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Amphibians and reptiles of the state of Durango, Mexico, with comparisons with adjoining states.
- Source :
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ZooKeys . 4/4/18, Issue 748, p65-87. 23p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *AMPHIBIAN anatomy
*BIODIVERSITY
*REPTILE anatomy
*CONSERVATION biology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13132989
- Issue :
- 748
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- ZooKeys
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 130800657
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.748.22768