

Eumeces brevirostris bilineatus Tanner, Great Basin Nat., 18:59, fig. 2, November 15, 1958.

Holotype.—No. 44732, 10 miles southwest of El Salto, Durango, México; Charles M. Fugler; June 28, 1955.

Paratypes.—Nos. 44728, 44730, 44731, 9 miles southwest of El Salto, Durango, México; Charles M. Fugler and Robert G. Webb; June 26-28, 1955. Nos. 44726, 44729, same locality as holotype; Rollin H. Baker and Robert G. Webb; June 25, 1955. No. 44727, 15 miles southwest of El Salto, Durango, México; Charles M. Fugler; June 25, 1955.

Eumeces dicei pineus Axtell, Copeia, 1960(1):19, figs. 1-2, March 25, 1960.

Holotype.—No. 39539, Cañon de Carolina, 13 miles east of San Antonio de las Alazanas, Coahuila, México; Robert G. Webb; July 6, 1955.

Eumeces gaigei Taylor [= Eumeces multivirgatus epipleurotis Cope, according to Axtell (Texas Jour. Sci., 13:345, 1961)], Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 22:219, fig. 1, April 15, 1935.

Holotype.—No. 7300, near Taos, Taos County, New Mexico; Edward H. Taylor; June 13, 1929.

Paratype.—No. 7301, data same as on holotype.

Eumeces inexpectatus Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 20:251, pls. 17-18, October 1, 1932.

Holotype.—No. 8232, Citrus County, Florida; Charles E. Burt; March 7, 1930.

Eumeces lynxe durangoensis Tanner, [= Eumeces lynxe lynxe (Wiegmann), according to Legler and Webb (Southwest. Nat., 5:16, 1960)], Great Basin Nat., 18:57, fig. 1, November 15, 1958.

Holotype.—No. 44737, 30 miles east of El Salto, Durango, México; Charles M. Fugler; June 30, 1955.

Paratypes.—Nos. 44734 and 44735, same as holotype. No. 44736, 10 miles east of El Salto, Durango, México; Charles M. Fugler; June 30, 1955.

Eumeces multivirgatus taylori Smith—See Eumeces taylori Smith.

Eumeces taylori Smith [= Eumeces multivirgatus taylori Smith, according to Lowe (Herpetologica, 11:233, 1955)], Proc. New England Zool. Club, 21:93, November 14, 1942.

Paratype.—No. 13161, Black River, 2 miles east of entrance to Carlsbad Caverns, Eddy County, New Mexico; Edward H. Taylor; September 11, 1931.

Holbrookia bunkeri Smith [= Holbrookia maculata bunkeri Smith, according to Williams and Smith (Herpetologica, 13:265, 1958)], Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 22:185, April 15, 1935.

Holotype.—No. 19236, 15 miles south of Juárez, Chihuahua, México; David H. Dunkle and Hobart M. Smith; June 19, 1934.

Note.—Formerly this specimen was H. M. Smith No. 80, as given in the original description.

Holbrookia maculata bunkeri Smith—See Holbrookia bunkeri Smith.

Leiolopisma cherriei lampropholis Taylor [= Scincella cherriei lampropholis (Taylor), according to generic arrangement by Mittleman (Smithsonian Misc. Coll., 117(No. 17):23; 1952)], Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 38:287, figs. 71-72, December 20, 1956.

Holotype.—No. 34436, Bataan, Limón Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 23-25, 1951.

