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CAT Vertebradosgt CDC CECON USAC 2019
Catálogo de Autoridades Taxonómicas de vertebrados de Guatemala CDC-CECON-USAC 2019 Centro de Datos para la Conservación (CDC) Centro de Estudios Conservacionistas (Cecon) Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacia Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala Este documento fue elaborado por el Centro de Datos para la Conservación (CDC) del Centro de Estudios Conservacionistas (Cecon) de la Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacia de la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. Guatemala, 2019 Textos y edición: Manolo J. García. Zoólogo CDC Primera edición, 2019 Centro de Estudios Conservacionistas (Cecon) de la Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacia de la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala ISBN: 978-9929-570-19-1 Cita sugerida: Centro de Estudios Conservacionistas [Cecon]. (2019). Catálogo de autoridades taxonómicas de vertebrados de Guatemala (Documento técnico). Guatemala: Centro de Datos para la Conservación [CDC], Centro de Estudios Conservacionistas [Cecon], Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacia, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala [Usac]. Índice 1. Presentación ............................................................................................ 4 2. Directrices generales para uso del CAT .............................................. 5 2.1 El grupo objetivo ..................................................................... 5 2.2 Categorías taxonómicas ......................................................... 5 2.3 Nombre de autoridades .......................................................... 5 2.4 Estatus taxonómico -
Pituophis Catenifer
COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Gophersnake Pituophis catenifer Pacific Northwestern Gophersnake – P.c. catenifer Great Basin Gophersnake – P.C. deserticola Bullsnake – P.C. sayi in Canada EXTIRPATED - Pacific Northwestern Gophersnake – P.c. catenifer THREATENED - Great Basin Gophersnake – P.c. deserticola DATA DEFICIENT - Bullsnake – P.c. sayi 2002 COSEWIC COSEPAC COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF COMITÉ SUR LA SITUATION DES ENDANGERED WILDLIFE IN ESPÈCES EN PÉRIL CANADA AU CANADA COSEWIC status reports are working documents used in assigning the status of wildlife species suspected of being at risk. This report may be cited as follows: Please note: Persons wishing to cite data in the report should refer to the report (and cite the author(s)); persons wishing to cite the COSEWIC status will refer to the assessment (and cite COSEWIC). A production note will be provided if additional information on the status report history is required. COSEWIC 2002. COSEWIC assessment and status report on the Gophersnake Pituophis catenifer in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. vii + 33 pp. Waye, H., and C. Shewchuk. 2002. COSEWIC status report on the Gophersnake Pituophis catenifer in Canada in COSEWIC assessment and status report on the Gophersnake Pituophis catenifer in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. 1-33 pp. For additional copies contact: COSEWIC Secretariat c/o Canadian Wildlife Service Environment Canada Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 Tel.: (819) 997-4991 / (819) 953-3215 Fax: (819) 994-3684 E-mail: COSEWIC/[email protected] http://www.cosewic.gc.ca Ếgalement disponible en français sous le titre Évaluation et Rapport du COSEPAC sur la situation de la couleuvre à nez mince (Pituophis catenifer) au Canada Cover illustration: Gophersnake — Illustration by Sarah Ingwersen, Aurora, Ontario. -
Xenosaurus Tzacualtipantecus. the Zacualtipán Knob-Scaled Lizard Is Endemic to the Sierra Madre Oriental of Eastern Mexico
