ECOLOGICAL NICHE MODELING OF TWO SPECIES OF NEOTROPICAL SALAMANDERS (PLETHODONTIDAE): Oedipina parvipes (PETERS, 1879) AND Oedipina complex (DUNN, 1924)
Tropical salamanders of the Plethodontidae family are organisms for which there is no clear information about their geographical distribution, ecological aspects and the environmental conditions in which they can live. Ecological niche modeling is considered a useful tool to predict areas of environ...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Country: | México |
| Institution: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repository: | Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.herpetologia.fciencias.unam.mx:article/860 |
| Online Access: | https://herpetologia.fciencias.unam.mx/index.php/revista/article/view/860 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Distribución geográfica Idoneidad ambiental MaxEnt Neotrópico Pletodontidos Environmental suitability Geographic distribution Neotropics Plethodontids |
| Summary: | Tropical salamanders of the Plethodontidae family are organisms for which there is no clear information about their geographical distribution, ecological aspects and the environmental conditions in which they can live. Ecological niche modeling is considered a useful tool to predict areas of environmental suitability, as well as the geographic distributions of understudied species. In this work, a search was carried out for reliable historical records, in open access data networks, as well as in scientific articles on the presence of Oedipina parvipes and Oedipina complex, which together with the implementation of climatic variables, allowed the performance of modeling of ecological niche of these species under the maximum entropy principle of MaxEnt using the Kuenm package. Our results predict areas of high environmental suitability for different regions of Central and South America, highlighting the Panama Canal and the Colombian Pacific as the most optimal places for the presence of these species of salamanders. This work shows the need for research in different fields in understudied regions where the presence of these species that do not have records or whose records are not completely reliable is predicted. Identifying the potential distribution areas of these species is of utmost importance so that informed decisions can be made for the conservation of vulnerable species that may be affected by human activities. |
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