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Banta, B.H., and D. Morafka. 1966. An annotated check list of the recent amphibians and reptiles inhabiting the city and county of San Francisco, California. The Wasmann Journal of Biology 24(2):223-233.
Reference Details:
Reference Number: 12120
Type: Journal Article
Author: Banta, B.H., and D. Morafka
Date (year): 1966
Article Title:An annotated check list of the recent amphibians and reptiles inhabiting the city and county of San Francisco, California.
Journal Name: The Wasmann Journal of Biology
Volume: 24
Issue: 2
Pages: 223-233
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Keywords: amphibian, reptile, California, Rana, Chrysemys, Malaclemys, Pseudemys
Species Profiles and Specimens that use this Reference:

Chrysemys picta

    CA - Stowe Lake, Golden Gate Park

Lithobates catesbeianus

    CA - Pine Lake at the west end of Sigmund Stern Grove

Lithobates pipiens

    CA - San Francisco, in the rock garden ponds, Strybing Arboretum, Golden Gate Park

Malaclemys terrapin

    CA - Stowe Lake, Golden Gate Park

Pseudemys spp.

    CA - Stowe Lake, Golden Gate Park

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