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A conservation checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Sonora, Mexico, with updated species lists
- Source :
- ZooKeys, Vol 829, Iss, Pp 131-160 (2019), ZooKeys
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Pensoft Publishers, 2019.
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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.
- 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
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13132989 and 13132970
- Volume :
- 829
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- ZooKeys
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1286873407042f78e7711df0b03d44e5