The insular herpetofauna of Mexico: Composition, conservation, and biogeographic patterns

Pliego‐Sánchez, Juan Valentín; Blair, Christopher; Vega‐Pérez, Aníbal H. Díaz de la; Jiménez-Arcos, Víctor H.

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“…Zug (2013) published an updated guide of amphibians and reptiles of the Pacific islands but only provided information on the herpetofauna from Revillagigedo Islands. The above-referenced studies exclude the Islas Marias Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, which is one of the most herpetological diverse land-bridge islands in the Mexican Pacific (Pliego-Sánchez et al 2021). To our knowledge, there seems to be a consensus among herpetologists that amphibians and reptiles from the Mexican Central Pacific islands are representatives of taxa found on the adjacent mainland (Zweifel 1960;Casas-Andreu 1992;Woolrich-Piña et al 2016;Pliego-Sánchez et al 2021), but they also recognize that different ecological and evolutionary pressures could have influenced morphological and behavioral traits of these insular populations (Rodríguez and Drummond 2000;Senczuk et al 2014;Siliceo-Cantero et al 2016;Ramírez-Reyes et al 2021a).…”

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An updated checklist of the herpetofauna from Isla María Cleofas, Mexico

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We provide an updated checklist of amphibians and reptiles from Isla María Cleofas, Mexico. This island is located at the Islas Marías Archipelago Biosphere Reserve on the coast of the state of Nayarit. The herpetofaunal diversity of Isla María Cleofas has been addressed for over a century; however, the literature is limited just a few scientific explorations and occasional records. In addition, previous herpetofaunal lists contain taxonomic inaccuracies, which are revised here, and recent nomenclatural changes are incorporated. Records of three newly reported species, Lampropeltis polyzona Cope, 1860, Leptophis diplotropis (Günther, 1872) and Tantilla calamarina Cope, 1866, were obtained during our fieldwork. Based on both our field observations and a literature review, the herpetofauna of Isla María Cleofas includes 16 species (two amphibians and 14 reptiles). We also review the conservation status of all species using three independent systems [NOM 059-SEMARNAT-2010, IUCN, and environmental vulnerability score (EVS)]. Finally, we discuss the likely occurrence of evolutionary independent lineages on the island.

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An updated checklist of the herpetofauna from Isla María Cleofas, Mexico

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Functional and taxonomic beta diversity of butterfly assemblages in an archipelago: relative importance of island characteristics, climate, and spatial factors

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Natural History and Conservation Status of Crotalus Pyrrhus Cope, 1866 (Squamata: Viperidae) From Isla El Muerto, Gulf of California, Mexico

García-Padilla,

Villalobos-Juárez,

Arnaud

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The species of rattlesnakes that inhabit the islands of the Gulf of California in México represent a group of vertebrates that are endangered (García-Padilla et al., 2018). The main pressures they face are invasive species and illegal capture for commercialization (Mellinck, 1995). Presently, aspects of natural history and conservation status for many populations of various species still remain virtually unknown to science. During May-June of 2009, we visited Isla El Muerto where there exists an insular population of the rattlesnake Crotalus pyrrhus (Meik et al., 2015). The taxonomic status of this species has been discussed, but almost nothing has been published about its ecology and natural history. Here, we present new data concerning the distribution, relative abundance, and conservation status of this insular population of this species. We established that this species might be less abundant than previous authors mentioned; the estimated relative abundance we obtained is 0.22 snakes/hour. Also, we identified that the conservation status provided by Mexican (NOM-059 SEMARNAT, 2019) and international (IUCN) systems needs to be revised and modified to allocate this species to a higher level of protection. We believe that this information can be used as a basis for promoting and achieving the effective protection and conservation of this population of C. pyrrhus and its habitat for perpetuity

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The insular herpetofauna of Mexico: Composition, conservation, and biogeographic patterns

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An updated checklist of the herpetofauna from Isla María Cleofas, Mexico

An updated checklist of the herpetofauna from Isla María Cleofas, Mexico

Functional and taxonomic beta diversity of butterfly assemblages in an archipelago: relative importance of island characteristics, climate, and spatial factors

Natural History and Conservation Status of Crotalus Pyrrhus Cope, 1866 (Squamata: Viperidae) From Isla El Muerto, Gulf of California, Mexico

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The insular herpetofauna of Mexico: Composition, conservation, and biogeographic patterns

Abstract: This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Cited by 4 publications

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An updated checklist of the herpetofauna from Isla Mar&iacute;a Cleofas, Mexico

An updated checklist of the herpetofauna from Isla Mar&iacute;a Cleofas, Mexico

Functional and taxonomic beta diversity of butterfly assemblages in an archipelago: relative importance of island characteristics, climate, and spatial factors

Natural History and Conservation Status of Crotalus Pyrrhus Cope, 1866 (Squamata: Viperidae) From Isla El Muerto, Gulf of California, Mexico

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An updated checklist of the herpetofauna from Isla María Cleofas, Mexico

An updated checklist of the herpetofauna from Isla María Cleofas, Mexico