@inbook{10.1525/j.ctt1pnm37.19, ISBN = {9780520240827}, URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pnm37.19}, abstract = {Although the fossil herpetofauna of Porcupine Cave is depauperate relative to the avian and mammalian faunas (both taxonomically and in total numbers of specimens and number of individuals represented), even the limited record available yields important information that complements and augments the data derived from studies of the other, more extensive vertebrate groups. The combined sample of amphibians and reptiles from all localities within the cave includes only 141 specimens representing a minimum of seven taxa. The nature of the preserved material in most cases prohibits reliable identification to species or even to genus, but given the high elevation of}, author = {CHRISTOPHER J. BELL and JASON J. HEAD and JIM I. MEAD}, booktitle = {Biodiversity Response to Climate Change in the Middle Pleistocene: The Porcupine Cave Fauna from Colorado}, edition = {1}, pages = {117--126}, publisher = {University of California Press}, title = {Synopsis of the Herpetofauna from Porcupine Cave}, year = {2004} }