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1. A conservation checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Sonora, Mexico, with updated species lists.

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Lemos-Espinal, Julio A., Smith, Geoffrey R., and Rorabaugh, James C.

Subjects
*REPTILES, *AMPHIBIANS, *WILDLIFE conservation, *AMPHIBIAN conservation, *SPECIES
Abstract

Sonora has a rich natural diversity, including reptiles and amphibians. Sonora's location on the United States-Mexico border creates some unique conservation challenges for its wildlife. We compiled a list of the amphibian and reptile species currently known for Sonora, summarized the conservation status of these species, and compared our list of species with known species lists for adjacent states. The herpetofauna of Sonora comprises 200 species of amphibians and reptiles (38 amphibians and 162 reptiles). Overall, Sonora shares the most species with Chihuahua, Sinaloa, and Arizona. Approximately 11% of the amphibian and reptile species are IUCN listed, but 35.5% are placed in a protected category by SEMARNAT, and 32.6% are categorized as high risk by the Environmental Vulnerability Score. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2019
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2. A conservation checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Sonora, Mexico, with updated species lists

Author

James C. Rorabaugh, Julio A. Lemos-Espinal, and Geoffrey R. Smith

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, Amphibian, Reptilia, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, United States-Mexico border states, Wildlife, herpetofauna, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Amphibia, biology.animal, lcsh:Zoology, IUCN Red List, lcsh:QL1-991, ecoregions, Mexico, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, biology, Ecology, Species Inventories, Checklist, Geography, shared species, Conservation status, Animal Science and Zoology
Abstract

Sonora has a rich natural diversity, including reptiles and amphibians. Sonora’s location on the United States-Mexico border creates some unique conservation challenges for its wildlife. We compiled a list of the amphibian and reptile species currently known for Sonora, summarized the conservation status of these species, and compared our list of species with known species lists for adjacent states. The herpetofauna of Sonora comprises 200 species of amphibians and reptiles (38 amphibians and 162 reptiles). Overall, Sonora shares the most species with Chihuahua, Sinaloa, and Arizona. Approximately 11% of the amphibian and reptile species are IUCN listed, but 35.5% are placed in a protected category by SEMARNAT, and 32.6% are categorized as high risk by the Environmental Vulnerability Score.

Published
2019

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