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SOURCES
Powell, R., R. W. Henderson, K. Adler, and H.
A. Dundee. 1996. An annotated checklist of West Indian Amphibians and reptiles.
Pp 51-93 in R. Powell and R. W. Henderson (eds.). Contributions to West
Indian Herpetology: A tribute to Albert Schwartz. Society for the Study of
Amphibians and Reptiles, Ithaca, NY. (primary source)
Schwartz, A., and R. W. Henderson. 1991.
Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: descriptions, distributions, and
Natural History. University of Florida Press, Gainesville. (primary source)
And new descriptions/changes since 1995.
NOTE: The use, in this database, of some
genera of amphibians (Bufo, Hyla, Osteopilus) and families and genera of
reptiles (e.g., Iguanidae, Anolis, Amphisbaena, Celestus, Diploglossus)
represents recent revisions indicated by molecular phylogenetic studies. For a
discussion, see Hedges, S. B. 1996. The origin of West Indian amphibians and
reptiles. Pp 95-128 in R. Powell and R. W. Henderson (eds.). Contributions
to West Indian Herpetology: A tribute to Albert Schwartz. Society for the
Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Ithaca, NY. Please be aware that there is no
"official" taxonomy; each is only an opinion of the author. Some may
disagree with the taxonomy used in this checklist. However, aside from the
groups noted above, there are no major changes here.