Lemos-Espinal Julio A, Smith Geoffrey R
Laboratorio de Ecología-UBIPRO, FES Iztacala UNAM, Avenida los Barrios 1, Los Reyes Iztacala, Tlalnepantla, edo. de México, 54090, México FES Iztacala UNAM Tlalnepantla Mexico.
Department of Biology, Denison University, Granville, Ohio 43023, USA Denison University Granville United States of America.
Zookeys. 2020 Jun 16;941:121-144. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.941.52011. eCollection 2020.
Despite being one of the smallest states in Mexico, the high diversity of habitats in Morelos has led to the development of a rich biota made up of a mixture of species typical of the Neovolcanic Axis and the Sierra Madre del Sur. However, recent expansion of cities in Morelos is likely to have consequences for the state's herpetofauna. Here a checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Morelos is provided with a summary of their conservation status and overlap with its neighboring states. Morelos is home to 139 species of amphibians and reptiles representing 32 families and 75 genera. Twenty-six of the 38 species of amphibians and 70 of the 101 species of reptiles that inhabit Morelos are endemic to Mexico. Fourteen species of amphibians and reptiles from Morelos are IUCN listed (i.e., Vulnerable, Near Threatened, or Endangered), 22 are placed in a protected category by SEMARNAT, and 41 are categorized as high risk by the EVS. The Tropical Deciduous Forest vegetation type hosts the greatest number of amphibian and reptile species in Morelos (84 species). Morelos shares the largest proportion of its herpetofauna with the State of Mexico (79.3%), Puebla (77.0%), and Guerrero (74.8%).
尽管莫雷洛斯州是墨西哥最小的州之一，但其栖息地的高度多样性促使了丰富生物群的发展，该生物群由新火山带和南马德雷山脉的典型物种混合而成。然而，莫雷洛斯州近期城市的扩张可能会对该州的两栖爬行动物群产生影响。本文提供了一份莫雷洛斯州两栖动物和爬行动物的清单，并总结了它们的保护状况以及与邻近州的重叠情况。莫雷洛斯州是139种两栖动物和爬行动物的家园，分属32科75属。栖息在莫雷洛斯州的38种两栖动物中有26种以及101种爬行动物中有70种是墨西哥特有的。莫雷洛斯州的14种两栖动物和爬行动物被列入世界自然保护联盟（IUCN）的名录（即易危、近危或濒危），22种被墨西哥环境与自然资源部（SEMARNAT）列为受保护类别，41种被生态脆弱性评估系统（EVS）归类为高风险。热带落叶林植被类型拥有莫雷洛斯州最多的两栖动物和爬行动物物种（84种）。莫雷洛斯州与墨西哥州（79.3%）、普埃布拉州（77.0%）和格雷罗州（74.8%）共有其两栖爬行动物群的最大比例。
