Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 22() 1977
New Notes on the Amphibian and Reptilian Fauna of the Polish Pliocene and Pleistocene
Abstract:
This paper is a recapitulation of studies of amphibian and reptilian bone remains from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Poland, collected in 1962-1974. Data concerning the localities under study — Rębielice Królewskie I and II, Zalesiaki A and B, Kozi Grzbiet and Kielniki — are given in the Introduction. Tabulated lists of the amphibian and reptilian species which occurred in these localities are presented. The Systematic Part contains a survey of all forms found so far, special emphasis being laid on the Palaeobatrachidae, Discoglossidae and Viperidae. Much attention is given to the taxonomic importance of teeth in the Palaeobatrachidae and the pathology and irregularities of the structure of the caudal vertebrae in the Colubridae. In the final part the ecological and faunistic characteristics of the new localities are briefly discussed on the basis of an analysis of the amphibians and reptiles found in them. The study reverts to a previous paper of the same author from 1962 (Acta Zool. Cracov. Vol. 7, No. 11).
