A reexamination of the herpetofauna of Oaxaca, Mexico: Composition update, physiographic distribution, and conservation commentary

Authors

Vicente Mata-Silva, The University of Texas at El Paso
Elí García-Padilla, Oaxaca de Juárez
Arturo Rocha, The University of Texas at El Paso
Dominic L. Desantis, Georgia College & State University
Jerry D. Johnson, The University of Texas at El Paso
Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo
Larry David Wilson, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana Zamorano

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2021

Publication Title

Zootaxa

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.

Department

Biological and Environmental Sciences

Volume Number

4996

Issue Number

2

First Page

201

Last Page

252

DOI

10.11646/zootaxa.4996.2.1

Recommended Citation

Mata-Silva, V., García-Padilla, E., Rocha, A., Desantis, D.L., RamíRez-Bautista, A., & Wilson, L.D. (2021). A reexamination of the herpetofauna of Oaxaca, Mexico: Composition update, physiographic distribution, and conservation commentary. Zootaxa, 4996(2), 201-252.