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. 2020 Apr 16;927:99–125. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.927.50064

Table 3.

List of amphibians and reptiles that potentially occur in Colima.

Taxon Explanation
Class Amphibia
Order Anura
Bufonidae
Incilius perplexus (Taylor, 1943) Likely to occur in eastern Colima
Craugastoridae
Craugastor augusti (Dugès, 1879) Likely to occur in extreme western Colima
Craugastor hobartsmithi (Taylor, 1937) Likely to occur in extreme western Colima
Craugastor pygmaeus (Taylor, 1937) Likely to occur in northwestern and southern Colima
Hylidae
Sarcohyla bistincta (Cope, 1877) Likely to occur through the state but the coastal area
Ranidae
Rana megapoda Taylor, 1942 Likely to occur in northeastern Colima, in the Volcanes de Colima physiographic region
Rana psilonota Webb, 2001 Likely to occur in northeastern Colima, in the Volcanes de Colima physiographic region
Order Caudata
Plethodontidae
Pseudoeurycea leprosa (Cope, 1869) Likely to occur in southern Colima
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Suborder Lacertilia
Phrynosomatidae
Sceloporus grammicus Wiegmann, 1828 Likely to occur in northeastern Colima, in the Volcanes de Colima physiographic region
Sceloporus heterolepis Boulenger, 1895 Likely to occur in northeastern Colima, in the Volcanes de Colima physiographic region
Order Squamata
Suborder Serpentes
Colubridae
Salvadora bairdi Jan, 1860 Likely to occur in northeastern Colima, in the Volcanes de Colima physiographic region
Sonora mutabilis Stickel, 1943 Likely to occur in northeastern-eastern Colima
Dipsadidae
Geophis bicolor Günther, 1868 Likely to occur in northeastern Colima, in the Volcanes de Colima physiographic region
Geophis nigrocinctus Duellman, 1959 Likely to occur in northern Colima
Geophis petersi Boulenger, 1894 Likely to occur in northern Colima
Geophis tarascae Hartweg, 1959 Likely to occur in northeastern Colima, in the Volcanes de Colima physiographic region
Viperidae
Crotalus armstrongi (Campbell, 1979) Likely to occur in northeastern Colima, in the Volcanes de Colima physiographic region
Crotalus culminatus Klauber, 1952 Likely to occur in southern Colima, near the border with Coahuayana, Michoacán
Crotalus polystictus (Cope, 1865) Likely to occur in northeastern Colima, in the Volcanes de Colima physiographic region
Order Testudines
Cheloniidae
Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766) Likely to occur in the coastline of the state