Amphibians and reptiles of the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico, with comparisons with adjoining states

Abstract. A summary of the species of amphibians and reptiles of the state has been compiled, including their geographic distributions, habitats, and conservation statuses. The herpetofauna of San Luis Potosí consists of 41 species of amphibians and 141 species of reptiles. San Luis Potosí shares th...

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Autores principales: Lemos-Espinal, Julio A., Smith, Geoffrey R., Woolrich-Piña, Guillermo A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5934353/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29731682
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.753.21094
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description Abstract. A summary of the species of amphibians and reptiles of the state has been compiled, including their geographic distributions, habitats, and conservation statuses. The herpetofauna of San Luis Potosí consists of 41 species of amphibians and 141 species of reptiles. San Luis Potosí shares the highest number of species with Hidalgo and Tamaulipas, and the least number of species with Nuevo León. In San Luis Potosí, there are several taxa of particular conservation concern including salamanders, emydid and trionychid turtles, anguid and xenosaurid lizards, and natricid and colubrid snakes.
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spelling pubmed-59343532018-05-04 Amphibians and reptiles of the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico, with comparisons with adjoining states Lemos-Espinal, Julio A. Smith, Geoffrey R. Woolrich-Piña, Guillermo A. Zookeys Checklist Abstract. A summary of the species of amphibians and reptiles of the state has been compiled, including their geographic distributions, habitats, and conservation statuses. The herpetofauna of San Luis Potosí consists of 41 species of amphibians and 141 species of reptiles. San Luis Potosí shares the highest number of species with Hidalgo and Tamaulipas, and the least number of species with Nuevo León. In San Luis Potosí, there are several taxa of particular conservation concern including salamanders, emydid and trionychid turtles, anguid and xenosaurid lizards, and natricid and colubrid snakes. Pensoft Publishers 2018-04-26 /pmc/articles/PMC5934353/ /pubmed/29731682 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.753.21094 Text en Julio A. Lemos-Espinal, Geoffrey R. Smith, Guillermo A. Woolrich-Piña http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Woolrich-Piña, Guillermo A.
Amphibians and reptiles of the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico, with comparisons with adjoining states
title Amphibians and reptiles of the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico, with comparisons with adjoining states
title_full Amphibians and reptiles of the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico, with comparisons with adjoining states
title_fullStr Amphibians and reptiles of the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico, with comparisons with adjoining states
title_full_unstemmed Amphibians and reptiles of the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico, with comparisons with adjoining states
title_short Amphibians and reptiles of the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico, with comparisons with adjoining states
title_sort amphibians and reptiles of the state of san luis potosí, mexico, with comparisons with adjoining states
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5934353/
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