The land reptiles of Western Samoa / by B.J. Gill

Abstract

The reptiles of American Samoa were recently surveyed (Amerson et al„ 1982). However, there appear to be no published summaries of the herpetofauna of Western Samoa other than what can be extracted from Burt and Burt (1932), and the general review of biogeography by Gibbons (1985). Isolated references to particular species of reptiles in Western Samoa are widely scattered in the periodical literature. Voucher specimens with their important collecting details are spread among numerous museums in several countries. In this report I have brought together information to summarise the distribution and status of the land reptiles of Western Samoa.