A Reexamination of the Herpetofauna of Oaxaca, Mexico: Composition Update, Physiographic Distribution, and Conservation Commentary
Vicente Mata‐Silva, Elí García-Padilla, Arturo Rocha, Dominic L. DeSantis, JERRY D. JOHNSON, Aurelio Ramı́rez-Bautista, Larry David Wilson
Abstract
A substantial number of changes to the composition of the herpetofauna of the Mexican state of Oaxaca, including taxonomic additions and deletions, have occurred in the five years since our original assessment of this region. These changes now establish a herpetofauna of 480 species for the state. A number of taxonomic and nomenclatural changes involving the Oaxacan herpetofauna also are discussed. Updated patterns of physiographic distribution, endemism, and conservation status of the members of the state herpetofauna are examined.
Topics & Concepts
EndemismEcologyBiologyConservation statusComposition (language)Distribution (mathematics)ZoologyHabitatLinguisticsMathematical analysisPhilosophyMathematicsAmphibian and Reptile BiologyAnimal and Plant Science EducationPlant and animal studies