I was going to ask why they were only found in the extreme south. Climate and habitat should be favorable in the north also. Recent additions to the herpetofauna is a possibility that makes sense. Ah, island herps and ecology, it's great!

Cyclophiops major is a green snake, isn't it? I believe they were once classified with our green snakes in the U. S. It would be interesting to study their habits and habitats too. Thanks for the info....

TC


>>I'v just found out why Schulz didn't list E frenata. They were first found or should I say identified in 1998 they might have been found and mistaken for Cyclophiops major. They are very rare - 3 or 4 end up being found each year. They are exactly the same as the ones found in China. This and their recent discovery is driving a debate if they have been here all along or if, they some how found their way here from China, in the recent past.

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