Xenosaurus tzacualtipantecus. The Zacualtipán knob-scaled lizard is endemic to the Sierra Madre Oriental of eastern Mexico. This medium-large lizard (female holotype measures 188 mm in total length) is known only from the vicinity of the type locality in eastern Hidalgo, at an elevation of 1,900 m in pine-oak forest, and a nearby locality at 2,000 m in northern Veracruz (Woolrich- Piña and Smith 2012). Xenosaurus tzacualtipantecus is thought to belong to the northern clade of the genus, which also contains X. newmanorum and X. platyceps (Bhullar 2011). As with its congeners, X. tzacualtipantecus is an inhabitant of crevices in limestone rocks. This species consumes beetles and lepidopteran larvae and gives birth to living young. The habitat of this lizard in the vicinity of the type locality is being deforested, and people in nearby towns have created an open garbage dump in this area. We determined its EVS as 17, in the middle of the high vulnerability category (see text for explanation), and its status by the IUCN and SEMAR- NAT presently are undetermined. This newly described endemic species is one of nine known species in the monogeneric family Xenosauridae, which is endemic to northern Mesoamerica (Mexico from Tamaulipas to Chiapas and into the montane portions of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala). All but one of these nine species is endemic to Mexico. Photo by Christian Berriozabal-Islas. amphibian-reptile-conservation.org 01 June 2013 | Volume 7 | Number 1 | e61 Copyright: © 2013 Wilson et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Com- mons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License, which permits unrestricted use for non-com- Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 7(1): 1–47. -
Wild Species 2010 the GENERAL STATUS of SPECIES in CANADA
Wild Species 2010 THE GENERAL STATUS OF SPECIES IN CANADA Canadian Endangered Species Conservation Council National General Status Working Group This report is a product from the collaboration of all provincial and territorial governments in Canada, and of the federal government. Canadian Endangered Species Conservation Council (CESCC). 2011. Wild Species 2010: The General Status of Species in Canada. National General Status Working Group: 302 pp. Available in French under title: Espèces sauvages 2010: La situation générale des espèces au Canada. ii Abstract Wild Species 2010 is the third report of the series after 2000 and 2005. The aim of the Wild Species series is to provide an overview on which species occur in Canada, in which provinces, territories or ocean regions they occur, and what is their status. Each species assessed in this report received a rank among the following categories: Extinct (0.2), Extirpated (0.1), At Risk (1), May Be At Risk (2), Sensitive (3), Secure (4), Undetermined (5), Not Assessed (6), Exotic (7) or Accidental (8). In the 2010 report, 11 950 species were assessed. Many taxonomic groups that were first assessed in the previous Wild Species reports were reassessed, such as vascular plants, freshwater mussels, odonates, butterflies, crayfishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Other taxonomic groups are assessed for the first time in the Wild Species 2010 report, namely lichens, mosses, spiders, predaceous diving beetles, ground beetles (including the reassessment of tiger beetles), lady beetles, bumblebees, black flies, horse flies, mosquitoes, and some selected macromoths. The overall results of this report show that the majority of Canada’s wild species are ranked Secure. -
Multi-National Conservation of Alligator Lizards
MULTI-NATIONAL CONSERVATION OF ALLIGATOR LIZARDS: APPLIED SOCIOECOLOGICAL LESSONS FROM A FLAGSHIP GROUP by ADAM G. CLAUSE (Under the Direction of John Maerz) ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is defined by unprecedented human influence on the biosphere. Integrative conservation recognizes this inextricable coupling of human and natural systems, and mobilizes multiple epistemologies to seek equitable, enduring solutions to complex socioecological issues. Although a central motivation of global conservation practice is to protect at-risk species, such organisms may be the subject of competing social perspectives that can impede robust interventions. Furthermore, imperiled species are often chronically understudied, which prevents the immediate application of data-driven quantitative modeling approaches in conservation decision making. Instead, real-world management goals are regularly prioritized on the basis of expert opinion. Here, I explore how an organismal natural history perspective, when grounded in a critique of established human judgements, can help resolve socioecological conflicts and contextualize perceived threats related to threatened species conservation and policy development. To achieve this, I leverage a multi-national system anchored by a diverse, enigmatic, and often endangered New World clade: alligator lizards. Using a threat analysis and status assessment, I show that one recent petition to list a California alligator lizard, Elgaria panamintina, under the US Endangered Species Act often contradicts the best available science. -
