Description
The amphibian and reptile communities in temperate forest in the Sierra de Cuatro Venados have been surveyed to increase knowledge of the Oaxacan herpetofauna. We obtained 193 visual and 106 voucher records during 38 days of fieldwork. During the study, we recorded 36 of the 40 species predicted to occur in this mountain range: nine amphibians and 27 reptiles, five of which represent new records at the regional scale. Pine–oak and oak–pine forest habitats were most similar in terms of taxonomic composition (70%), and together contributed a total of 29 species (79%). Species richness was greatest in the altitudinal range 2,001-2,500 a.m.s.l. (72%) and terrestrial microhabitat (89%). Fifteen of the observed species (42%) are considered to be threatened nationally or internationally, twelve are endemic to Mexico, and one is locally endemic. The total number of reptile and amphibian species known to inhabit the Montañas y Valles del Occidente physiographic region is increased to 122.
Data Records
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Martín–Regalado N, Lavariega M C, Gómez–Ugalde R M, Rodríguez–Pérez C (2022): Anfibios y reptiles de la sierra de Cuatro Venados, Oaxaca, México. v1.8. Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona. Dataset/Occurrence. https://doi.org/10.15470/vfxi6f
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GBIF Registration
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Keywords
Distribution; Diversity; Herpetofauna; Temperate forest; Occurrence; Specimen; Occurrence
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Geographic Coverage
Oaxaca, Mexico
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [16.56, -97.432], North East [17.42, -96.833] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
Amphibians and reptiles
| Class | Amphibia, Reptilia |
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| Order | Anura, Caudata, Squamata |
| Family | Bufonidae, Hyliidae, Leptodactylidae, Ranidae, Plethodontidae, Anguidae, Phrynosomatidae, Polychridae, Scincidae, Teiidae, Dipsadidae, Colubridae, Elapidae, Viperidae |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2010-04-01 / 2011-06-30 |
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Sampling Methods
Occurrences from: - field surveys. - review of bibliography and collections
| Study Extent | An area of 2.210 square km was surveyed in Oaxaca including pine forest, pine-oak forest, pine-oak forest and low deciduous forest. The coloration was determined using the color catalog by Köhler (2012). |
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Method step description:
- The captured specimens were deposited in the Vertebrate Collection of the Technological Institute of the Valley of Oaxaca (ITVO) ITVO-AN for amphibians ITVO-RE for reptiles
Collection Data
| Collection Name | Colección de Vertebrados del Instituto Tecnológico del Valle de Oaxaca |
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| Curatorial Units | Between 106 and 106 record |
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Bibliographic Citations
- Martín–Regalado, N., Lavariega, M. C., Gómez–Ugalde, R. M., Rodríguez–Pérez, C., 2016. Anfibios y reptiles de la sierra de Cuatro Venados, Oaxaca, México. Arxius de Miscel·lània Zoològica, 14: 217–232, Doi: https://doi.org/10.32800/amz.2016.14.0217 https://doi.org/10.32800/amz.2016.14.0217
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | doi:10.15470/vfxi6f |
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| de415da2-e5bb-4859-81ed-183806e22092 | |
| https://ipt.gbif.es/resource?r=martin-regalado_amphibians_reptiles_mexico |