Distributional extension for a dry forest species, Mesoscincus managuae (Dunn, 1933) (Squamata, Scincidae), on the Subhumid Caribbean versant of Honduras

By

Espinal, Mario Roberto
Mora, José M.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-3-15

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

15

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

269--273

Subjects

Herpetofauna assemblages , Mesoamerican Hotspot , San Pedro Sula , subhumid habitats , Sula Plain

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/15.2.269

 

Abstract

Mesoscincus managuae (Dunn, 1933) (Squamata, Scincidae) is a typical dry-forest species found along the Pacific versant of Central America from Guatemala to northwestern Costa Rica. Here, we report the occurrence of this species on the Caribbean versant of Honduras, specifically on the Sula Plain, Deparment of Cortés. This is a subhumid habitat similar to others in the Mesoamerican region which have comparable herpetofauna assemblages and where M. managuae has already been recorded.