TY - JOUR
T1 - Conserving Endemic Lizards in Mexico through Areas of Endemism and Temporal Strata
AU - Montiel-Canales, Gustavo
AU - Castillo-Cerón, Jesus Martín
AU - Goyenechea, Irene
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Brazilian Society of Herpetology.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Areas of endemism are biogeographic patterns that represent evolutionary evidence of taxa that can be used as surrogates in conservation of biodiversity. The geographic distribution of 83 Mexican species of lizards from three families with a high percentage of species restricted to the country was used to identify areas of endemism using the NDM/VNDM program. Temporal strata of the species forming those areas of endemism were incorporated to recognize the areas as evolutionary units. The prioritization of sites of major importance for lizard conservation was determined using six measures. Four areas of endemism were identified, three montane (Sierra Madre del Sur, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, and Sierra Madre Oriental) and one lowland (Veracruzan province). It was determined that the four areas of endemism form evolutionary units supported by synchronous and asynchronous species in temporal strata ranging from the Miocene to the Pliocene. The Sierra Madre del Sur area of endemism obtained the highest priority, so it requires policies for effective conservation and management to ensure the maintenance and conservation of current and historical elements within the distribution patterns of species.
AB - Areas of endemism are biogeographic patterns that represent evolutionary evidence of taxa that can be used as surrogates in conservation of biodiversity. The geographic distribution of 83 Mexican species of lizards from three families with a high percentage of species restricted to the country was used to identify areas of endemism using the NDM/VNDM program. Temporal strata of the species forming those areas of endemism were incorporated to recognize the areas as evolutionary units. The prioritization of sites of major importance for lizard conservation was determined using six measures. Four areas of endemism were identified, three montane (Sierra Madre del Sur, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, and Sierra Madre Oriental) and one lowland (Veracruzan province). It was determined that the four areas of endemism form evolutionary units supported by synchronous and asynchronous species in temporal strata ranging from the Miocene to the Pliocene. The Sierra Madre del Sur area of endemism obtained the highest priority, so it requires policies for effective conservation and management to ensure the maintenance and conservation of current and historical elements within the distribution patterns of species.
KW - Biotic components
KW - Conservation biogeography
KW - Distribution patterns
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U2 - 10.2994/SAJH-D-17-00077.1
DO - 10.2994/SAJH-D-17-00077.1
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85077593482
SN - 1808-9798
VL - 14
SP - 177
EP - 187
JO - South American Journal of Herpetology
JF - South American Journal of Herpetology
IS - 3
ER -