Preliminary checklist of spiders (Araneae) from Coiba National Park, Panama.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coiba National Park is an offshore region on the Pacific side of Panama, which hosts several endemic species of animals and plants. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. Despite the title awarded to the Park, knowledge about basic elements of its biodiversity are still lacking, which are of vital relevance for management and conservation policies. For instance, until now, no study had ever monitored the araneofauna diversity of the Park.

New information

Here, we provide the first checklist of spider species in Coiba National Park, including the main island and several surrounding islands. We sampled during several field trips carried out from August 2021 to August 2023. We identified at least 152 species (98 genera and 30 families) and we report th

SUBMITTER: Murcia-Moreno D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11306922 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature