Amphibians and reptiles of Isla Santay (Durán, Ecuador)

By

Cruz-García, Keyko
Barreno, Marissa
Cuadrado, Stefania
Moretta-Urdiales, M. Mar
Molina-Moreira, Natalia
Salas, Jaime A.
Torres-Domínguez, Álvaro
Narváez, Andrea E

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023-5-30

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

19

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

347--369

Subjects

Guayas , introduced species , urban diversity , wetland

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/19.3.347

 

Abstract

Amphibian and reptile diversity from Isla Santay (Durán, Ecuador) has been underestimated due to the lack of monitoring throughout the island. Historically, this island has also been affected by anthropic landscape changes which limit the occurrence of certain species and favors the dispersion of opportunistic or more tolerant species. Such species dynamics tend to be more evident on islands, since their isolation limits species’ mobility. We present an updated checklist of the herpetofauna of Isla Santay Durán, Ecuador, and report for the first time the occurrence of two introduced species, Anolis sagrei Duméril & Bibron, 1837, Brown Anole, and Hemydactylus frenatus Duméril & Bibron, 1836.