SEGUNDO REGISTRO DE LA TAPALCUA Gymnopis syntrema (AMPHIBIA: GYMNOPHIONA: DERMOPHIIDAE) PARA MÉXICO EN TRES LAGUNAS, LACANJÁ CHANSAYAB, OCOSINGO, CHIAPAS

Ana Iris  Melgar-Martínez; Eduardo  Chankin-Chankayun; Ivan Villalobos Juárez; Elí  García-Padilla

doi:10.22201/fc.25942158e.2024.2.924

SECOND RECORD OF THE MOUNTAIN CAECILIAN Gymnopis syntrema (AMPHIBIA: GYMNOPHIONA: DERMOPHIIDAE) FOR MEXICO IN TRES LAGUNAS, LACANJÁ CHANSAYAB, OCOSINGO, CHIAPAS

Authors

Ana Iris Melgar-Martínez Centro Ecoturístico Tres Lagunas, San Javier, Lacanjá Chansayab, Ocosingo, Chiapas 29950, México
Eduardo Chankin-Chankayun Centro Ecoturístico Tres Lagunas, San Javier, Lacanjá Chansayab, Ocosingo, Chiapas 29950, México
Ivan Villalobos Juárez Los Hijos del Desierto
Elí García-Padilla Biodiversidad Mesoamericana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2024.2.924

Keywords:

amphibians, Tropical evergreen forest, México, Selva Lacandona, Tapalcua

Abstract

We present new evidence of the Mountain Caecilian (Gymnopis syntrema) inside Mexican territory. The event occurred in the Santuario del Cocodrilo, Tres Lagunas, community de Lacanjá Chansayab, Ocosingo, Chiapas within the region known as Eastern Mountains also known as Selva Lacandona.

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Published

2024-04-25

How to Cite

Melgar-Martínez, A. I. ., Chankin-Chankayun, E. ., Villalobos Juárez, I., & García-Padilla, E. . (2024). SECOND RECORD OF THE MOUNTAIN CAECILIAN Gymnopis syntrema (AMPHIBIA: GYMNOPHIONA: DERMOPHIIDAE) FOR MEXICO IN TRES LAGUNAS, LACANJÁ CHANSAYAB, OCOSINGO, CHIAPAS . Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología, 7(2), e878 (29 – 31). https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2024.2.924