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Revista mexicana de biodiversidad

On-line version ISSN 2007-8706Print version ISSN 1870-3453

Abstract

MEDINA-AGUILAR, Oscar; ALVARADO-DIAZ, Javier  and  SUAZO-ORTUNO, Ireri. Herpetofauna from Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2011, vol.82, n.4, pp.1194-1202. ISSN 2007-8706.

A herpetofaunistic survey was carried out in 2007 and 2008 in 6 vegetation types in the Municipality of Tacámbaro, state of Michoacán, México. A total of 21 amphibian species (8 families) and 58 reptile species (16 families) were registered. Species richness estimators indicated that from 85 to 91% of amphibian species, 77 to 85% of lizard species and 41 to 78% of snake species were registered. Forty-three species were registered in tropical deciduous forest, 29 in thorn forest, 17 in pine-oak forest, 13 in oak forest, 12 in pine forest, and 7 in fir forest. Of 79 species registered, 49 (62%) are endemic to México and 3 species are endemic to Michoacán. Thirty-seven (47%) species are listed in the Norma Oficial Mexicana of threatened species. The snake Leptotyphlops maximus was registered for the first time in Michoacán.

Keywords : amphibians; reptiles; Tacámbaro; Michoacán.

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