Final Report for the University of Nottingham / Operation Wallacea Forest Projects, Honduras 2004
FINAL REPORT for the University of Nottingham / Operation Wallacea forest projects, Honduras 2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS FINAL REPORT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM / OPERATION WALLACEA FOREST PROJECTS, HONDURAS 2004 .....................................................................................................................................................1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ..............................................................................................................................3 List of the projects undertaken in 2004, with scientists’ names .........................................................................4 Forest structure and composition ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Bat diversity and abundance ............................................................................................................................................ 4 Bird diversity, abundance and ecology ............................................................................................................................ 4 Herpetofaunal diversity, abundance and ecology............................................................................................................. 4 Invertebrate diversity, abundance and ecology ................................................................................................................ 4 Primate behaviour........................................................................................................................................................... -
Michigan Amphibian & Reptile Best Management Practices
I Michigan Amphibian & Reptile Best Management Practices Herpetological Resource & Management, LLC Michigan Amphibian & Reptile Best Management Practices Michigan Amphibian and Reptile Best Management Practices Copyright 2014 © Herpetological Resource and Management, LLC. Drawings & photographs by Herpetological Resource and Management, LLC. unless otherwise noted ISBN: 978-0-9915169-0-2 Suggested Citation: Mifsud, David A., 2014. Michigan Amphibian and Reptile Best Management Practices. Herpetological Resource and Management Technical Publication 2014. i Acknowledgements This project was funded by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency through a Region 05 Wetland Program Development Grant. This work was performed under the sponsorship of THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY and the Michigan Natural Features Inventory Michigan State University Extension. This work does not necessarily represent the views of the University or the sponsoring agency. Numerous organizations and individuals have contributed information, photographs, and resources instrumental in the creation of this publication including, MDEQ Wetlands, Lakes, and Streams Unit, The Nature Conservancy, Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) Wildlife Division, MDNR Fisheries Division, MDEQ Office of the Great Lakes, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), Michigan State University Museum, and The Stewardship Network. In addition to the organizations we would like to recognize the individuals who provided review and comment for their help and assistance: James Bettaso, Brittany Bird, Amy Derosier, David Dortman, Carly Eakin, Eric Ellis, Melanie Foose, James Francis, Chris Freiburger, Thomas Goniea, Anne Hokanson, Christopher Hoving, Spencer Kellum, Yu Man Lee, Amy Lounds, Mark Mackay, Christopher May, Mick Micacchion, Paul Muelle, Tim Payne, Mike Pennington, Lori Sargent, Matthew Smar, Pete Wilson, Richard Wolinski, and Sean Zera. -
A Supplemental Bibliography of Herpetology in New Mexico
