RANGE EXTENSION AND NEW MUNICIPALITY RECORD OF Abronia taeniata (ANGUIDAE) FROM PINAL DE AMOLES, QUERÉTARO, MEXICO

José Carlos Arenas-Monroy; Raciel  Cruz-Elizalde; Israel Solano-Zavaleta

doi:10.22201/fc.25942158e.2024.2.925

Authors

José Carlos Biosfera Desarrollos Ambientales, S.A. de C.V., Querétaro 76180, Querétaro, México
Raciel Laboratorio de Ecología y Diversidad Faunística, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Avenida de las Ciencias S/N, Santa Fe Juriquilla, C. P. 76230, Querétaro, Querétaro, México.
Israel Solano-Zavaleta Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, México 04510, Ciudad de México, México.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2024.2.925

Keywords:

Cloud forest, Distribution, Gerrhonotinae, Habitat perturbation, Squamata

Abstract

We present data of a specimen which represents a new municipality record and range extension of Abronia taeniata for Pinal de Amoles, Querétaro, México. We also provide a description of the vegetation at the site, and comments on the species’ resilience to habitat perturbation. Finally, we suggest the existence of a previously undocumented large population of A. taeniata in Sierra de Pinal de Amoles based on our finding, and on several observations of the species available through a citizen science platform.

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