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Roberto Luna-Reyes

Roberto Luna-Reyes
  • Master of Science
  • Principal Investigator at Secretaría de Medio Ambiente e Historia Natural (SEMAHN)

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Secretaría de Medio Ambiente e Historia Natural (SEMAHN)
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Publications (52)
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The known distribution of Bothriechis aurifer (Salvin, 1860) is outdated, which impedes an accurate evaluation of its conservation status. Here, we clarify the locality-level distribution of B. aurifer and announce a 101-km range extension. Based on this and other data, we recommend its recategorization as Endangered under the International Union f...
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Although snakes of the genus Tantilla are widespread throughout much of the Western Hemisphere, many aspects of their distribution and ecology remain unknown. Here, we present additional distribution records of Tantilla schistosa in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. We also explore the inconsistent literature regarding the distributional and elevationa...
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Protected areas are of paramount relevance to conserving wildlife and ecosystem contributions to people. Yet, their conservation success is increasingly threatened by human activities including habitat loss, climate change, pollution, and species overexploitation. Thus, understanding the underlying and proximate drivers of anthropogenic threats is...
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The mountain forests of Middle America are renowned for their endemic biodiversity, and arboreal alligator lizards (genus Abronia) are high-profile vertebrates endemic to this region. In this work, we describe a new species of arboreal Abronia that is known only from the type locality in the Northern Highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. The new species is...
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The snake Mastigodryas dorsalis (Bocourt, 1890) is generally considered absent from Mexico, but a few sources indicate otherwise. Herein we resolve this issue by re-examining a historical specimen and by reporting new records for M. dorsalis in Chiapas, Mexico. These records extend the known distribution of the species 87 km northwest of the neares...
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Dentro del campo científico de la sistemática filogenética, la taxonomía describe y nombra especies, géneros y otros grupos de organismos. Como tal, la taxonomía brinda un lenguaje universal para reconocer y clasificar la diversidad biológica y también para arrojar luz sobre los sistemas de valores de las sociedades humanas a través de los tipos de...
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Nota científica Lum/julio-diciembre 2022, vol. 3, no. 2, pag. 58-64. LA RANA DE CRISTAL NORTEÑA Hyalinobatrachium viridissimum (ANURA: CENTROLENIDAE) SE DISTRIBUYE EN LA ZONA SUJETA A CONSERVACIÓN ECOLÓGICA CERRO MEYAPAC, CHIAPAS, MÉXICO https:/www.semahn.chiapas.gob.mx RESUMEN Las ranas de cristal reciben este nombre común por presentar el vientr...
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RESUMEN Laguna Bélgica es considerada un reservorio de diversidad biológica de la Ecorregión Zoque del estado de Chiapas. Cuando fue declarada área natural protegida, la información disponible sobre este si o se refería casi exclusivamente a recolectas esporádicas de flora y fauna silvestre, sin embargo, el nivel de conocimiento hasta ese momento i...
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Analizamos la diversidad de anfibios del Ejido Tierra y Libertad, Municipio de Jiquipilas, Chiapas, México, el cual se ubica, en más del 40% de su superficie, dentro de la Reserva de la Biosfera La Sepultura (REBISE). Realizamos el trabajo de campo del período de enero de 2016 a abril de 2020, incluidas 980 horas-persona de muestreo sistemático en...
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El Xenosauro de Collar (Xenosaurus rackami) es una especie es completamente inofensiva, siendo conspicua y característica del complejo de ANP de la ecorregión Zoque. Habita principalmente en selvas altas y medianas subperennifolias y en encinares, prefiriendo aquellos hábitats en buen estado de conservación. Es una especie térmicamente especializad...
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El Programa de Monitoreo en Áreas Naturales Protegidas (Biológico y Social) de la SEMAHN ha registrado en la ZSCE “La Pera” 21 especies de anfibios, de los cuales 9 se encuentran protegidas por leyes mexicanas e internacionales. La presente guía tiene como fin proporcionar información biológica sobre las especies de anfibios catalogadas en riesgo d...
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Based on examination of most of the existing museum specimens of the rare bufonid frog Incilius tacanensis, we present a redescription and new diagnosis for this species. The species is limited to small region of the Pacific chain of volcanoes in southeastern Chiapas, Mexico, and adjacent areas of Guatemala. The species has not been observed in the...
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Se analizó por primera vez la diversidad de reptiles en el Ejido Tierra y Libertad, Municipio de Jiquipilas, Chiapas, México, el cual posee poco más del 40% de su territorio en la zona de amortiguamiento de la Reserva de la Biósfera La Sepultura. El estudio se realizó de enero de 2016 a septiembre de 2020. Se registraron un total de 62 especies de...
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Kinosternon abaxillare is a poorly known aquatic turtle endemic to the Grijalva River Basin, in the Central Depression of Chiapas, Mexico and northwestern Guatemala. It is considered an omnivorous species, but mainly carnivorous, as is typical for kinosternids. As reported for other turtles of its genus, the diet of this species would predictably i...
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Because of their secretive behavior, the distribution and ecology of snakes and other herpetofauna are often comparatively understudied, which can impede conservation decision-making. The snake genus Adelphicos is one such poorly known group from the Mesoamerica biodiversity hotspot. Within this genus, an especially mysterious species is the curren...
