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Amphibians and reptiles of the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, México, with new records

  • Timothy Colston,
  • José António Barão-Nóbrega,
  • Ryan Manders,
  • Alice Lett,
  • Jamie Wilmott,
  • Gavin Cameron,
  • Sidony Hunter,
  • Adam Radage,
  • Etienne Littlefair,
  • Robert Williams,
  • Antonio Lopez Cen,
  • Kathy Slater

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15560/11.5.1759
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 5
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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We provide a list of amphibians and reptiles of the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in the southern half of the Mexican Yucatan, in the state of Campeche. The study area was sampled through opportunistic, transect and pitfall trap surveys conducted for three successive years. These surveys resulted in a total of 2,359 amphibian and reptile encounters, belonging to 20 amphibian and 69 reptile species from 24 total families. We present herein the records for one snake, one chelonian and two salamander species not previously recorded in the area.