A Supplemental Bibliography of Herpetology in New Mexico --- Revised: 1 September 2005 --- Compiled by: James N. Stuart New Mexico Department of Game & Fish Conservation Services Division P.O. Box 25112 , Santa Fe, NM 87504-5112 and Curatorial Associate (Amphibians & Reptiles) Museum of Southwestern Biology University of New Mexico E-mail: [email protected] This document may be cited as: Stuart, J.N. 2005. A Supplemental Bibliography of Herpetology in New Mexico. Web publication (Revised: 1 September 2005): http://www.msb.unm.edu/herpetology/publications/stuart_supl_biblio.pdf Contents Section 1: Introduction and Acknowledgments Section 2: Alphabetical List of References Section 3: Index of References by Taxon or General Topic Appendix A: List of Standard English and Current Scientific Names for Amphibians and Reptiles of New Mexico Appendix B: List of State and Federally Protected Herpetofauna in New Mexico Section 1: Introduction and Acknowledgments The publication of Amphibians and Reptiles of New Mexico by W.G. Degenhardt, C.W. Painter, and A.H. Price in 1996 provided the first comprehensive review of the herpetofauna in New Mexico. Approximately 1,600 references were cited in the book and yet, as is the nature of scientific research, additional information continues to be published on the amphibian and reptile populations of this state. This supplemental bibliography was created to build on the information in Degenhardt et al. by compiling all pertinent references not included in their 1996 book or in their corrigenda to the book (Price et al. 1996). References include both peer-reviewed and non-reviewed (e.g., “gray literature”) sources such as journal and magazine articles, books, book chapters, symposium proceedings, doctoral dissertations, master’s theses, unpublished agency and contract reports, and on-line Web publications. -
Which Habitat Selection Method Is Most Applicable to Snakes? Case Studies of the Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus Catenatus) and Eastern Fox Snake (Pantherophis Gloydi)
Herpetological Conservation and Biology 6(3):372–382. Submitted: 19 January 2011; Accepted: 13 October 2011; Published: 31 December 2011. WHICH HABITAT SELECTION METHOD IS MOST APPLICABLE TO SNAKES? CASE STUDIES OF THE EASTERN MASSASAUGA (SISTRURUS CATENATUS) AND EASTERN FOX SNAKE (PANTHEROPHIS GLOYDI) 1,2 1 1 BRETT A. DEGREGORIO , BRIAN J. PUTMAN , AND BRUCE A. KINGSBURY 1Center for Reptile and Amphibian Conservation, Indiana-Purdue University at Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805, USA, e-mail: [email protected] 2University of Illinois at Champaign–Urbana, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA. Abstract.—Successful species conservation is dependent upon understanding that the habitat preferences of species occur on multiple spatial scales; however, effective synthesis of findings between studies can be hindered by the use of different methods. We applied two habitat selection analyses to two sets of snake radiotelemetry data, which led to differences in results. We discuss perceived strengths and weaknesses of each approach and how they can be used in future studies of snakes. Compositional Analysis (CA) is a classification-based approach, while Euclidean Distance Analysis (EDA) is a distance-based approach. Each method detected non-random habitat selection on both the landscape and home range level, indicating that both Eastern Massasaugas (Sistrurus catenatus) and Eastern Fox Snakes (Pantherophis gloydi) made habitat selection choices at multiple spatial scales. Eastern Massasaugas used a mosaic of habitat types but were consistently associated with forest edge and scrub-shrub wetland, while Eastern Fox Snakes were most often associated with upland edge and old field habitat types. The two methods drew different conclusions, however, and complete understanding of habitat associations may require the use of both methods, taking into account the limitations of each. -
Arachnides 76
Arachnides, 2015, n°76 ARACHNIDES BULLETIN DE TERRARIOPHILIE ET DE RECHERCHES DE L’A.P.C.I. (Association Pour la Connaissance des Invertébrés) 76 2015 0 Arachnides, 2015, n°76 LES PREDATEURS DES SCORPIONS (ARACHNIDA : SCORPIONES) G. DUPRE Dans leur revue sur les prédateurs de scorpions, Polis, Sissom & Mac Cormick (1981) relèvent 150 espèces dont essentiellement des espèces adaptées au comportement nocturne de leur proie (chouettes, rongeurs, carnivores nocturnes) mais également des espèces diurnes (lézards, rongeurs, carnivores....) qui débusquent les scorpions sous les pierres ou dans leurs terriers. Dans une précédente note (Dupré, 2008) nous avions effectué un relevé afin d'actualiser cette étude de 1981. Sept ans après, de nouvelles données sont présentées dans cette synthèse. Voici un nouveau relevé des espèces prédatrices. Nous ne faisons pas mention des scorpions qui feront l'objet d'un futur article traité avec le cannibalisme. Explication