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A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, México · William Edward Duellman — chapter 5 of 21 · ~890 words · public domain

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Santo Domingo (Petapa).--Lat. 16 deg. 50'; long. 95 deg. 08'; elev. 225 m. A village about 13 kilometers west-southwest of Matias Romero; semi-arid scrub forest .

Sarabia.--Lat. 17 deg. 04'; long. 95 deg. 02'; elev. 100 m. A village 25 kilometers north of Matias Romero on the Trans-isthmian Highway; rainforest . Collections were made in the vicinity of the village and in the rainforest along the Rio Sarabia, 5 kilometers north of the village at an elevation of 80 meters.

Tapanatepec.--Lat. 16 deg. 32'; long. 94 deg. 12'; elev. 90 m. A town on the Pan-American Highway on the lower slopes of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas; dense scrub forest .

Tehuantepec.--Lat. 16 deg. 20'; long. 95 deg. 14'; elev. 35 m. A large town on the Plains of Tehuantepec; scrub forest . Collections were made in the vicinity of the town and in the dense scrub forest 8.6 kilometers west at an elevation of 85 meters and 14 kilometers west at an elevation of 120 meters.

Tenango.--Lat. 16 deg. 16'; long. 95 deg. 30'; elev. 1100 m. A town in the mountains about 40 kilometers west-southwest of Tehuantepec; scrub forest .

Tequisistlan.--Lat. 16 deg. 24'; long. 95 deg. 37'; elev. 190 m. A village in the valley of the Rio Tequisistlan, a tributary to the Rio Tehuantepec; dense scrub forest . Most collections were made about one kilometer north of the village where the Pan-American Highway crosses the Rio Tequisistlan.

Tolosita.--Lat. 17 deg. 12'; long. 95 deg. 03'; elev. 80 m. A village on the Rio Tortuguero near the Trans-isthmian Highway; rainforest .

Tres Cruces.--Lat. 16 deg. 26'; long. 95 deg. 51'; elev. 750 m. A ranch near the Pan-American Highway, 70 kilometers by road west-northwest of Tehuantepec; dense scrub forest .

Tuxtepec--Lat. 18 deg. 06'; long. 96 deg. 05'; elev. 80 m. A town on the Rio Papaloapan in northern Oaxaca; low evergreen forest .

Ubero.--Lat. 17 deg. 18'; long. 95 deg. 00'; elev. 80 m. A lumber camp and railroad station, 8.5 kilometers south of the Rio Jaltepec on the Trans-isthmian Highway; rainforest .

Union Hidalgo.--Lat. 16 deg. 27'; long. 94 deg. 48'; elev. 7 m. A village on the railroad, 20 kilometers east-northeast of Juchitan; open scrub forest .

Ventosa, La.--Lat. 16 deg. 30'; long. 94 deg. 51'; elev. 25 m. A village at the junction of the Pan-American and Trans-isthmian highways; open scrub forest .

Zanatepec.--Lat. 16 deg. 28'; long. 94 deg. 22'; elev. 80 m. A village on the Pan-American Highway at the eastern edge of the Plains of Tehuantepec; dense scrub forest . Most collections were made in the scrub forest 5 to 8 kilometers west-northwest of the village.

Zarzamora.--Lat. 16 deg. 21'; long. 95 deg. 48'; elev. 800 m. A ranch between La Reforma (16 kilometers west of Tequisistlan) and Santa Maria Ecatepec; scrub forest with oaks on higher ridges .

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Acayucan.--Lat. 17 deg. 57'; long. 94 deg. 55'; elev. 160 m. A large town on the Trans-isthmian Highway; rainforest . Collections were made in the vicinity of the town, but principally at Rancho Las Hojitas, 7 kilometers northwest of town at an elevation of 150 meters.

Alvarado.--Lat. 18 deg. 47'; long. 95 deg. 47'; sea level. A fishing village at the mouth of the Rio Papaloapan; coastal dunes and marshes . Most collections were made 1-3 kilometers southeast of the village in marshes on the leeward side of the coastal dunes.

Amatitlan.--Lat. 18 deg. 26'; long. 95 deg. 45'; elev. 4 m. A village on the bank of the Rio Papaloapan; savanna and sugar plantations .

Aquilera.--Lat. 17 deg. 48'; long. 95 deg. 01'; elev. 150 m. A village 21 kilometers southwest of Acayucan on the Trans-isthmian Highway; rainforest .

Ayentes.--Lat. 18 deg. 10'; long. 94 deg. 26'; elev. 2 m. A railroad station on the east bank of the Rio Coatzacoalcos, across the river from the city of Coatzacoalcos; scrub forest and marshes .

Berta.--Lat. 18 deg. 07'; long. 94 deg. 27'; elev. 5 m. A ranch just south of Coatzacoalcos; scrub and low evergreen forest .

Chacaltianguis.--Lat. 18 deg. 18'; long. 95 deg. 52'; elev. 5 m. A village on the Rio Papaloapan; savanna .

Ciudad Aleman.--Lat. 18 deg. 13'; long. 96 deg. 07'; elev. 30 m. A new government town, headquarters of the Comision del Papaloapan; scrub and low evergreen forest .

Coatzacoalcos (formerly Puerto Mexico).--Lat. 18 deg. 10'; long. 94 deg. 27'; elev. 2 m. A seaport at the mouth of the Rio Coatzacoalcos; scrub on coastal dunes; marshes and low evergreen forest inland . Most collections are from the forest-savanna ecotone, 8 kilometers southwest of town.

Cosamaloapan.--Lat. 18 deg. 22'; long. 95 deg. 50'; elev. 4 m. An agricultural town on the Rio Papaloapan; savanna and sugar plantations .

Cosoleacaque.--Lat. 17 deg. 59'; long. 94 deg. 38'; elev. 55 m. A village 8 kilometers by road west of Minatitlan; savanna .

Cuatotolapam.--Lat. 18 deg. 08'; long. 95 deg. 16'; elev. 13 m. A village on the Trans-isthmian Railroad; savanna and low evergreen forest along streams .

Hueyapan.--Lat. 18 deg. 08'; long. 19 deg. 09'; elev. 85 m. A town 32 kilometers by road northwest of Acayucan; savanna and low evergreen forest . Collections were made in the vicinity of the town and from forest 10 kilometers southeast of town at an elevation of 135 meters.

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