Abstract:
A small collection of amphibians and reptiles gathered by the author during an expedition to the People´s Democratic Republic of Korea in the spring of 1980 is described. The collection comprises the following species: Hynobius leechii, Bombina orientalis, Hyla arborea, Rana nigromaculata, Rana rugosa, Rana temporaria, Eremias argus, Takydromus amurensis, Takydromus wolteri, Rhabdophis tigrinus, Elaphe dione, Elaphe rufodorsata, Agkistrodon blomhoffi and Agkistrodon saxatilis. A description of the distribution of all the members of the herpetofauna in North Korea, made up on the basis of available literature, is added.