THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCIENCE BULLETIN Vol. XXIV.] July 15, 1936 [No. 20. Notes on the Herpetological Fauna of the Mexican State of Sinaloa EDWARD H. TAYLOR, Department of Zoolog:>-, University of Kansas Abstract: The report is based upon a collection of reptiles and amphibians, now on deposit at the University of Kansas, secin-ed by Edward H. Taylor in the southern part of Siualoa, July 19 to 25, 1934. Two hundred and forty-one specimens were secured: Amphibians, 128 specimens, twelve species; lizards, 94 specimens, ten species; snakes, 16 specimens, seven siu'ci{>s; turtles, three specimens, one species. A list is given of the species known from the state. Bnfo kclloggi, sp. nov., is described from a locality near Mazatlan; and Trimor-■phodon pancimaculatus, sp. nov., is described from Mazatlan. A bibliography is app(nided. THE basis for this report is a collection of reptiles and amphib-ians which T made in the soiitlieni i)art of Sinaloa during the summer of 19:34. The period from July 19 to July 25 was spent in the region about jNIazatlan and Presidio, and 241 specimens were collected. These are distributed as follows: Amphibia, 128 speci-mens, twelve species; lizards. 94 specimens, ten species; snakes, 16 specimens, seven species; turtles, three specimens, one species. The following extracts from the field book show date and locality of the collections: July 19. Journeyed by "autovia" to a i)oint a few miles beyond Presidio, which is situated on the Rio Mazatlan about fifty miles south of Mazatlan. Returned to Mazatlan at night. Terrain flat, with low forest. July 20. Collected in the general area about two miles east of Mazatlan. A low rock}-hill was visited. Rain pools in this same ^•icinity were visited at night. July 21. Same as previous day. July 22. Xo collecting. July 23. Returned to Presitlio and collected within a three-mile radius of the village. July 24. Collected in the region about Mazatlan, visiting rain pools at night. July 25. Collected during the morning in series of hills two to fi\e miles east and southeast of the city. Departed for Nayarit in afternoon. (505)
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