Paratypes.—(all from Costa Rica) No. 25169, 5 kilometers southeast of Tilarán, Guanacaste Province; E. Raymond Hall and Marco Tulio Pacheo; March 10, 1947. Nos. 25524-25535, 25538-25542, Interamerican Institute of Agriculture, Turrialba, Cartago Province; Edward H. Taylor and others; June and July, 1947. Nos. 25536 and 25537, Morehouse Finca, 5 miles southwest of Turrialba, Cartago Province; Edward H. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor; July 11-12, 1947. Nos. 34409-34414, Los Diamantes, 1 kilometer east of Guápiles, Limón Province; John Baker and Edward H. Taylor; July and August, 1951. Nos. 34415-34435, 34437 and 34439, data same as on holotype. Nos. 34456-34469, Interamerican Institute of Agriculture, Turrialba, Cartago Province; Edward H. Taylor; July and August, 1951. Nos. 34470-34483, La Lola, Limón Province; John Baker and Edward H. Taylor; August 7-11, 1952. No. 34484, Puerto Limón, Limón Province; Edward H. Taylor; August 3, 1952. No. 34485, Mountain Cow Creek, near Limón, Limón Province; Edward H. Taylor; August 6, 1952. Nos. 34502-34510, Interamerican Institute of Agriculture, Turrialba, Cartago Province; Edward H. Taylor; June, 1952. Nos. 34511-34539, 34864, Interamerican Institute of Agriculture; John Baker and Edward H. Taylor; September, 1952. Nos. 40514-40516, Suretka, Limón Province; Edward H. Taylor; June and July, 1954. No. 40521, Puerto Viejo, Heredia Province; Edward H. Taylor; August 7, 1954.

Lepidophyma anomalum Taylor [= Lepidophyma obscurum Barbour, according to Taylor (Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 38:220, 1956)], Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 37:554, fig. 14, October 15, 1955.

Holotype.—No. 34207, Los Diamantes, 1 kilometer east of Guápiles, Limón Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor; September 3, 1947.

Paratypes.—Nos. 34205 and 34206, data same as holotype. No. 34208, Morehouse Finca, 5 miles southwest of Turrialba, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 2, 1951. No. 34209, no specific locality in Costa Rica. No. 34210, Bataan, Limón Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 24, 1951. Nos. 34211, 34212, 34214-34216, La Lola, Limón Province, Costa Rica; John Baker and Edward H. Taylor; August 8-12, 1952. No. 34213, Los Diamantes, 1 kilometer east of Guápiles, Limón Province, Costa Rica; John Baker; August 12, 1952.

Lepidophyma ophiophthalmum Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 37:558, fig. 15, October 15, 1955.

Holotype.—No. 36250, 5 kilometers north-northeast of Tilarán, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 16, 1954.

Paratypes.—Nos. 34217-34219, Las Flores, Tenorio de Las Cañas, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor and John Baker; August 22, 1954.

Lepidophyma reticulatum Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 37:551, fig. 14, October 15, 1955.

Holotype.—No. 36245, Agua Buena, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 25, 1954.

Paratypes.—Nos. 34189-34192, 3 kilometers east of San Isidro del General, San José Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor; September 1-8, 1947. No. 34193, San Isidro del General, San José Province, Costa Rica; John Baker; July 7, 1952. Nos. 34194-34202, 34204, 15-17 kilometers west-southwest of San Isidro del General, San José Province, Costa Rica; John Baker and Edward H. Taylor; July 10, 1952. Nos. 36230-36237, 4-5 kilometers northwest of Tilarán, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 10-15, 1954. Nos. 36238-36244, 36246-36249, data same as on holotype.

Leposoma bisecta Taylor [= Leposoma southi southi Ruthven and Gaige, according to Ruibal (Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 106:482, 1952)], Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 33:275, fig. 2, April 20, 1949.

Holotype.—No. 23801, 0.5 mile west of San Isidro del General, San José Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 21, 1947.

Leposoma southi orientalis Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 37:546, October 15, 1955.

Holotype.—No. 36124, Volio, Limón Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; June 24, 1954.

Paratype.—No. 36125, same as on holotype.

Mabuya brachypoda Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 38:308, fig. 76, December 20, 1956.

Holotype.—No. 36258, 4 kilometers east-southeast of Tilarán, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 15, 1954.

Paratypes.—Nos. 34310-34313, mouth of Río Barranca, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica; John Baker and Edward H. Taylor; July 26, 1952. Nos. 34314-34317, Tenorio de Las Cañas, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica; John Baker and Edward H. Taylor; August 21-24, 1952. No. 34326, Palmar, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; September 2, 1952. Nos. 36312 and 36313, Barranca, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 21, 1954.

Mabuya macularia postnasalis Taylor and Elbel, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 38:1105, March 20, 1958.

Holotype.—No. 40110, Phu Lom Lo (mountain), Kok Sathon (village), Dan Sai (district), Loei (province), Thailand; Robert E. Elbel; March 30, 1954.

Paratypes.—Nos. 40109, 40111, 40112, data same as on holotype.

