José Luis Aguilar López- MS
- Institute of Ecology INECOL
José Luis Aguilar López
- MS
- Institute of Ecology INECOL
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Introducción: Los muestreos directos constituyen la mejor manera de documentar la riqueza biológica de un lugar, pero pueden verse limitados por diversas circunstancias. Nos preguntamos si la riqueza de especies documentada en campo puede ser complementada con datos de plataformas digitales de biodiversidad.
Objetivo: Analizar si los datos de ocur...
Knowledge of biotic predator-prey interactions is essential for understanding the role of species in the food web; however, information on these interactions is scarce for most species. Our aim in this study was to gather information on the potential predators of two species of herpetofauna abundant in the rainforest they inhabit, the frog Craugast...
Introducción: Los muestreos directos constituyen la mejor manera de documentar la riqueza biológica de un lugar, pero pueden verse limitados por diversas circunstancias. Nos preguntamos si la riqueza de especies documentada en campo puede ser complementada con datos de plataformas digitales de biodiversidad. Objetivo: Analizar si los datos de ocurr...
Reportamos por primera vez, la interacción trófica entre Coniophanes fissidens y Craugastor rhodopis en la región montañosa central de Veracruz, México.
Besides direct mortality, wind farms also affect aerial fauna by modifying their communities, reducing species diversity and richness through disturbance. During three consecutive years, we used mist nets and acoustic recorders, and conducted carcass searches, to characterize the assemblage of bat species and to estimate bat mortality at two nearby...
Reportamos la presencia de Pseudoeurycea leprosa en nuevas localidades que cubren un vacío de distribución para la especie en la zona intermedia entre el Cofre de Perote y el Pico de Orizaba.
Se reporta la presencia de Anolis cymbops y Anolis petersii en una nueva localidad de la región de Sierra Negra, Puebla. Estos registros cubren un vacío en la distribución de ambas especies.
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Power lines are one of the main anthropogenic causes of bird mortality on a global scale, but research is scarce in some countries with a high diversity of birds, such as Mexico. In this study, we assessed the impact of bird collisions and electrocutions with power lines on avian communities at three wind farms located...
Some amphibian species are highly abundant in riparian areas, with high numbers of both froglets and adults. These two age classes commonly have different diets. Studying how dietary differences are associated with ontogeny and the spatial distribution of frogs with respect to water bodies contributes to understanding the role of amphibians in trop...
β-diversity has been under continuous debate, with a current need to better understand the way in which a new wave of measures work. We assessed the results of 12 incidence-based β-diversity indices. Our results of gradual species composition overlap between paired assemblages considering progressive differences in species richness show the followi...
The presence of Chiropterotriton ceronorum in a new locality is reported, which broadens the known geographic distribution of this species 14.3 km north of the closest historical locality. In addition, information on the ecology of the species is provided.
Knowledge about the biodiversity of Baja California has been obtained mainly from natural protected areas (NPAs), while some unprotected natural areas have been poorly studied. The Sierra Cucapá in the northeast of the peninsula is one example. The objectives of this study are 1) to integrate existing knowledge of bird, mammal, and reptile diversit...
The Selva Zoque region is characterized by a great variety of ecosystems for which there is little information about reptile species diversity and their conservation status. This study is the first assessment of the species richness, composition, and conservation status of reptiles of this region. Additionally, this information is compared with tha...
N Ú M. 1 5 6 M AY O-J U N I O D E 2 0 2 1 PARQUES EÓLICOS Y VERTEBRADOS VOLADORES Hoy en día es evidente la necesidad de disminuir los efectos de las diversas actividades humanas sobre los ecosistemas naturales del planeta y existe, a la vez, la urgencia de abastecer la creciente demanda de energías. Con el fin de dar solución a ambos retos, se han...
Anurans are components of the trophic
networks in ecosystems in which they occur,
given their high population densities and being a
food source for diverse groups of vertebrates and
invertebrates (Wells 2007, Hocking and Babbitt
2014). Spiders are among the most important
invertebrate predators on anurans (Menin et al.
2005, Toledo 2005). However,...
Los inventarios de especies representan el primer paso para el estudio de la diversidad biológica. Alcanzar inventarios completos de murciélagos requiere el empleo de diversos métodos de muestreo. Los inventarios de especies son particularmente importantes en zonas con escasa o nula información biológica. En este trabajo se actualiza el inventario...
Santuario del Bosque de Niebla – frase que involucra, por lo menos, dos componentes: un lugar de refugio, y la foresta típica de la franja altitudinal donde las nubes se encuentran con las laderas de las cordilleras, regalándoles su humedad. Desde su establecimiento en Xalapa, Veracruz, hace más de tres décadas, el Instituto de Ecología se ha dedic...
