Distribution extension and first verified records for Narrow-bridged Musk Turtle, Claudius angustatus Cope, 1865 (Testudines, Kinosternidae) in the Selva Lacandona, Mexico
Martín de Jesús Cervantes-López,
Ricard Arasa-Gisbert,
Omar Hernández-Ordóñez,
Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez
Affiliations
Martín de Jesús Cervantes-López
Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Ricard Arasa-Gisbert
Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia 58190, Michoacán, Mexico
Omar Hernández-Ordóñez
Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez
Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mérida 97357, Yucatán, Mexico
We document the first verifiable records of Claudius angustatus Cope, 1865 in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico. Three individuals were observed in different types of anthropic land covers. These records are the most recent observations of C. angustatus in the southeastern zone of its range in more than 20 years, thus representing the southernmost known occurrences of this species. With these records we confirm the long-suspected presence of C. angustatus in the region, increasing the number of reptile species in the Selva Lacandona to 91.
