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This document reports new distributional records of amphibians and reptiles in Puebla, Mexico, based on field trips conducted in 2006 and 2007. The authors confirmed 18 new records and 16 noteworthy distributional accounts, significantly increasing the known diversity of herpetofauna in the region. The findings include various species of frogs and snakes, with specific locality coordinates provided for each record.

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This document reports new distributional records of amphibians and reptiles in Puebla, Mexico, based on field trips conducted in 2006 and 2007. The authors confirmed 18 new records and 16 noteworthy distributional accounts, significantly increasing the known diversity of herpetofauna in the region. The findings include various species of frogs and snakes, with specific locality coordinates provided for each record.

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lizards of the genus Cnemidophorus. In P. R. Brown and J. W. Wright Eloxochitlán: 2 km SW of La Pedrera (18.4856ºN, 96.857ºW),
(eds.), Herpetology of the North American Deserts: Proceedings of 123 m elev. 26 July 2006. MZFC 20499-50. Along Rancho Nuevo-
a Symposium, pp. 255–271. Southwest. Herpetol. Soc. Spec. Publ. Tepeyac Road (18.487ºN, 96.866ºW), 125 m elev. 27 July 2006.
No. 5. MZFC 20520. Municipality of Tlacotepec de Díaz: Tlacotepec de
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, AND C. H. LOWE. 1993. Synopsis of the subspecies of the little Díaz (18.4058ºN, 96.845ºW), 255 m elev. 29 June 2007. MZFC
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MZFC 20520, were found in water pools either in solitary or as
Herpetological Review, 2009, 40(4), 467–470.
amplexing pairs. All localities contained tropical semideciduous
© 2009 by Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles forest.

Noteworthy Records of Amphibians and Reptiles Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni (Fleischmann’s Glass Frog).
Municipality of Eloxochitlán: Tepequezquiapan (18.4862°N,
from Puebla, México 96.916°W), 1041 m elev. 27 June 2007. MZFC 20529, 21948–50.
These records extend the known range about 78 km NW from
URI OMAR GARCÍA-VÁZQUEZ1*
LUIS CANSECO-MÁRQUEZ1 localities in northern Oaxaca (Lips et al. 2004). All frogs were
JOSÉ LUIS AGUILAR-LÓPEZ2 found calling while sitting on leaves in cloud forest.
ISRAEL SOLANO-ZAVALETA1
and Eleutherodactylus leprus (Leprus Chirping Frog). Municipality of
ROLANDO JONATHAN MACEDA-CRUZ3 Zoquitlán: along El Tepeyac-Tlacotepec de Díaz Road (18.4443°N,
1
Laboratorio de Herpetología, Facultad de Ciencias 96.857°W), 91 m elev. 26 July 2006. MZFC 20507. A range exten-
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, A.P. 70-399, C.P. 04510 sion of ca. 74 km SE of Coyame, Veracruz, filling a gap between
México, D.F., México localities in central Veracruz and northern Oaxaca (Lynch 1970).
2
Departamento de Biodiversidad y Ecología Animal The frog was found calling from a tree branch in tropical evergreen
Instituto de Ecología A.C. Km 2.5 carretera antigua a Coatepec No. 351 forest.
Col El haya C.P. 91070, Xalapa, Veracruz, México
Agalychnis callidryas (Red-eyed Leaf Frog). Municipality of
Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales, Facultad de Ciencias,
3
Tlacotepec de Díaz: along El Tepeyac-Tlacotepec de Díaz Road
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, C.P. 04510, México, D.F., México (18.4247ºN, 96.851ºW), 115 m elev. 26 July 2006. MZFC 20501,
*Corresponding author; email: [email protected] 20508, 20516. This locality represents a range extension of about
131 km WNW of Los Mangos, Playa Escondida, in Central Ve-
Until recently, the diversity and distribution patterns of the her- racruz (Duellman 2001). All frogs were males found calling from
petofauna within the state of Puebla, México, were not well known branches of bushes located near a pond surrounded by tropical
(Canseco-Márquez et al. 2000). However, with the discovery of semideciduous forest.

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Dendropsophus microcephalus (Small-headed Treefrog). Munici- ca. 47 km SE from Orizaba, Veracruz (King and Thompson 1968).
pality of Tlacotepec de Díaz: along Tepeyac-Tlacotepec de Díaz The specimen was found in a tropical semideciduous forest.
