Amphibians and reptiles of the state of Durango, Mexico, with comparisons with adjoining states

A summary of the species of amphibians and reptiles of Durango, as well as their geographic distributions, habitat, and conservation status have been compiled. The herpetofauna of Durango consists of 36 species of amphibians and 120 species of reptiles. Durango shares the most species with Chihuahua...

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Published in:ZooKeys 2018-04, Vol.748 (748), p.65-87
Main Authors: Lemos-Espinal, Julio A, Smith, Geoffrey R, Gadsden-Esparza, Hector, Rosaura Valdez-Lares, Woolrich-Piña, Guillermo A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amphibians
Boidae
Colubridae
Conservation
Conservation status
Distribution
Eleutherodactylinae
Emydidae
Eublepharidae
Geographical distribution
Habitats
Herpetofauna
Iguanidae
Natricidae
Phrynosomatidae
Protection and preservation
Reptiles
Reptiles & amphibians
Species
Testudinidae
Xantusiidae
Zoology
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Summary:A summary of the species of amphibians and reptiles of Durango, as well as their geographic distributions, habitat, and conservation status have been compiled. The herpetofauna of Durango consists of 36 species of amphibians and 120 species of reptiles. Durango shares the most species with Chihuahua (74.0%), and shares fewer species with Sinaloa (48.0%), Nayarit (48.7%), and Coahuila (48.0%). Arid-semiarid and Sierras habitat types have the most species, with valleys and Quebradas habitat types having fewer species. In Durango, there are several taxa of particular conservation concern including eleutherodactylid frogs, eublepharid, iguanid, phrynosomatid, and xantusid lizards, boid, colubrid, and natricid snakes, and emydid and testudinid turtles.
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.748.22768