Diversity, natural history and conservation of amphibians and reptiles from the San Vito Region, southwestern Costa Rica

dc.creatorSantos-Barrera,Georgina
dc.creatorPacheco,Jesus
dc.creatorMendoza-Quijano,Fernando
dc.creatorBolaños,Federico
dc.creatorCháves,Gerardo
dc.creatorDaily,Gretchen C
dc.creatorEhrlich,Paul R
dc.creatorCeballos,Gerardo
dc.date2008-06-01
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-25T14:00:05Z
dc.date.available2023-09-25T14:00:05Z
dc.identifierhttp://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442008000200027
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8810163
dc.descriptionWe present an inventory of the amphibians and reptiles of the San Vito de Coto Brus region, including the Las Cruces Biological Station, in southern Costa Rica, which is the result of a survey of the herpetofauna occurring in mountain forest fragments, pastures, coffee plantations, and other disturbed areas. We found 67 species, included 26 species of amphibians and of 41of reptiles. We describe the distribution patterns of the community on the basis of the life zones, elevation, fragmentation, and degree of anthropogenic impact. We also provide some nouvelle data on the systematics of some select taxa, their geographical ranges, microhabitats, activity, and other relevant ecological and natural history features. Finally, we comment on the present conservation status of the herpetofauna in the region. Previous literature and collection records indicate a higher number of species occurring in this area, which suggests that some declines have occurred, especially of amphibians, in last decades. Rev. Biol. Trop. 56 (2): 755-778. Epub 2008 June 30.
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dc.languageen
dc.publisherUniversidad de Costa Rica
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceRevista de Biología Tropical v.56 n.2 2008
dc.subjectAmphibians
dc.subjectreptiles
dc.subjectCosta Rica
dc.subjectSan Vito
dc.subjectchecklist
dc.subjecthabitat fragmentation
dc.subjectconservation
dc.titleDiversity, natural history and conservation of amphibians and reptiles from the San Vito Region, southwestern Costa Rica
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article


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