Road (18.418ºN, 96.854ºW), 107 m elev. 27 July 2006. MZFC
20503, 20509, 20510, 20519. This locality represents a range ex- Serpentes
tension of about 178 km W of 2.4 km N Juan Díaz Covarrubias,
the nearest locality known in central Veracruz (Duellman 2001). Lampropeltis triangulum polyzona (Atlantic Central American
The frogs were found in tropical semideciduous forest. Milksnake). Municipality of Eloxochitlán: Tepequezquiapan
Ptychohyla zophodes (Gloomy Mountain Stream Frog). Municipal- (18.4862ºN, 96.916ºW), 1041 m elev. 28 June 2007. MZFC 22157.
ity of Eloxochitlán: 1 km S Eloxochitlán (18.5098°N, 96.95°W), Extends the range ca. 104 km S from Xico, Veracruz (Perez-Hi-
1332 m elev. 27 July 2006. MZFC 22150. A range extension of 50 gareda and Smith 1991). The specimen was collected in tropical
km NE of the type locality, 16.1 km W of Jalapa de Díaz, on the semideciduous forest.
Gulf versant of northern Oaxaca (Campbell and Duellman 2000). Leptodeira polysticta (Small-spotted Cat-eyed Snake). Municipal-
The frog was found calling from a tree branch in cloud forest. ity of Eloxochitlán: Tepequezquiapan (18.4862ºN, 96.916ºW),
Smilisca cyanosticta (Blue-spotted Mexican Treefrog). Municipal- 1041 m elev. 28 June 2007. MZFC 20533. This record extends
ity of Eloxochitlán: Tepequezquiapan (18.4862°N, 96.916°W), the known range ca 40 km S from Amatlan de los Reyes, Veracruz
1041 m elev. 27 June 2007. MZFC 20530. The record extends the (Perez-Higareda and Smith 1991). The snake was captured in a
range ca. 105 km W of Dos Amates, in central Veracruz (Duellman tropical semideciduous forest.
2001). The frog was found calling from a pond in cloud forest. Oxyrhopus petola (Calico False Coral Snake). Municipality of
Leptodactylus melanonotus (Sabinal Frog). Municipality of Eloxochitlán: Tepequezquiapan (18.4862ºN, 96.916ºW), 1041 m
Tlacotepec de Díaz: along El Tepeyac-Tlacotepec de Díaz Road elev. 28 June 2007. MZFC 21953. This record extends the known
(18.423ºN, 96.851ºW), 133 m elev. 29 June 2006. MZFC 22151. range ca. 168 km NW from Hueyapan, Veracruz (Perez-Higareda
First verified record from Puebla, extending the known range 86 km and Smith 1991). The specimen was captured in a tropical semi-
NW from the nearest locality at Tuxtepec, Oaxaca (Juárez-López deciduous forest.
et al. 2006). The species was reported from Puebla by Smith and Micrurus diastema (Variable Coralsnake). Municipality of Eloxo-
Taylor (1966), but they mentioned no specific locality. The speci- chitlán: Tepequezquiapan (18.4862ºN, 96.916ºW), 1041 m elev.
men was found in tropical semideciduous forest. No specific date. MZFC 19735. A range extension of about 39 km
Lithobates vaillanti (Vaillant’s Frog). Municipality of Tlacotepec N of Cuauhtémoc, Córdoba, Veracruz (Júarez-López et al. 2006).
de Díaz: Tlacotepec de Díaz (18.4058°N, 96.845°W), 255 m The snake was found in tropical semideciduous forest.
elev. 29 June 2007. MZFC 21961. This record represents a range Typhlops tenuis (Coffee Blindsnake). Municipality of Eloxochit-
extension of about 48.5 km SW from the nearest known locality lán: El Tepeyac (18.4877ºN, 96.854ºW), 94 m elev. 30 June 2007.
at Córdoba, Veracruz (Hillis and de Sá 1988). The frog was found MZFC 22152. Extends the range 47 km S from Cordoba, Veracruz
in a patch of tropical semideciduous forest. (Perez-Higareda and Smith 1991). The specimen was collected in
Lacertilia tropical semideciduous forest.
Anolis cymbops (Cope’s Veracruz Anole). Municipality of Eloxo- Range Extensions
chitlán: Tepequezquiapan (18.4862ºN, 96.916ºW), 1041 m elev. 27 Anura
July 2006. MZFC 22173. This record extends the known range ca.