Sceloporus poinsetti macrolepis Smith and Chrapliwy, Herpetologica, 13:268, January 24, 1958.

Paratypes.—No. 33855, 4 miles southwest of Coyotes, Durango, México; William M. Lynn; July 14, 1953. Nos. 38097 and 38098, 2 miles west of Sain Alto, Zacatecas, México; Robert W. Dickerman; June 7, 1954.

Scincella cherriei lampropholis (Taylor)—See Leiolopisma cherriei lampropholis Taylor.

Urosaurus ornatus caeruleus (Smith)—See Uta Caerulea Smith.

Uta caerulea Smith [= Urosaurus ornatus caeruleus (Smith), according to Mittleman (Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 91:139, 1942)], Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 22:172, April 15, 1935.

Holotype.—No. 19237, about 30 miles north of Ciudad Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México; David H. Dunkle and Hobart M. Smith; June 21, 1934.

Paratypes.—No. 19238, data same as on holotype. Nos. 19239 and 19240, 20 miles south of Ciudad Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México; David H. Dunkle and Hobart M. Smith; June 21, 1934.

Note.—Formerly these specimens were respectively H. M. Smith Nos. 132, 128, 141 and 143, as given in the original description.

Xenosaurus nemanorum Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 33:183, April 20, 1949.

Paratypes.—Nos. 24043-24047, Xilitla region, San Luis Potosí, México; Marcella Newman; April 27-June 1, 1947.

Note.—Formerly these specimens were respectively Louisiana State University Nos. 502, 496, 492, 503, and 489.

SERPENTES

Bothrops schlegeli supraciliaris Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 36:791, fig. 39, July 15, 1954.

Holotype.—No. 31997, mountains near San Isidro del General, San José Province, Costa Rica; collector and date unknown.

Coniophanes fissidens obsoletus Minton and Smith, Herpetologica, 16:108, fig. 1, June 17, 1960.

Paratypes.—Nos. 30976-30979, 34834, Turrialba, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; John Baker and Edward H. Taylor; June-August, 1951.

Dipsas costaricensis Taylor [= Sibon longifrenis (Stejneger), according to Peters (Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, 114:192, 1960)], Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 34:63, pl. 7, fig. 2, October 1, 1951.

Holotype.—No. 25703, Morehouse Finca, 5 miles southwest of Turrialba, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 16, 1947.

Dipsas tenuissima Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 36:771, figs. 28-29, July 15, 1954.

Holotype.—No. 31961, 15 kilometers west-southwest of San Isidro del General, San José Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 10, 1952.

Dryadophis sanguiventris Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 36:722, July 15, 1954.

Holotype.—No. 31978, Esquinas Forest Reserve, Las Esquinas, between Golfito and Palmar, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; September 3, 1952.

Ficimia streckeri Taylor, Copeia, 1931(1):5, March 31, 1931.

Holotype.—No. 9140, 3 miles east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas; Edward H. Taylor; July 13, 1930.

Note.—Taylor (1931:5) erroneously listed the number of the holotype as 4140.

Geophis acutirostris Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 36:691, fig. 3, July 15, 1954.

Holotype.—No. 34670, Cot, south slope of Volcán Irazú, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 2, 1952.

Geophis aquilonaris Legler, Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist., 11:329, figs. 1-2, January 28, 1959.

Holotype.—No. 44265, 23 miles south and 1.5 miles east of Creel, Chihuahua, México; Ronald H. Pine; July 23, 1957.

Paratype.—No. 44266, data same as on holotype.

Geophis bakeri Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 36:689, July 15, 1954.

Holotype.—No. 31983, Isla Bonita, Heredia Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 19, 1952.

Paratypes.—No. 30940, Pacayas, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 6, 1951. Nos. 31982, 31984, data same as on holotype.

Geophis zeledoni Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 36:693, fig. 4, July 15, 1954.

Holotype.—No. 31992, Finca Zeledon, between Volcán Barba and Volcán Poás, Heredia Province (?), Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 24, 1952.

Paratype.—No. 31951, data same as on holotype.

Lampropeltis doliata taylori Tanner and Loomis, Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci., 60:31, pls. 3-4, April 23, 1957.

Paratype.—No. 38952, Vernal, Uintah County, Utah; Lawrence Atwood; 1955.

Lycodon osmanhilli Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 33:562, pl. 20, March 20, 1950.

