REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS - Raúl Hernández 2007

RC = RISK CATEGORY
according to Mexican Environmental Agency:
Pr = protected, T = threatened

End = Endemism:
E1. = Endemic with exclusive distribution in the Mexican Altiplano
E2. = Endemic with wide distribution throughout Mexico
Ex. = Extra-territoria

Family / Species	Common name	RC	End
Hylidae
Hyla arenicolor (Cope, 1866)	Canyon Treefrog		Ex
Hyla eximia (Baird, 1854)	Mountain Treefrog		Ex
Anguidae
Gerrhonotus liocephalus (Wiegman, 1828)	Texas Alligator Lizard	Pr	Ex
Phrynosomatidae
Sceloporus grammicus (Wiegman, 1828)	Mesquite Lizard	Pr	Ex
Sceloporus spinosus (Wiegman, 1828)	Spiny Lizard		[E1]
Sceloporus dugesi (Smith, 1937)	Green Mesquite Lizard		[E1]
Teiidae
Aspidocelis gularis (Baird y Girard, 1852)	Texas Spotted Whiptail		Ex
Colubridae
Masticophis flagellum (Shaw, 1802)	Coachwhip Snake	A	Ex
Masticophis schoti (Camper & Dixon, 1994)	Striped Whipsnake		Ex
Pituophis deppei (Dumeril, 1853)	Mexican Bullsnake	A	[E2]
Lampropeltis triangulum (Garman, 1884)	Red Kingsnake	A	Ex
Hypsiglena torquata (Günther, 1860)	Night Snake		Ex
Trimorphodon tau (Cope, 1870)	Mexican Lyre Snake		[E2]
Thamnophis cyrtopsis (Kenniocott, 1860)	Black-necked Garter Snake	A	Ex
Thamnophis melanogaster canescens (Smith, 1942)	Black-bellied Garter Snake
Elapidae
Micrurus fulvius (Kenniocott, 1860)	Texan Coral Snake	Pr	Ex
Crotalidae
Crotalus molossus (Baird & Girard, 1853)	Black-tailed Rattlesnake	Pr	Ex
Kinosternidae
Kinosternon integrum (Le Conte, 1824)	Mexican Mud Turtle	Pr	[E2]
Analysis of the Taxonomic List: Number of Species Registered: 18; 2 Amphibians and 16 Reptiles. Number of Families Registered: 8, 1 Amphibian family and 7 Reptile families Number of Genera Registered: 13, 1 Amphibian genus and 12 Reptile genera Most Represented Family: Colubridae, with 8 species Number of Endemic Species: 5: 3 with exclusive distribution in the Mexican Altiplano, 3 with wide distribution throughout Mexico Number of Species in the NOM 059 (Mexican Environmental Agency): 9; 4 Threatened and 5 under Special Protection

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