45 km S from Cuautlapan, Veracruz (Nieto-Montes de Oca 1994). Craugastor loki (Rana del Volcan San Martin): Municipality of
The specimen was captured in cloud forest. Eloxochitlán: Tepequezquiapan (18.4749ºN, 96.918ºW), 978 m
Anolis tropidonotus (Greater Scaly Anole). Municipality of Eloxo- elev. 27 June 2007. MZFC 20531–32. Municipality of Tlacotepec
chitlán: El Crucero (18.4887ºN, 96.887ºW), 569 m elev. 26 July de Díaz: El Tepeyac (18.423ºN, 96.851ºW), 133 m elev. 29 June
2006. MZFC 22171. Tepequezquiapan (18.4749ºN, 96.918ºW), 2007. MZFC 21960. 1 km S of Tlacotepec de Díaz (18.4058ºN,
978 m elev. 27 June 2007. MZFC 21952. El Tepeyac (18.4877ºN, 96.845ºW), 255 m elev. 29 June 2007. MZFC 21962. Together,
96.854ºW), 94 m elev. 29 June 2007. MZFC 20538, 21954–55. 30 these comprise the second, third, and fourth records for Puebla and
June 2007. These records extend the known range ca. 44 km SE represent a ca. 53 km NW range extension from the closest known
from Cuautlapan, Veracruz (Luna-Reyes 2006). All lizards were locality at San Jose Tenango, Oaxaca (Lynch 2000). The closest
found in a tropical semideciduous forest. known Puebla record is from Cuetzalan del Progreso, about 180
Sphenomorphus cherriei stuarti (Stuart’s Brown Forest Skink). km NW of our localities (Canseco-Márquez and Gutiérrez-Mayén
Municipality of Eloxochitlán: Tepequezquiapan (18.4862ºN, 2006; as C. rhodopis). The frogs were found in leaf litter in tropical
96.916ºW), 1041 m elev. 28 June 2007. MZFC 22178. Extends semideciduous forest.
the known range ca. 45 km SE from Potrero Viejo, Cuautlapan, Craugastor pygmaeus (Pigmy Robber Frog). Municipality of
Veracruz (Smith and Taylor 1966). The lizard was captured in a Coyomeapan: road to Coyomeapan near Tilancingo stream
tropical semideciduous forest. (18.393ºN, 97.068ºW), 2530 m elev. 8 July 2008. MZFC 22280.
Xenosaurus grandis (Knob-scaled Lizard): Municipality of Eloxo- Southernmost record for Puebla, and about a 172 km NNW range
chitlán: Tepequezquiapan (18.4749ºN, 96.918ºW), 978 m elev. 27 extension in the state from Ocotlán de Betancourt, Municipality
June 2007. MZFC 22176. Extends the known range of the species of Tlatlauquitepec, Sierra Norte de Puebla, and bridges the distri-

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butional gaps between reported localities in Oaxaca and Veracruz 2006. MZFC 22175. Southernmost record for the state, extending
(Solano-Zavaleta 2008). the known range in Puebla 172 km SE of Caltepec, Tlatlauquitepec
Ecnomiohyla miotympanum (Small-eared Treefrog). Municipal- (Solano-Zavaleta 2008), and 44 km S of the nearest known local-
ity of Eloxochitlán: along Eloxochitlán-Tlacotepec de Díaz Road ity at Orizaba, Veracruz (Mendoza-Quijano and Nieto-Montes de
(18.4862°N, 96.916°W), 1041 m elev. 27 July 2006. MZFC Oca 1995). The specimen was captured in tropical semideciduous
22148–49, 22154–56. Bridges a distributional gap between Xo- forest.
cayucan, Municipality of Tlatlauquitepec, Sierra Norte de Puebla, Anolis sericeus (Silky Anole). Municipality of Tlacotepec de Díaz:
168 km NNW (Solano-Zavaleta 2008) and along Puente de Fierro Tlacotepec de Díaz (18.4058°N, 96.845°W), 255 m elev. 29 June
Road at Río Eloxochitlán in northern Oaxaca, 38 km S (Duellman 2007. MZFC 21957. Southernmost record for the state extending
2001). The specimens were collected in cloud forest. the range ca. 55 km S of the closest known locality at Cordoba,
Scinax staufferi (Stauffer’s Long-nosed Treefrog). Municipality Veracruz, and also fills a gap between more northern localities in
of Tlacotepec de Díaz: along Tepeyac-Tlacotepec de Díaz Road Puebla and Veracruz, and in Oaxaca (Lee 1980). The specimen
(18.418ºN, 96.854ºW), 107 m elev. 27 July 2006. MZFC 20502, was captured in a tropical semideciduous forest.
20517–18. Southernmost record for Puebla, extending the range ca. Scincella silvicola (Taylor’s Ground Skink): Municipality of
42 km from a site located 40 km W of Orizaba, Veracruz (Duellman Eloxochitlán: 2 km E of El Tepeyac (18.487ºN, 96.866ºW), 125 m
2001). The frog was found in tropical semideciduous forest. elev. 27 July 2006. MZFC 22172. Southernmost record for Puebla,
Leptodactylus fragilis (White-lipped Frog). Municipality of extending the known range in the state 160 km SE of Tzinacapan,
Tlacotepec de Díaz: along El Tepeyac-Tlacotepec de Díaz Road Cuetzalan del Progreso (García-Vázquez 2003), and ca. 44 km S
(18.4247ºN, 96.851ºW), 115 m elev. 26 July 2006. MZFC 22153. of the nearest locality at San Lorenzo, Córdoba, Veracruz (Taylor
Municipality of Eloxochitlán: Ejido el Tepeyac (18.4877ºN, 1937). The specimen was captured in a tropical semideciduous
96.854ºW), 94 m elev. 29 June 2007. MZFC 22158. Southernmost forest.
