Lista de anfibios y reptiles del departamento del Tolima, Colombia

• Main Authors: Julián Llano-Mejía, Ángela M. Cortés-Gómez, Fernando Castro-Herrera
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt 2010-12-01
• Series: Biota Colombiana
• Subjects: Herpetofauna; Estatus de amenaza; Endemismo; Distribución geográfica; Lista de especies; Colombia
• Online Access: http://revistas.humboldt.org.co/index.php/biota/article/view/234

A taxonomic list of the species of amphibians and reptiles of the Tolima department was elaborated based on an extensive literature review and information from biological collections from several parts of the world. The total of amphibians species recorded were 98, from which 91 are frogs and toads, four caecilias and three salamanders. Reptiles recorded were 102, represented by 60 snakes, 36 lizards, four turtles and two crocodilians. The highest herpetofaunal richness was concentrated in at Cordillera Central and Inter-Andean Magdalena river valley. Threatened status of Tolimaâs herpetofaunal is more critical in amphibians than in reptiles; 14,4 % from amphibians are categorized as Vulnerable, 8,2 % Endangered, 5,1 % Near threatened and 4,1 % Critically Endangered. Only two reptilesâ species register some threatened level. Because of Tolimaâs herpetofaunal representativity respect to Colombian diversity, It is necessary to set out a general conservation action plan of amphibians and reptiles, considering the most suitable management strategies to maintain biodiversity.