Checklist of amphibians of Nayarit, western Mexico

By

Luja, Victor H.
Ahumada-Carrillo, Iván T.
Ponce-Campos, Paulino
Figueroa-Esquivel, Elsa

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2014-12-9

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

10

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

1336--1341

Subjects

Amphibia , inventory , Mexico

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/10.6.1336

 

Abstract

Nayarit is one of the Mexican states where less has been published regarding the fauna of amphibians. The aim of this work was to generate a list of amphibians of Nayarit through literature review and fieldwork. The amphibian fauna of Nayarit consists of 37 species, belonging to 21 genera, 10 families, and two orders. Among these 37 species, 36 are native, 21 are endemic to Mexico, and one is exotic (the American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus). In total, nine species are under the category of “Special Protection” and one as “Endangered” by Mexican laws and four (one as “Endangered” and three as “Vulnerable”) under international laws of protection. In the near future, our expectation is that more species will be added to the list of species of amphibians in Nayarit, as more fieldwork remains to be done in some remote and unexplored areas of the state.