Santuario del Bosque de Niebla – frase que involucra, por lo menos, dos componentes: un lugar de refugio, y la foresta típica de la franja altitudinal donde las nubes se encuentran con las laderas de las cordilleras, regalándoles su humedad. Desde su establecimiento en Xalapa, Veracruz, hace más de tres décadas, el Instituto de Ecología se ha dedic...
Eleutherodactylus planirostris is a native species from Cuba, Bahamas, and Cayman Islands in the Caribbean Sea that has been accidentally introduced in different parts of the world, including the American continent. This species has been recorded in different locations of Veracruz in the Gulf of Mexico. The three new localities for this species rep...
El establecimiento de Áreas Protegidas Privadas (APPs) es una de las estrategias para la protección de la biodiversidad ante la modificación del hábitat en bosques tropicales; sin embargo, su importancia en conservación ha sido poco evaluada. En este trabajo estimamos la importancia de un APP conocida como Área de Protección y Desarrollo de Ceratoz...
Of the 42 Critically Endangered species of plethodontid salamanders that occur in Mexico, thirteen have not been reported in more than ten years. Given the lack of reports since 1976, the minute plethodontid salamander Thorius narismagnus is widely considered as missing. However, this report describes the rediscovery of this minute salamander at th...
El estudio de los servicios ecosistémicos que provee la biodiversidad es importante para entender la relación naturaleza-humano, además puede generar información que apoye a la conservación de grupos biológicos amenazados. Los anfibios cumplen diferentes funciones en los ecosistemas, las cuales pueden derivar en servicios ecosistémicos que contribu...
Diet of the leaf litter frog Craugastor rhodopis (Anura: Craugastoridae): an abundant species in the mountainous region of the east Mexico. Dietary composition in amphibians may be influenced by several factors that cause their intraspecific variation, such as geographic distribution, ontogeny, seasonality, and sex of organisms. The objective of th...
The lungless salamanders of the tribe Bolitoglossini show notable diversification in the Neotropics, and through the use of molecular tools and/or new discoveries, the total number of species continues to increase. Mexico is home to a great number of bolitoglossines primarily distributed along the eastern, central, and southern mountain ranges wher...
According to the IUCN red list half of Mexican amphibian species are in one of three categories for extinction risk. The hylids Bromeliohyla dendroscarta and Megastomatohyla mixomaculata are listed as threatened, and have been observed infrequently during the last few decades. We report recent observations of both species from the Sierra Negra regi...
The knowledge of the natural history of a species, its population traits and spatial distribution are essential to evaluate its risk of extinction and proposing strategies for its conservation. For poorly studied species inhabiting regions with a high degree of habitat conversion by anthropogenic activities, it is even more urgent to obtain this in...
The knowledge of the natural history of a species, its population traits and spatial distribution are essential to evaluate its risk of extinction and proposing strategies for its conservation. For poorly studied species inhabiting regions with a high degree of habitat conversion by anthropogenic activities, it is even more urgent to obtain this in...
We describe a new species of treefrog of the genus Ptychohyla from southern Mexico occurring to the east of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. This new species can be distinguished from Mexican congeners by a combination of a pale pink iris and the presence of nuptial excrescences in breeding males. Including this new taxon, the number of species of Ptych...
We describe a new species of treefrog of the genus Ptychohyla from southern Mexico occurring to the east of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. This new species can be distinguished from Mexican congeners by a combination of a pale pink iris and the presence of nuptial excrescences in breeding males. Including this new taxon, the number of species of Ptych...
We described abnormal coloration in Reohyla miotympanum.
The Uxpanapa-Chimalapas region, with one of the most extensive and best preserved tropical forest areas in Mexico, is undergoing major anthropogenic changes, and only some portions of the territory are under the protection of local communities. Although the biodiversity of the region is known to be high, no study has yet analyzed the diversity of a...
Las serpientes no son como las pintan Las serpientes son quizá el grupo animal que genera más sensa-ciones negativas en el ser humano. En este artículo se exponen las teorías que explican nuestro miedo a estos animales, algunos factores que han favorecido la aversión hacia las serpientes, el efecto humano sobre la conservación de estas especies, lo...
Protected natural areas (PNAs) help protect biological diversity in the face of different threats. The efficacy of each PNA at protecting and maintaining varies as a function of the current characteristics of each reserve, the environment in which it is located, and the taxonomic group to be protected. In this study we evaluated the role of three P...