record for Puebla and a range extension of ca. 184 km NNW of the Ameiva undulata (Rainbow Ameiva): Municipality of Eloxochit-
other reported locality in the state, Municipality of Cuetzalan del lán: 2 km E of El Tepeyac (18.487ºN, 96.866ºW), 125 m elev. 1
Progreso, Sierra Norte de Puebla (Canseco-Márquez and Gutiér- July 2007. MZFC 20541. Previously known only from the northern
rez-Mayén 2006) and ca. 40 km SW from the closest localities part of the State (Echternacht 1971), and a range extension of ca.
in central Veracruz (Heyer et al. 2006). The frogs were found in 43 km S from the closest known locality at Cuautlapan, Veracruz.
tropical semideciduous forest. The specimen was captured at roadside in a remnant patch of
tropical semideciduous forest.
Lacertilia
Serpentes
Corytophanes hernandezii (Hernandez’s Helmeted Basilisk). Mu-
nicipality of Eloxochitlán: El Tepeyac (18.4877ºN, 96.854ºW), 94 Geophis semidoliatus (Broken-ringed Earth Snake). Municipality
m elev. 30 June 2007. MZFC 20543. Southernmost record for the of Eloxochitlán: Tepequezquiapan (18.4862°N, 96.916ºW), 1041
state and ca.193 km NNW range extension from the only other Pue- m elev. 28 June 2007. MZFC 22177. Southernmost record for the
bla locality at Quetzapa, Tlatlauquitepec (Solano-Zavaleta 2008). state. Previously only known from Puebla ca. 171 km NNW in
The specimen was captured in a tropical semideciduous forest. the Sierra Norte region (Canseco-Marquez et al. 2000). Its closest
Hemidactylus frenatus (Common House Gecko). Municipality known locality is ca. 24 km S at Cuautlapan, Veracruz (Pérez-Hi-
of Tlacotepec de Díaz: La Pedrera (18.4877ºN, 96.854ºW), 87 m gareda and Smith 1991).
elev. 26 July 2006. MZFC 20498. Municipality of Eloxochitlán: El Imantodes cenchoa (Cope’s Blunt-headed Tree T Snake). Munici-
Tepeyac (18.493ºN, 96.837ºW), 94 m elev. 30 June 2007. MZFC pality of Eloxochitlán: Tepequezquiapan (18.4862°N, 96.916ºW),
20540, 21985. Southernmost records for the state that fill a gap 1041 m elev. 28 June 2007. MZFC 20534. Southernmost record
between Mixteca de Puebla, Puebla (ca. 171 km WNW) (García- for the state. Previously only known from Puebla 171 km NNW in
Vázquez et al. 2006) and Agustín Millán, Orizaba, Veracruz (ca. the Sierra Norte region (Solano-Zavaleta 2008). Its closest known
47 km N) (Vázquez-Cisneros 2006). The lizards were collected on locality is from 26 km NE at Otatitlán, Veracruz (Pérez-Higareda
the walls of a house located in a tropical semideciduous forest. and Smith 1991).
Sceloporus variabilis (Rose-bellied Lizard). Municipality of Leptophis mexicanus (Mexican Parrot Snake). Municipal-
Eloxochitlán: along Rancho Nuevo-El Tepeyac Road (18.487°N, ity of Eloxochitlán: along El Crucero-Tlacotepec de Díaz Road
96.866°W), 125 m elev. 1 July 2007. MZFC 20542. El Tepeyac (18.4768°N, 96.875ºW), 292 m elev. 26 July 2006. MZFC 20514.
(18.4877ºN, 96.854°W), 94 m elev. 29 June 2007. MZFC 22159. Extends the range ca. 24 km SW of the nearest localities at Mot-
Southernmost records for the state, extending the known distribu- zorongo, Veracruz (Pérez-Higareda and Smith 1991), and fills a
tion in Puebla 169 km SSE of Xocayucan, Tlatlauquitepec (So- distributional gap between more northern localities in Puebla and
lano-Zavaleta 2008). The nearest known locality is Coscomatepec, Veracruz. The specimen was captured AOR surrounded by tropical
Veracruz, located about 66 km NNE of our localities (Mendoza- semideciduous forest.
Quijano et al. 1998). Ninia sebae (Common Red-backed Coffee Snake). Municipality
Anolis laeviventris (White Anole). Municipality of Eloxochitlán: 1 of Eloxochitlán: Tepequezquiapan (18.4862ºN, 96.916ºW), 1041
km W of Eloxochitlan (18.5098ºN, 96.95ºW), 1041 m elev. 27 July m elev. 28 June 2007. MZFC 20535, 20560. Southernmost records

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