Amphibians and reptiles of the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico, with comparisons with adjoining states

Lemos‐Espinal, Julio A.; Smith, Geoffrey R.; Woolrich-Piña, Guillermo A.

doi:10.3897/zookeys.753.21094

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“…The arrangement of the amphibian names follows Frost (2015) and arrangement of the reptile names follows Uetz and Hošek (2015) . State lists used to compare the species composition between Coahuila and the adjoining states were: Lemos-Espinal and Smith (2015a : Chihuahua); Valdez-Lares et al (2013 : Durango); Lemos-Espinal and Dixon (2013 : San Luis Potosí); Lemos-Espinal and Cruz (2015 : Nuevo León); Dixon (2015 : Texas). We modified the list provided by Valdez-Lares et al (2013) to be able to compare it with the list of the rest of the states.…”

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Amphibians and reptiles of the state of Coahuila, Mexico, with comparison with adjoining states

Lemos‐Espinal¹,

Smith²

2016

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We compiled a checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of the state of Coahuila, Mexico. The list comprises 133 species (24 amphibians, 109 reptiles), representing 27 families (9 amphibians, 18 reptiles) and 65 genera (16 amphibians, 49 reptiles). Coahuila has a high richness of lizards in the genus Sceloporus. Coahuila has relatively few state endemics, but has several regional endemics. Overlap in the herpetofauna of Coahuila and bordering states is fairly extensive. Of the 132 species of native amphibians and reptiles, eight are listed as Vulnerable, six as Near Threatened, and six as Endangered in the IUCN Red List. In the SEMARNAT listing, 19 species are Subject to Special Protection, 26 are Threatened, and three are in Danger of Extinction. Coahuila is home to several species of conservation concern, especially lizards and turtles. Coahuila is an important state for the conservation of the native regional fauna.

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Amphibians and reptiles of the state of Coahuila, Mexico, with comparison with adjoining states

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Smith²

2016

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“…In addition, we recorded the conservation status of each species based on three sources: 1) the IUCN Red List 2014; 2) Environmental Viability Scores from Wilson et al (2013a,b); 3) listing in SEMARNAT (2010). For those neighboring states for which a recent checklist exists (Coahuila: Lemos-Espinal and Smith 2007; San Luis Potosí: Lemos-Espinal and Dixon 2013; Tamaulipas: Farr 2015; and Texas: Dixon 2015), we determined the number of overlapping species.…”

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Amphibians and Reptiles of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico

Lemos‐Espinal¹,

Smith²,

Cruz³

2016

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We compiled a check list of the herpetofauna of Nuevo León. We documented 132 species (23 amphibians, 109 reptiles), representing 30 families (11 amphibians, 19 reptiles) and 73 genera (17 amphibians, 56 reptiles). Only two species are endemic to Nuevo León. Nuevo León contains a relatively high richness of lizards in the genus Sceloporus. Overlap in the herpetofauna of Nuevo León and states it borders is fairly extensive. Of 130 native species, 102 are considered species of Least Concern in the IUCN red list, four are listed as Vulnerable, five are listed as Near Threatened, and four are listed as Endangered. According to SEMARNAT, 78 species are not of conservation concern, 25 are subject to Special Protection, 27 are Threatened, and none are listed as in Danger of Extinction. Given current threats to the herpetofauna, additional efforts to understand the ecology and status of populations in Nuevo León are needed.

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“…Despite its size, the data available concerning its herpetofauna is very scarce, thereby constituting an information gap about the species distributed in the region; Flores-Villela and García-Vázquez (2014) and Lemos-Espinal et al (2018) underlined the lack of studies and species lists of herpetofauna in Zacatecas. By contrast, neighboring states have complete works on their amphibians and reptiles, such as Aguascalientes: Vázquez-Díaz and Quintero-Díaz 2005 ; Coahuila: Lemos-Espinal and Smith 2016a ; Durango: Valdez Lares et al 2013 , Lemos-Espinal et al 2018a , Lemos-Espinal et al 2019 ; Guanajuato: Elizalde-Arellano et al 2014; Jalisco: Chávez-Avila et al 2015 ; Nayarit: Luja et al 2014 , Woolrich-Pina et al 2016 ; Nuevo León: Lazcano-Villarreal 1997 ; Lazcano-Villarreal et al 2010 ; Lemos-Espinal et al 2016b ; Lemos-Espinal et al 2018b ; and San Luis Potosí: Lemos-Espinal et al 2018c .…”

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Rattlesnake (Crotalus spp.) distribution and diversity in Zacatecas, Mexico

Lara-Galván¹,

Martínez-Montoya²,

Sigala-Rodríguez³

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Mexico is home to a large number of reptile species and has one of the greatest diversities of venomous snakes, among which the rattlesnakes pertaining to the Crotalus genus stand out. Out of more than 40 species in the country, nine are found in Zacatecas: C. aquilus, C. atrox, C. basiliscus, C. lepidus, C. molossus, C. polystictus, C. pricei, C. scutulatus and C. willardi. Although these reptiles are important, due to their relevance in terms of ecology, cultural use and public health, their conservation is impacted by multiple factors, such as habitat fragmentation and indiscriminate killing. Thus, most species within this genus are found in some type of risk category at both the national and international level. The purpose of this study was to determine the potential distribution and diversity of rattlesnakes at the municipal level in the understudied state of Zacatecas. To do this, we analyzed and described the global distribution of nine rattlesnake species by building species distribution models, which determined their potential distribution based on a set of ecological variables and presence records. The resulting models were used to assess the diversity of rattlesnake species potentially present in each municipality within the state. Thirty-nine (67.24 %) out of fifty-eight municipalities registered at least one rattlesnake species. Fresnillo, Sombrerete and Valparaíso were some of the municipalities showing greatest diversity. Moreover, C. atrox, C. lepidus, C. molossus and C. scutulatus were the most widely found species in the state. On the other hand, C. basiliscus, C. polystictus, C. pricei and C. willardi were rarely spotted and so, information on their distribution patterns within Zacatecas is limited. Finally, the areas having the largest potential for the distribution of these species were defined. These findings should make field work much more time- and cost-effective, facilitating the collection of in situ data that are useful for management and conservation plans of these species in Zacatecas.

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Amphibians and reptiles of the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico, with comparisons with adjoining states

Cited by 17 publications

References 29 publications

Amphibians and reptiles of the state of Coahuila, Mexico, with comparison with adjoining states

Amphibians and reptiles of the state of Coahuila, Mexico, with comparison with adjoining states

Amphibians and Reptiles of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico

Rattlesnake (Crotalus spp.) distribution and diversity in Zacatecas, Mexico

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