Checklist of amphibians and reptiles of the state of Durango, México

By

Lares, Rosaura Valdez
Martínez, Raúl Muñiz
Gadsden-Esparza, Hector
León, Gustavo Aguirre
Gaytán, Gamaliel Castañeda
Trápaga, Rolando González

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013-8-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

9

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

714--724

Subjects

Ecoregions , herpetofauna , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/9.4.714

 

Abstract

We compiled a list of the herpetofauna of the state of Durango, México, based on published records. The checklist contains 151 species (33 amphibians and 118 reptiles) allocated to one or more of the four major ecoregions of the state. We identified many gaps in the current knowledge of the herpetofauna of Durango, concerning the number of species and their distribution in the state, and hence, further surveys and taxonomic studies are needed to improve the completeness of this checklist.