Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 9() 1964
Kumaki (Bombina Oken, 1816) Beskidu Sądeckiego
[Bellied Toads (Bombina Oken, 1816) of the Sądecki Beskid Mts.]
Abstract:
SUMMARY. This paper is the continuation of the author’s studies (Madej, 1964) on the geographical distribution and variation in Bombina. Its objective has been to examine variation in the populations of Bombina inhabiting shallow and deep river valleys and mountain passes opening to the south and to the north. Further he tries to find whether the passes exert any influence on variation in Bombina in the higher situated adjacent regions. The southern part of the study area covers the Sądecki Beskid and extends from the Gorge of the Dunajec in the Pieniny Mts. on the west to the Tylicka Pass on the east. The valley of the Poprad divides it into two ranges, the western range of Radziejowa and the eastern range of Jaworzyna. The northern part of the study area includes the western portion of the Ciężkowickie Highlands, where the author explored chiefly the valleys of the rivers Dunajec and Biala-Dunajcowa. For practical purposes the whole area under study has been divided into 3 parts: 1. the Radziejowa region, 2. the Jaworzyna region, and 3. the Nowy Sącz-Tarnów region.
