Amphibien und Reptilien in Peru. Die Herpetofauna entlang des 10. Breitengrades von Peru: Arterfassung, Taxonomie, okologische Bemerkungen und biogeographische Beziehungen

Abstract:

Wide distribution gaps of several taxa reflect our poor knowledge of the herpetofauna of central Peru. In an attempt to improve our understanding of the diversity of amphibians and reptiles in this region, Edgar Lehr presents in this book the results of his field work in Peru between 1997 and 2001. Lehr surveyed 42 localities along a 470 x 50 km transect extending from the Pacific coast to the Amazonian lowlands at 10 south latitude and passing through four Departamentos (Ancash, Huanuco, Pasco, and Ucayali) and five ecological regions. The introductory chapter includes a general overview of Peru's megadiversity and a brief, but informative, outline of the history of herpetology in Peru, including major contributions since the 19th century (eg, Tschudi 1845; Werner 1901). As shown in figure 1 (p. 10), the number of publications on Peruvian herpetofauna has increased dramatically during the last quarter of the 20th …

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2003

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