Annotated checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Cuzco Amazonico, Peru

MC2 LIBRA. ^Y OCCASIONAL PAPERS^^^^ ^ 1 1991 of the MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY The University of Kansas ' Lawrence, Kansas NUMBER 143, PAGES 1-13 6 DECEMBER 1991 ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF CUZCO AMAZONICO, PERU William E. Duellman' and Antonio W. Salas-The Reserva Cuzco Amazonico consists of 10.000 ha on the north bank of the Ri'o Madre de Dios. about 15 km east-northeast of Puerto Maldonado, Departamento de Madre de Dios. Peru. The terrain is nearly level at an elevation of about 200 m. The alluvial soil supports lowland tropical rainforest that is subjected to a dry season from June through October. The area was described in detail by Duellman and Koechlin (1991). Heipetological work began at Cuzco Amazonico more than a decade ago. During the past few years, four new taxa have been described from the site; these are Hyla allenorum and Hyla koechlini (Duellman and Trueb, 1989), Phyllomedusa atelopoides{Y)\\&\\mM\ et al., 1988), and Scavthyla ostinodactyla (Duellman and de Sa. 1988). Other reports based on collections from Cuzco Amazonico include the taxonomic status of Hyla favosa (Titus et al., 1989), the biology of Edalorliina perezi (Duellman and Morales, 1990), and the lizard community (Duellman, 1987). Data on the herpetofauna at Cuzco Amazonico were incorporated into analyses of anuran species diversity (Duellman, 1988) and community structure of neotropical heipetological assemblages (Duellman, 1989). The purpose of this report is to provide an updated, annotated checklist of the species of amphibians and reptiles known to occur at Cuzco Amazonico. 'Curator, Division of Heipetology. Museum of Natural History, and Professor, Department of Systematics and Ecology, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045-2454, USA. -Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Herpetologi'a, Museo de Historia Natu-ral, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Apartado 14-0434, Lima 14, Peru. © Museum of Natural Historj', The University of Kansas. Lawrence.

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