des tableaux: La première colonne correspond aux prédateurs, la seconde aux régions concernées et la troisième aux références. Dans la mesure du possible, les noms scientifiques ont été rectifiés en fonction des synonymies ou des nouvelles combinaisons appliquées depuis les dates de publication d'origine. ARTHROPODA ARACHNIDA SOLIFUGAE Solifugae Afrique du Nord Millot & Vachon, 1949; Punzo, 1998; Cloudsley-Thompson, 1977 Eremobates sp. USA Bradley, 1983 ARACHNIDA ARANEAE Acanthoscurria atrox Brésil Lourenço, 1981 Aphonopelma sp. et autres Amérique centrale Mazzotti, 1964 Teraphosidae Phormictopus auratus Cuba Teruel & De Armas, 2012 Brachypelma vagans Mexique Dor et al., 2011 Epicadus heterogaster Brésil Lourenço et al. 2006 Latrodectus sp. USA Baerg, 1961 L. hesperus USA Polis et al., 1981 L. mactans Cuba Teruel, 1996; Teruel & De Armas, 2012 L. -
Ctenosaura Defensor (Cope, 1866)
Ctenosaura defensor (Cope, 1866). The Yucatecan Spiny-tailed Iguana, a regional endemic in the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula, is distributed in the Tabascan Plains and Marshes, Karstic Hills and Plains of Campeche, and Yucatecan Karstic Plains regions in the states of Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatán (Lee, 1996; Calderón-Mandujano and Mora-Tembre, 2004), at elevations from near “sea level to 100 m” (Köhler, 2008). In the original description by Cope (1866), the type locality was given as “Yucatán,” but Smith and Taylor (1950: 352) restricted it to “Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico.” This lizard has been reported to live on trees with hollow limbs, into which they retreat when approached (Lee, 1996), and individuals also can be found in holes in limestone rocks (Köhler, 2002). Lee (1996: 204) indicated that this species lives “mainly in the xeric thorn forests of the northwestern portion of the Yucatán Peninsula, although they are also found in the tropical evergreen forests of northern Campeche.” This colorful individual was found in low thorn forest 5 km N of Sinanché, in the municipality of Sinanché, in northern coastal Yucatán. Wilson et al. (2013a) determined its EVS as 15, placing it in the lower portion of the high vulnerability category. Its conservation status has been assessed as Vulnerable by the IUCN, and as endangered (P) by SEMARNAT. ' © Javier A. Ortiz-Medina 263 www.mesoamericanherpetology.com www.eaglemountainpublishing.com The Herpetofauna of the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula: composition, distribution, and conservation status VÍCTOR HUGO GONZÁLEZ-SÁNCHEZ1, JERRY D. JOHNSON2, ELÍ GARCÍA-PADILLA3, VICENTE MATA-SILVA2, DOMINIC L. DESANTIS2, AND LARRY DAVID WILSON4 1El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico. -
Tall Timbers Bibliography
Tall Timbers Bibliography Article Citations by Tall Timbers Authors Include the Following Areas of Interest Fire Research Quail Research Conservation Wildlife Management Outreach Geospatial Techniques & Tools Forest Management This Bibliography includes almost 1,400 articles published by Tall Timbers Staff and Associates, since 1958. It is a searchable PDF file. In Adobe Acrobat, it can be searched by author, date or subject matter. From the Edit menu, chose Find (Ctrl+F ) or Advanced Search (Shift+Ctrl+F). Bibliography 1. Engstrom, R.T. and G. Mikusinski. 1998. Ecological neighborhoods in red-cockaded woodpecker populations. The Auk. Vol. 115(2):473-478. 2. Abele, L.G. and D.B. Means. 1977. Sesarma jarvisi and Sesarma cookei: montane, terrestrial grapsid crabs in Jamaica (Decapoda). Crustaceana. Vol. 32(1):91-93. 3. Larson, B.C., W.K. Moser, and V.K. Mishra. 1998. Some relationships between silvicultural treatments and symmetry of stem growth in a red pine stand. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. Vol. 15(2):90-93. 4. Altieri, M.A. 1981. Effect of time of disturbance on the dynamics of weed communities in north Florida. Geobios. Vol. 8(4):145-151. 5. Altieri, M.A. and J.D. Doll. 1978. The potential of allelopathy as a tool for weed management in crop fields. Pans. Vol. 24(4):495-502. 6. Loughry, W.J. and C.M. McDonough. 1998. Spatial patterns in a population of nine-banded armadillos (Dasy pus novemcinctus). The American Midland Naturalist. Vol. 140(1):161-169. 7. McNair, D.B. and J.A. Gore. 1998. Occurrences of flamingos in northwest Florida, including a recent record of the greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber).