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Snake (Serpentes, Reptilia) diversity in Mera, Ecuador: a citizen‑science approach to surveying a biodiversity hotspot of the western Amazon

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Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam

Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam

Oral Simposio Biodiversidad y Cambio Global

Ponente

Arley Benjamin Hidalgo Andrade (Waska Amazonía)

Descripción

Mera County is located in the eastern lowlands of the Llanganates–Sangay Connectivity Corridor (CELS) and is considered a priority conservation area due to the high degree of endemism and existing biological diversity. In the present study, we analyzed snake records from three databases as well as preserved specimens from two local informal collections, four formal collections, and five international collection databases with the participation of numerous students and citizen scientists. Collectively, we examined 85 years’ worth of material—666 individual records, representing seven families, 31 genera, and 66 species. We report seven species previously unrecorded in the study area and 14 new size and elevation records. Our results place this small county among the most snake-diverse areas in the world. Our citizen-science approach highlights the value of collaborative work and regional initiatives to involve local people and organizations (private, government, and universities) in scientific efforts.

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Autores primarios

Alexander Griffin Bentley (Waska Amazonía) Juan Pablo Reyes-Puig (Fundación Ecominga) Arley Benjamin Hidalgo Andrade (Waska Amazonía) Josselin Alejandra Hernández Altamirano (Biomolecular Discovery Group) María Elena Barragan-Paladines (Fundación Herpetológica Gustavo Orcés) Mario H. Yánez-Muñoz (Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad) Diego Almeida-Reinoso (Escuela Politécnica Nacional) Mónica Guerra (Escuela Politécnica Nacional) Jhonny Arboleda (Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja) Jaime Culebras (Fundación Cóndor Andino) Dione Alexandra Fiallos Moreno (Waska Amazonía) Joaquín Sáenz (Waska Amazonía) Philip Yoder (Reserva Ecológica Alto Anzu) Don Best (Waska Amazonía) Ricardo Sebastián Vizcarra Vásconez (Waska Amazonía) Manuel Genaro Peñafiel Flores Alessandro Franchini (Southwestern Adventist University,) Emma Carlson (Southwestern Adventist University) José Ignacio Segovia Larrea (La Sapada) Ian Smitherman (Waska Amazonía) Eric C.K. Gren (University of Montana)

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