Abstract
We compiled a check list of the herpetofauna of Nuevo León. We documented 132 species (23 amphibians, 109 reptiles), representing 30 families (11 amphibians, 19 reptiles) and 73 genera (17 amphibians, 56 reptiles). Only two species are endemic to Nuevo León. Nuevo León contains a relatively high richness of lizards in the genus Sceloporus. Overlap in the herpetofauna of Nuevo León and states it borders is fairly extensive. Of 130 native species, 102 are considered species of Least Concern in the IUCN red list, four are listed as Vulnerable, five are listed as Near Threatened, and four are listed as Endangered. According to SEMARNAT, 78 species are not of conservation concern, 25 are subject to Special Protection, 27 are Threatened, and none are listed as in Danger of Extinction. Given current threats to the herpetofauna, additional efforts to understand the ecology and status of populations in Nuevo León are needed.
Highlights
The flora and fauna of Nuevo León is very species rich
Of the 132 species we documented, two are not native to Nuevo León: the Mediterranean House Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus; see Rödder and Lötters 2009), and the Brahminy Blindsnake (Indotyphlops braminus; see Servoss et al 2013).Thirty-four of these 132 species are endemic to Mexico, only two, the Pygmy Alligator Lizard (Gerrhonotus parvus) and the Nuevo León Graceful Brown Snake (Rhadinaea montana), are endemic to Nuevo León, where they are found in the montane forest
Seventeen of the 34 endemics to Mexico are limited to the highlands of the Sierra Madre Oriental (Chiropterotriton priscus, Pseudoeurycea galeanae, Eleutherodactylus longipes, Ecnomiohyla miotympanum, Sceloporus chaneyi, S. minor, S. oberon, S. parvus, Plestiodon dice, Scincella silvicola, Lepidophyma sylvaticum, Pituophis deppei, Storeria hidalgoensis, Rena myopica, Thamnophis exsul, Agkistrodon taylori, and Crotalus totonacus)
Summary
The flora and fauna of Nuevo León is very species rich Speaking, it consists mainly of a group of species characteristic of the great deserts of North America, as well as species from the temperate forests of the Sierra Madre Oriental and subtropical species that extend their distribution northward, in some cases even from Central or South America, through the lowlands of the Atlantic slope. Our goal is to provide a readily accessible compilation of the herpetofaunal species and their conservation status, and to expand upon previous statewide checklists (e.g., Lemos-Espinal and Cruz 2015)
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