EcologíaVariación espacial y temporal de la herpetofauna en ecosistemas de sabanas inundables de la Orinoquía-Colombia RESUMENSe comparó la diversidad de anfibios y reptiles en bosques de vega, de galería y sabanas y entre las épocas seca y de lluvias en ecosistemas de sabanas inundables. Se realizó un muestreo en tres sitios en cada época climática, mediante los métodos de encuentro visual y trampas de caída con barreras de interceptación. El esfuerzo de muestreo para cada cobertura fue de 252 horas de recorridos y 504 horas de trampas de caída. Se registraron 23 especies de anuros y 37 especies de reptiles: 10 serpientes, 13 lagartos, un anfisbénido, cuatro tortugas, y un cocodrilo. La mayoría son nuevos registros para la zona nororiental del departamento de Casanare. La mayor riqueza y abundancia se reportó en las sabanas. El clima no es una variable determinante en la riqueza, pero si en la abundancia de la herpetofauna. Las sabanas son de gran importancia para el mantenimiento de la estructura de los ensamblajes de herpetofauna a lo largo del ciclo anual, los bosques son zonas de refugios de diversidad durante el periodo de inundación.Palabras clave. Anfibios, bosques de ribera, diversidad, reptiles, sabanas neotropicales. ABSTRACTWe compared the diversity of amphibians and reptiles in forest of vega, gallery forest and savannas in flooded savannas ecosystems. One sampling was conducted at three sites in each climatic season, using visual methods and encounter barriers of interception with pitfall traps. Sampling effort for each type of vegetation was 252 hours, and 504 hours of pitfall traps. A total of 23 species of anurans and 37 species of reptiles (ten snakes, thirteen lizards, one worm lizard, four turtles and one crocodilian) were recorded. Most are new records for the northeastern region of Casanare department. The greatest richness and abundance of herpetofauna were found in savannas. The weather is not a determining variable in the richness but in the abundance of the herpetofauna. Savannas are very important for maintaining the structure of herpetofauna assemblages throughout the annual cycle, forests are areas of maintenance of diversity during the flood period.
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