1 ISSN 0145-9031 SPECIAL PUBLICATION CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 4400 FORBES AVENUE » PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15213 28 DECEMBER 1978 NUMBER 5 FIRST SUPPLEMENT TO A CHECK-LIST OF WEST INDIAN AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES Albert Schwartz^ Research Associate, Section of Amphibian and Reptiles Richard Thomas^ Lewis D. Ober^ Shortly after publication of Schwartz and Thomas's "A check-list of West Indian amphibians and reptiles" (Spec. PubL, Carnegie Mus. Nat. Hist., 1 :1-216, 1975), several of our colleagues asked whether they could expect supplements including new information on the Antillean herpetofauna. It was decided to publish a series of periodic supplements, of which this is the first, as the amount of new information warranted. We have followed the arrangement and generally the style of the orig- inal Check-list. When distributions have been changed radically, or many new localities added, we have rewritten entirely the section on distri- bution. Where there have been slight modifications, we give here only additional details. In the intervening years we have had competent field assistance in the West Indies from Rolando Colon, David A. Daniels, Sheri DeGraff, David P. Duval, William S. Fitterman, Eugene D. Graham, Jr., Ramon Martinez, Ronald A. Ober, William W. Sommer, Michael H. Strahm, Kim Rutherford, and Thomas M. Thurmond. Many of the new Bahamian records are due to the co-owners and crew of the yacht SNAFU — Ronald A. Ober, Glenn Duffy, and Randolph Hooks. Their willingness to sail to remote islands, frequently under dangerous conditions due to the draught of their boat, was commendable. They also provided space on board and field companionship for the junior author. Many colleagues and friends have brought to our attention new col- lections, new records, suggestions, and corrections to the Check-list. We QL ‘ 656.5 A1S38X Suppl I Rept. li ^ Miami-Dade Community College North, Miami, Florida 33167. ^ University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico 00931. salute the efforts of Arthur V. Bianculli, Gustavo Candelas, Ronald I. Crombie, James R. Dixon, Julian J. Duval, Arthur C. Echternacht, Richard E. Etheridge, George W. Foley, Steven D. Garber, Donald E. EHahn, John Iverson, Alan E. Leviton, William P. Maclean, Peter Meylan, Fred G. Thompson, Alberto Valdes, Ernest E. Williams, Charles A. Woods, and Richard G. Zweifel. In addition, many of the new records from Puerto Rican off-shore islets are due to the collections made there by Harold Heatwole, now deposited at the University of Puerto Rico. We are in his debt for permission to publish on this material. 3 Cpu ll^. BUFO LEMUR Cope ^-3cVuao.Az /WWjcV *** ^ V ' ' ' t^xrcA ^ 0\