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We describe a new species of the genus Abronia from the La Sepultura Biosphere Reserve in western Chiapas, México. The new species is known only from the vicinity of the type locality in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas. It is readily distinguished from all congeners by the following combination of characters: lack of protuberant or spine-like supra-aur...
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Vague geospatial biodiversity data can lead to confusion regarding the biogeography of poorly-known species, and also complicate efforts for their conservation. The Guatemalan Palm-pitviper, Bothriechis bicolor (Squamata: Viperidae), a striking yet rarely encountered inhabitant of wet Middle American montane forests, offers a case study germane to...
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Se realiza una reseña de los estudios o investigaciones sobre anfibios y reptiles realizados en la Reserva de la Biosfera El Triunfo y se proporciona información general sobre la riqueza, endemicidad y especies en riesgo y se proporcionan recomendaciones generales para la conservación y manejo de los anfibios y reptiles. Incluye una lista taxonómic...
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Se presenta los resúmenes de ponencias presentadas durante el II Simposio de Investigación, Manejo y Retos para la conservación de las Áreas Naturales Protegidas del Complejo Zoque
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Se presentan nuevos registros de Sincella incerta en el estado de Chiapas y se confirma su presencia en la región central del estado. Uno de los registros de las estribaciones costeras del sureste llena un espacio en la distribución de la especie entre registros anteriores de Chiapas y Guatemala.
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Se describe la distribución geográfica de cuatro especies de serpientes venenosas (Bothriechis aurifer, Crotalus simus, Micrurus diastema y M. elegans) que habitan en el área sureste de la Altiplanicie de Chiapas. Estas especies se encuentran en alguna categoría de riesgo en la NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010, se desconoce su distribución precisa y son de im...
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El área donde se ubica la Reserva de la Biosfera Selva El Ocote (REBISO) está considerada como uno de los centros de mayor diversidad biológica en México. Como parte del proyecto “Vulnerabilidad Social y Biológica ante el Cambio Climático en la Reserva de la Biosfera Selva El Ocote” determinamos la composición, riqueza (curvas de incremento acumula...
Conference Paper
Abstract The taxonomic diversity of trees, edible herbs, insects, fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals were studied; as well as the genetic diversity of mammals and trees in the nucleo and buffer zone of the REBISO. Moreover, the relationship of biodiversity with a capitals index (human, cultural, social, political, natural, physicalbuilt...
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En este estudio se analizó la composición taxonómica y riqueza de los anfibios y reptiles por tipos de vegetación en la Reserva de la Biosfera "La Encrucijada" (REBIEN), Chiapas, México. Se realizaron muestreos entre abril de 2004 y octubre de 2009. Se registraron en total 74 especies, 20 de anfibios y 74 de reptiles. Del número total de especies r...
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We redescribe the ecologically unusual lizard Anolis alvarezdeltoroi, previously known from a single specimen, based on newly collected and previously unidentified preserved specimens from the type-locality region in Chiapas, as well as new localities in Veracruz and Oaxaca. We include information on color, morphological variation, and natural hist...
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The description of the black jumping salamander (Ixalotriton niger) was based on an adult female of the type locality referred as 12 km (7.5 mi) NW Berriozábal, Chiapas, Mexico, 1068 m altitude, collected on December 26, 1980 by Jerry D. Johnson (Wake and Johnson, 1989). Two decades later, in 2000, specimens of this species were recorded in the tow...
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The Lacandona rainforest represents one of the most diverse Mexican tropical wet forests. Although some studies have described the amphibians and reptiles of the region, most herpetological lists come from the northern part of the Lacandona, and there are no confirmed records for many of the expected species. We reviewed databases of scientific col...
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Background The complex geological history of Mesoamerica provides the opportunity to study the impact of multiple biogeographic barriers on population differentiation. We examine phylogeographic patterns in a clade of lowland salamanders (Bolitoglossa subgenus Nanotriton) using two mitochondrial genes and one nuclear gene. We use several phylogeogr...
Data
Table S1. Museum catalog numbers, locality information, geographic coordinates, and GenBank accession numbers for all tissues used in phylogenetic analyses.
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Table S4. General time reversible (GTR) distances between POMC haplotypes used in phylogenetic analyses.
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Table S2. General time reversible (GTR) distances between 16S haplotypes used in phylogenetic analyses.
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Table S3. General time reversible (GTR) distances between cytb haplotypes used in phylogenetic analyses.
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In this study we analyzed the taxonomic composition and richness of the herpetofauna by vegetation types in the Area Sujeta a Conservacion Ecologica El Cabildo, Amatal, Chiapas, Mexico. There were in total 12 species of amphibians and 31 reptiles, 16 species are snakes. Thirteen species are included in some risk category in the Official Mexican Sta...
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Como resultado del presente estudio se da a conocer y se analiza la composición y distribución por tipos de vegetación de los anfibios y reptiles en el Polígono I de zonas núcleo de la Reserva de la Biosfera El Triunfo, en la Sierra Madre de Chiapas, México.
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La Colección Herpetológica del Instituto de Historia Natural y Ecología alberga 10 ejemplares tipo (un holotipo, 9 paratipos y dos ejemplares juveniles de Abronia smithi pero asociados a los paratipos de esa especie), mismos que representan a cinco especies y subespecies: Abronia ramirezi, Abronia smithi, Anolis compressicaudus, Anolis rodriguezi m...

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