Abstract

RUEDA-SOLANO, LUÍS ALBERTO  and  CASTELLANOS-BARLIZA, JEINER. HERPETOFAUNA OF NEGUANJE, TAIRONA NATIONAL NATURAL PARK , COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN. Acta biol.Colomb. [online]. 2010, vol.15, n.1, pp.195-206. ISSN 0120-548X.

The Herpetofauna of the Tairona National Natural Park (Neguanje sector) was studied during 30 days between September and October 2004 by means of the visual records method, an active search and the arrangement of barriers with pitfall traps interception. 44 species (11 of amphibians and 33 of reptiles), distributed in 18 families and 37 genera, were registered. The species accumulation curves showed that approximately 20 days are sufficient to record all species of lizards, but not for the species of frogs and snakes. The lizard Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae was the most abundant species recorded on the sector, which implies a potential advantage to assure its protection. The local distribution of the Colostethus ruthveni species, which had been reported in 1997 elsewhere for the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta , was extended. Finally, this study reveals that the herpetofauna at Neguanje represents 33% of the total number of species reported for the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta , which has positioned this area as one of the most representative in terms of biodiversity in the Colombian Caribbean.

Keywords : Herpetofauna; Neguanje; Tairona; richness; biodiversity.

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