Herpetological records from the Abujao basin, central Peruvian Amazon

By

Crnobrna, Brian
Santa-Cruz Farfan, Roy
Gallegos, Cesar
López-Rojas, Jhon Jairo
Llanqui, Irbin B.
Panduro Pisco, Grober
Arbaiza, Angel Kelsen

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023-7-3

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

19

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

433--465

Subjects

Amphibians , Fitzcarrald Arc , herpetofauna , Serra do Divisor , Sierra del Divisor , squamate reptiles

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/19.4.433

 

Abstract

The effort to uncover herpetofauna within the zone of influence of the Sierra del Divisor National Park has been focused on the northern reaches. The Abujao basin represents the Sierra del Divisor region well in an understudied area central to the Peruvian Amazon. We found 108 species of amphibians and squamate reptiles. Seven records extend ranges from the northern regions, while two records unite with southern regions (Madre De Dios and the Fitzcarrald Arc/Purus valley). There are higher levels of diversity attributable to land-cover units indicative of high terraces and hilly zones, as opposed to low hydromorphic habitats. Our new record for Pristimantis iiap Padial, Gagliardi-Urrutia, Chaparro & Gutiérrez, 2016 brings more resolution to this newly described species. We made observations of an unidentified species of blindsnake, which could represent a unique part of the fauna. Despite variations, we only uphold the presence of various subspecies of Micrurus annellatus Peters, 1871.