Holotype.—No. 24141, Colombo, Ceylon; W. C. Osman Hill; date unknown.

Micrurus alleni richardi Taylor [= Micrurus richardi Taylor, according to Taylor (Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 36:777, 1954)], Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 34:169, pl. 23, fig. 7, October 1, 1951.

Holotype.—No. 25189, Los Diamantes, 1 kilometer east of Guápiles, Limón Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor; September 8, 1947.

Micrurus pachecoi Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 34:165, pl. 22, fig. 6, October 1, 1951.

Holotype.—No. 25188, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica; collector and date unknown.

Micrurus richardi Taylor—See Micrurus alleni richardi Taylor.

Natrix harteri paucimaculata Tinkle and Conant, Southwestern Naturalist, 6:34 figs. 1-2, June 10, 1961.

Paratypes.—Nos. 59884 and 59885, Colorado River south of city limits of Robert Lee, Coke County, Texas; Donald W. Tinkle and Don L. McGregor; October 8, 1960.

Natrix rigida sinicola Huheey, Copeia, 1959(4):305, fig. 1, December 30, 1959.

Paratype.—No. 24500, Steep Hill Creek, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana; Henry S. Fitch; August 15, 1947.

Ninia cerroensis Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 36:699, figs. 5-6, July 15, 1954.

Holotype.—No. 31935, Pacific slope of Cerro de la Muerte, 7500 feet, San José Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 8, 1952.

Nothopsis torresi Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 34:31, pl. 1, October 1, 1951.

Holotype.—No. 25719, Morehouse Finca, 5 miles southwest of Turrialba, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 16, 1947.

Note.—Taylor (1951:31) erroneously listed the number of the holotype as 28719.

Pliocercus annellatus Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 34:107, pl. 10, fig. 4, October 1, 1951.

Holotype.—No. 25730, Morehouse Finca, 5 miles southwest of Turrialba, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 11, 1947.

Note.—Taylor (1951:107) erroneously listed the number of the holotype as 25370.

Rhadinaea altamontanus Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 36:740, fig. 16, July 15, 1954.

Holotype.—No. 30962, National Forest Reserve, Pan-American Highway, Talamanca Range, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor and Jack Reark; August, 1951.

Rhadinaea decipiens rubricollis Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 36:739, July 15, 1954.

Holotype.—No. 31956, Cinchona, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; June 23, 1952.

Sibynophis collaris triangularis Taylor and Elbel, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 38:1130, fig. 23, March 20, 1958.

Holotype.—No. 33520, Nongko (village), Siracha (district), Chon Buri (province), Thailand; Boonsong Lekagul; August 18, 1953.

Tantilla costaricensis Taylor [= Tantilla schistosa costaricensis Taylor, according to Smith (Herpetologica, 18:16, 1962)], Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 36:766, fig. 25a, July 15, 1954.

Holotype.—No. 30995, Cervantes, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 30, 1951.

Tantilla schistosa costaricensis Taylor—See Tantilla costaricensis.

Tantilla schistosa taylori Smith, Herpetologica, 18:17, April 9, 1962.

Holotype.—No. 35627, Suretka, Limón Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; August 1, 1954.

Thamnophis melanogaster chihuahuaensis Tanner, Herpetologica, 15:170, figs. 1-2, December 8, 1959.

Paratypes.—Nos. 44275-44278, 23 miles south and 1.5 miles east of Creel, Chihuahua, México; Sydney Anderson and Ronald H. Pine; July 19-21, 1957.

Note.—Tanner (1959:170) erroneously listed these specimens as being from 1.5 miles east of Creel.

Tropidoclonion lineatum annectens Ramsey, Herpetologica, 9:12, June 1, 1953.

Holotype.—No. 30005, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma; Harold Dundee; May 3, 1951.

Paratypes.—Nos. 30006-30011, data same as holotype.

Typhlops silus Legler [= Typhlops lumbricalis (Linnaeus), according to Richmond (Copeia, 1961(2):222, 1961)], Herpetologica, 15:105, June 2, 1959.

Holotype.—No. 47469, Banes, Oriente Province, Cuba; Chapman Grant; April, 1956.

Paratypes.—Nos. 47470 and 47471, data same as on holotype.

Transmitted June 28, 1962.

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