Publication history of the Mission scientifique au Mexique etdans l’Amérique Centrale, reptiles and amphibians

Abstract

We give detailed information about the publication dates of the livraisons (deliveries) for the Reptiles and Amphibians of the Mission scientifique au Mexique et dans l’Amérique Centrale. We correct some of the previously published information regarding the publication dates and authorship of the livraisons. By providing this information we hope to help researchers interested in the herpetofauna of Mexico and Central America to avoid mistakes related to authorship and publication dates when citing species that were described in this important study of the region. In the appendix we give, to the extent our research allows, information about the artists who painted the plates in this work.

Keywords

• Mexico
• Central America
• Nomenclature
• Taxonomy