Eight New Records of Lizards and Snakes (Reptilia: Squamata) from subhumid areas in El Paraíso, Honduras, and morphometry of the poorly-known pitviper Agkistrodon howardgloydi

Eight New Records of Lizards and Snakes (Reptilia: Squamata) from subhumid areas in El Paraíso, Honduras, and morphometry of the poorly-known pitviper Agkistrodon howardgloydi

Authors

  • James R McCraine 10770 SW 164th Street, Miami, Florida, 33157 USA
  • Ramòn Dionicio Centeno Fundación Yuscarán, Yuscarán, El Paraíso, Honduras
  • Josue Ramos Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Bulevar Suyapa, Tegucigalpa, Distrito Central, Honduras
  • Leonardo Valdés Orellana Gerente General de “Hondufauna,” Investigador Privado, Colonia América, Bloque 9, Casa 1806, Comayagüela, MDC, Honduras
  • Julio E Mérida Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Bulevar Suyapa, Tegucigalpa, Distrito Central, Honduras
  • Gustavo Adolfo Cruz Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Bulevar Suyapa, Tegucigalpa, Distrito Central, Honduras

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v6i1.320

Abstract

ABSTRACT: El Paraíso is one of the most understudied departments in Honduras. We add eight species of lizards and snakes to its reptile checklist and report on morphological data of an additional specimen of the rarely collected pitviper Agkistrodon howardgloydi. The localities discussed herein contain some of the best-preserved lowland arid forests and premontane dry forests remaining in Honduras. We recommend faunal inventories and management plans to protect some of the remaining vegetation patches occurring in the El Paraíso region.

 


KEY WORDS: El Paraíso, Honduras, lowland arid forest, premontane dry forest, lizards, snakes, Agkistrodon howardgloydi.

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McCraine, J. R., Centeno, R. D., Ramos, J., Valdés Orellana, L., Mérida, J. E., & Cruz, G. A. (2014). Eight New Records of Lizards and Snakes (Reptilia: Squamata) from subhumid areas in El Paraíso, Honduras, and morphometry of the poorly-known pitviper Agkistrodon howardgloydi. UNED Research Journal, 6(1), 99–104. https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v6i1.320

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2014)

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