NEW HIGHEST ELEVATION RECORDS OF TWO MEXICAN ENDEMIC SPINY LIZARDS: Sceloporus megAlepidurus AND Sceloporus spinosus (SQUAMATA: PHRYNOSOMATIDAE)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2022.4.523Keywords:
Cambio climático, Parque Nacional La Malinche, Peñón de Tlaxco, TlaxcalaAbstract
We record the new highest elevation of two endemic lizards from Mexico. Our records for the Largescale Spiny Lizard Sceloporus megalepidurus Smith, 1934 extends 310 m its previous highest record, from 3,080 to 3,390 m in Peñon de Tlaxco, and for the Eastern Spiny Lizard S. spinosus Wiegmann, 1828 extends 360 m its previous highest record, from 2,670 to 3,030 m in the volcano La Malinche, both records in Tlaxcala, Mexico. We discuss our observations in the context of global climate change, habitat alterations, and the ecological implications in the new environment.
Downloads
Published
2022-10-11 — Updated on 2022-10-13
How to Cite
Díaz de la Vega-Pérez, A. H., Ramírez Icaza, O., Gómez Campos, J. E., Lara Resendiz , R. A., & Domínguez Godoy, M. A. (2022). NEW HIGHEST ELEVATION RECORDS OF TWO MEXICAN ENDEMIC SPINY LIZARDS: Sceloporus megAlepidurus AND Sceloporus spinosus (SQUAMATA: PHRYNOSOMATIDAE). Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología, 5(4), 6–10. https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2022.4.523
Issue
Section
Notas de Distribución
License
Copyright (c) 2022 Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
