New occurrence records of Eleutherodactylus syristes in Guerrero and Oaxaca, Mexico

Autores/as

  • Uri Omar García-Vázquez Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM
  • Thomas J. Devitt Department of Integrative Biology, 1 University Station C0390, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
  • Adrián Nieto-Montes de Oca Laboratorio de Herpetología and Museo de Zoología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F., 04510
  • Sean M. Rovito LANGEBIO-CINVESTAV, km 9.6 Libramiento Norte Carretera León, 36821 Irapuato, Guanajuato, México
  • Itzue Caviedes-Solis Laboratorio de Herpetología and Museo de Zoología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F., 04510
  • Gabriela Parra-Olea Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F., 04510

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.014

Palabras clave:

Anura, Geographic distribution, Sierra Madre del Sur, Syrrhophus

Resumen

The Sierra Madre del Sur (SMS) of southern Mexico is known for its exceptionally high levels of amphibian endemism, but knowledge of species’ ranges in the region is incomplete. Here, we report new locality records for Eleutherodactylus syristes (Hoyt, 1965) from the states of Oaxaca and Guerrero. Previously, this species was known only from the Pacific slopes of the Sierra de Miahuatlán and Mixteca Alta in Oaxaca. These new occurrence records extend the known range of this species by approximately 335 km from the type locality and increase the elevational range, indicating it is more widespread in the SMS. Eleutherodactylus syristes is currently listed as endangered by the IUCN based on its limited distribution and ongoing threats to its persistence.

Biografía del autor/a

Uri Omar García-Vázquez, Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM

Profesor de Carrera Asociado "C" de Tiempo Completo

Adrián Nieto-Montes de Oca, Laboratorio de Herpetología and Museo de Zoología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F., 04510

Profesor de Carrera, Titular "B" de Tiempo Completo

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2016-08-08

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NOTAS CIENTÍFICAS (cancelada desde 2017)