We report the first record of Thorius troglodytes from the González-Ortega locality, La Fragua, Puebla, México in a pine-oak forest fragment, on the border with the state of Veracruz. This record represents a new locality in the state and extends the distribution of this species 70 km north of the nearest known locality.
A partir del trabajo de campo realizado en diferentes localidades, se aporta nueva información relacionada con la distribución geográfica de la rana arborícola Anotheca spinosa en México, que cubre vacíos en la distribución previamente conocida. El hallazgo de esta especie en el sureste de Puebla representa el primer registro en el estado. La distr...
Se registran 3 ejemplares de Tantillita lintoni para la región de Uxpanapa-Chimalapas, los cuales representan el primer registro de esta especie para el estado de Oaxaca y la segunda localidad conocida para el estado de Veracruz.
Se documentan 3 eventos de depredación de herpetozoos por arañas de las familias Ctenidae y Theraphosidae en diferentes sitios de Veracruz, México. Estas observaciones representan el primer caso de depredación por arañas sobre la especie de anuro Craugastor pygmaeus (familia Craugastoridae), la lagartija Scincella cherriei (Scincidae) y la serpient...
As part of a recent study of the biodiversity in the Uxpanapa
region, a specimen of Dialithus magnificus was observed
on 16 May 2013 at approximately noon. The specimen was
standing on a shrub within a tropical rainforest fragment, found 2
km east of Ejido Arroyo Zarco in the Municipality of Uxpanapa,
Veracruz, Mexico (17° 12´17.6´´ N; 94° 28´4.6´´...
A new species of Lepidophyma is described from the Sierra Negra in southern Puebla. This new species is known only from the type locality and is characterized by a combination of several characters (number of dorsal scales, total of femoral pores, number of lateral tubercles, number the dorsal interwhorls separated the whorls, number of the paraver...
Worldwide, one in every three species of amphibian is endangered, 39 species have gone extinct in the last 500 years and another 130 species are suspected to have gone extinct in recent decades. Of the amphibians, salamanders have the highest portion of their species in one of the risk categories, even higher than the frogs. To date there have been...
Characteristics of the sites surveyed during this study. Historic sites for P. townsendi (P), T. pennatulus (T) and for both species (B). CF is cloud forest, TSF is tropical semideciduous forest, and SC is shaded coffee plantations.
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Data sources. List of the institutional collections with specimens of Parvimolge townsendi and Thorius pennatulus from which information was obtained for this study.
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Historic localities of Parvimolge townsendi and Thorius pennatulus. Geographic coordinates used in the first modeling of the potential distribution of each species in order to select the survey sites, and the number of salamanders that have been collected in each site in the past.
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Bioclimate layers used to generate the potential distribution models for each species. Percent contribution and permutation importance are given for each bioclimate variable.
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The first record of Duellmanohyla chamulae in Veracruz, México is informed. Reported geographic range of this species was restricted to few locations on the northern slopes of the central highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. Site where this species was collected is located at a tropical rainforest within the Uxpanapa region, 170 km west to the known geogr...
The first record of Duellmanohyla chamulae in Veracruz, México is informed. Reported geographic range of this species was restricted to few locations on the northern slopes of the central highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. Site where this species was collected is located at a tropical rainforest within the Uxpanapa region, 170 km west to the known geogr...
Many physiological and behavioural processes are temperature dependent in ectothermic organisms. In this study, we evaluated the influence of environmental temperature on the thermoregulation of Craugastor berkenbuschii in a remnant of tropical evergreen forest in southeastern México. Mean body temperature was 22.02 ± 1.55°C (range: 19.5-25.5°C). B...
4 number 112-herpetological Bulletin [2010] aBstract-Many physiological and behavioural processes are temperature dependent in ectothermic organisms. in this study, we evaluated the influence of environmental temperature on the thermoregulation of Craugastor berkenbuschii in a remnant of tropical evergreen forest in southeastern México. Mean body t...
Until recently, the diversity and distribution patterns of the her-petofauna within the state of Puebla, México, were not well known (Canseco-Márquez et al. 2000). However, with the discovery of new distributional records (e.g., Canseco-Márquez et al. 2003, 2004, 2005; Canseco-Márquez and Gutiérrez-Mayén 2006; García-Vázquez et al. 2006; Solano-Zav...
Based on fieldwork undertaken in the last decade and records obtained from scientific collections, we give information about the herpetofauna of the Mixteca region in southern Puebla. From this region, we recor- ded 64 species of amphibians and reptiles belonging to 51 genera and 22 families, representing 28.76 % of Puebla's total herpetofauna. Thi...
Palabras claves: Barisia ciliaris, tamaño de camada
