The insular herpetofauna of Mexico: Composition, conservation, and biogeographic patterns.

ABSTRACT: We compile a Mexican insular herpetofaunal checklist to estimate endemism, conservation status, island threats, net taxonomic turnover among six biogeographic provinces belonging to the Nearctic and Neotropical regions, and the relationships between island area and mainland distance versus species richness. We compile a checklist of insular herpetofaunal through performing a literature and collection review. We define the conservation status according to conservation Mexican law, the Red List of International Union for Conservation of Nature, and Environmental Vulnerability Scores. We determine threat percentages on islands according to the 11 major classes of threats to biodiversity. We estimate the net taxonomic turnover with beta diversity analysis between the Nearctic and Neotropical p

SUBMITTER: Pliego-Sanchez JV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8207341 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature