First record of the Mountain Caecilian Gymnopis syntrema (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Dermophiidae) in Mexico

Fuente: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Resumen: We document the first record of Gymnopis syntrema (Dermophiidae) for Mexico. A single individual was found in the Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, Lacandona region, in the southeast of Mexico. The specimen was collected in an old-growth forest site at the beginning of the rainy season on Ma...

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Main Authors: González Hernández, Adriana, Hernández Ordóñez, Omar, Cervantes López, Martín, Reynoso, Víctor H.
Format: Artículo de Investigación
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Biología, UNAM 2014
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Instituto de Biología
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author González Hernández, Adriana
Hernández Ordóñez, Omar
Cervantes López, Martín
Reynoso, Víctor H.
author_facet González Hernández, Adriana
Hernández Ordóñez, Omar
Cervantes López, Martín
Reynoso, Víctor H.
author_sort González Hernández, Adriana
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description Resumen: We document the first record of Gymnopis syntrema (Dermophiidae) for Mexico. A single individual was found in the Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, Lacandona region, in the southeast of Mexico. The specimen was collected in an old-growth forest site at the beginning of the rainy season on May, 2012 and extends former known distribution 88 km west from the nearest locality in Guatemala. We also present an updated distribution map of thespecies based on all known records of the species to date. With this new record, the number of amphibian species inMexico increases to 377.
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spelling First record of the Mountain Caecilian Gymnopis syntrema (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Dermophiidae) in Mexico González Hernández, Adriana Hernández Ordóñez, Omar Cervantes López, Martín Reynoso, Víctor H. Biología y Química Caecilians diversity herpetofauna tropical rain forest Lacandona Chiapas Procedencia: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Repositorio Institucional de la UNAM: https://repositorio.unam.mx/ Resumen: We document the first record of Gymnopis syntrema (Dermophiidae) for Mexico. A single individual was found in the Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, Lacandona region, in the southeast of Mexico. The specimen was collected in an old-growth forest site at the beginning of the rainy season on May, 2012 and extends former known distribution 88 km west from the nearest locality in Guatemala. We also present an updated distribution map of thespecies based on all known records of the species to date. With this new record, the number of amphibian species inMexico increases to 377. Instituto de Biología, UNAM Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Instituto de Biología 2014-01-14 Text Artículo de Investigación application/pdf Cita bibliográfica: González Hernández, Adriana, et al. (2014). First record of the Mountain Caecilian Gymnopis syntrema (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Dermophiidae) in Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad; Vol. 85, núm. 2, 2014: junio. Recuperado de http://www.revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/139 ISSN: 2007-8706; 1870-3453 https://repositorio.unam.mx/contenidos/23760 eng Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad; Vol. 85, núm. 2 (2014): junio http://www.revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio Nivel de acceso: Público La titularidad de los derechos patrimoniales de esta obra pertenece a las instituciones editoras. Su uso se rige por una licencia Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Internacional, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode.es, fecha de asignación de la licencia 2014-01-14, para un uso diferente consultar al responsable jurídico del repositorio por medio de falvarez@ib.unam.mx
spellingShingle First record of the Mountain Caecilian Gymnopis syntrema (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Dermophiidae) in Mexico
González Hernández, Adriana
Hernández Ordóñez, Omar
Cervantes López, Martín
Reynoso, Víctor H.
Biología y Química
Caecilians
diversity
herpetofauna
tropical rain forest
Lacandona
Chiapas
title First record of the Mountain Caecilian Gymnopis syntrema (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Dermophiidae) in Mexico
title_full First record of the Mountain Caecilian Gymnopis syntrema (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Dermophiidae) in Mexico
title_fullStr First record of the Mountain Caecilian Gymnopis syntrema (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Dermophiidae) in Mexico
title_full_unstemmed First record of the Mountain Caecilian Gymnopis syntrema (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Dermophiidae) in Mexico
title_short First record of the Mountain Caecilian Gymnopis syntrema (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Dermophiidae) in Mexico
title_sort first record of the mountain caecilian gymnopis syntrema (amphibia: gymnophiona: dermophiidae) in mexico
topic Biología y Química
Caecilians
diversity
herpetofauna
tropical rain forest
Lacandona
Chiapas
topic_facet Biología y Química
Caecilians
diversity
herpetofauna
tropical rain forest
Lacandona
Chiapas
url https://repositorio.unam.mx/contenidos/23760