The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Colombian Caribbean Islands San Andrés and Providencia The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Colombian Caribbean Islands San Andrés and Providencia
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: " lang="EN-US">In connection with a study of Central America I have examined s...
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| description | <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: " lang="EN-US">In connection with a study of Central America I have examined specimens from many of the islands off the coast, and I here set down a list of those I have seen from two Colombian islands which rise from deep water about 200 km. east of Nicaragua. They are about 100 km. apart. Both represent old volcanic peaks, and it is unlikely that they were ever connected to each other or to the mainland, although they may have been much larger during a lower glacial sealevel.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: " lang="EN-US">The herpetological fauna of San Andres and Providencia consists Of: a frog, known from both islands; six lizards, three from both islands and three from Providencia; four snakes, one from San</span></p> <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: " lang="EN-US">Andrés and three from Providencia.</span><br> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: ";Arial";,";sans-serif";; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">In connection with a study of Central America I have examined specimens from many of the islands off the coast, and I here set down a list of those I have seen from two Colombian islands which rise from deep water about 200 km. east of Nicaragua. They are about 100 km. apart. Both represent old volcanic peaks, and it is unlikely that they were ever connected to each other or to the mainland, although they may have been much larger during a lower glacial sealevel.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: ";Arial";,";sans-serif";; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">The herpetological fauna of San Andres and Providencia consists Of: a frog, known from both islands; six lizards, three from both islands and three from Providencia; four snakes, one from San</span></p> <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: ";Arial";,";sans-serif";; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">Andrés and three from Providencia.</span> |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6145d9926e6647c0844739b41be91ebb2025-08-20T03:10:59ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaCaldasia0366-52321945-08-01314363365The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Colombian Caribbean Islands San Andrés and Providencia The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Colombian Caribbean Islands San Andrés and ProvidenciaDunn Emmett Reid<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: " lang="EN-US">In connection with a study of Central America I have examined specimens from many of the islands off the coast, and I here set down a list of those I have seen from two Colombian islands which rise from deep water about 200 km. east of Nicaragua. They are about 100 km. apart. Both represent old volcanic peaks, and it is unlikely that they were ever connected to each other or to the mainland, although they may have been much larger during a lower glacial sealevel.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: " lang="EN-US">The herpetological fauna of San Andres and Providencia consists Of: a frog, known from both islands; six lizards, three from both islands and three from Providencia; four snakes, one from San</span></p> <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: " lang="EN-US">Andrés and three from Providencia.</span><br> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: ";Arial";,";sans-serif";; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">In connection with a study of Central America I have examined specimens from many of the islands off the coast, and I here set down a list of those I have seen from two Colombian islands which rise from deep water about 200 km. east of Nicaragua. They are about 100 km. apart. Both represent old volcanic peaks, and it is unlikely that they were ever connected to each other or to the mainland, although they may have been much larger during a lower glacial sealevel.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: ";Arial";,";sans-serif";; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">The herpetological fauna of San Andres and Providencia consists Of: a frog, known from both islands; six lizards, three from both islands and three from Providencia; four snakes, one from San</span></p> <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: ";Arial";,";sans-serif";; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">Andrés and three from Providencia.</span>http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/32204Colombian islandsherpetological faunaFrogLizardsSnakes |
| spellingShingle | Dunn Emmett Reid The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Colombian Caribbean Islands San Andrés and Providencia The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Colombian Caribbean Islands San Andrés and Providencia Caldasia Colombian islands herpetological fauna Frog Lizards Snakes |
| title | The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Colombian Caribbean Islands San Andrés and Providencia The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Colombian Caribbean Islands San Andrés and Providencia |
| title_full | The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Colombian Caribbean Islands San Andrés and Providencia The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Colombian Caribbean Islands San Andrés and Providencia |
| title_fullStr | The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Colombian Caribbean Islands San Andrés and Providencia The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Colombian Caribbean Islands San Andrés and Providencia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Colombian Caribbean Islands San Andrés and Providencia The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Colombian Caribbean Islands San Andrés and Providencia |
| title_short | The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Colombian Caribbean Islands San Andrés and Providencia The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Colombian Caribbean Islands San Andrés and Providencia |
| title_sort | amphibians and reptiles of the colombian caribbean islands san andres and providencia the amphibians and reptiles of the colombian caribbean islands san andres and providencia |
| topic | Colombian islands herpetological fauna Frog Lizards Snakes |
| url | http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/32204 |
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