The herpetological collection from Bolivia in the “Estación Biológica de Doñana” (Spain)

Padial, José M.; Castroviejo‐Fisher, Santiago; Merchán, Manuel; Cabot, José; Castroviejo, Javier

doi:10.3989/graellsia.2003.v59.i1.219

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“…The herpetofaunal remains include a minimum of six taxa (Table ), representing a significant portion of the relatively depauperate modern herpetofauna recorded for the Lake Titicaca area. The harsh, arid alpine environment limits herpetofaunal taxonomic diversity, and the Andes form a natural barrier for species expansion and genetic mixing (Baudoin & Pachecho, ; Correa et al ., ; De la Riva et al ., ; Duellman, ; Ergueta Sandóval, ; Linares, ; Méndez et al ., ; Padial et al ., ; Rodríguez et al ., ; Schulte et al ., ; Vellard, ). These taxa are relatively unknown ecologically, including the frog genus Telmatobius , multiple species of which inhabit Lake Titicaca and its environs (Benavides et al ., ).…”

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Herpetofaunal Remains from Khonkho Wankane, an Urban and Ceremonial Centre in the Southern Lake Titicaca Altiplano: Unique Behavioural Correlates to Osseous Taphonomy

Pokines

2011

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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This research reports the herpetological (reptile and amphibian) remains from Khonkho Wankane, an urban and ceremonial centre in the southern Lake Titicaca region of the Bolivian Altiplano, which fluoresced during the Late Formative period. The total n=1710, including a minimum of six taxa and representing a significant portion of the relatively depauperate modern herpetofauna recorded for the Lake Titicaca area. A lizard of the genus Liolaemus (Tropiduridae) was identified. Amphibians are represented by Andean toad Rhinella spinulosa (Bufonidae) and by at least four taxa of frogs: [cf. Gastrotheca marsupiata (Hylidae) and Pleurodema marmorata or P. cinerea and Telmatobius spp. (Leptodactylidae)]. The latter genus does not include members of the giant variants (T. culeus) that dwell in Lake Titicaca. The question of how these remains were incorporated into the site deposits is examined taphonomically. No indicators of human or small carnivore predation were detected. Significant spatial clustering of amphibian remains was detected, with two clusters contributing n=1562 or 92.4% of the amphibian total (n=1690). These concentrations also are characterised by a depressed ratio of cranial versus postcranial elements, which cannot be explained by recovery methods. These concentrations of herpetofaunal remains likely represent in-burrow deaths of species sheltering for thermoregulatory benefits away from this harsh Altiplano environment, with the lowered recovery of cranial elements hypothesised to have resulted from a lack of ossification. The bulk of herpetofaunal remains recovered therefore likely were recent intrusions into the site deposits and do not represent the residue of human exploitation during the occupation of Khonkho Wankane.

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Herpetofaunal Remains from Khonkho Wankane, an Urban and Ceremonial Centre in the Southern Lake Titicaca Altiplano: Unique Behavioural Correlates to Osseous Taphonomy

Pokines

2011

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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“…Regarding the Bolivian hydrographic units, the taxonomic identity of the specimens of Telmatobius sp. in the Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa reported byPadial et al (2003) needs to be re-evaluated to confirm the possible presence of T. rubigo in this country.…”

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Threatened aquatic Andean frogs and mining activity in the Lithium Triangle of South America: Can both coexist?

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Akmentins

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The aquatic Andean frogs of genus Telmatobius are one of the most threatened amphibian taxa, with many species having suffered drastic declines and even possible extinction. The Laguna de los Pozuelos' rusted frog Telmatobius rubigo is a fully aquatic species that inhabits lotic systems in the Argentinean vertex of the Lithium Triangle of South America. This study estimated the environmental suitability of an area and geographical distribution of T. rubigo through an ecological niche model. This study also aimed to assess the possible extent of impacts related to mining operations on this threatened species. The ecological niche model of T. rubigo was obtained using specific freshwater habitat variables and the MaxEnt algorithm. The possible extent of impacts related to mining operations was evaluated by overlaying the mining tenure and the estimated distribution of T. rubigo resulting from the model. According to the ecological niche models, T. rubigo could occupy 2,001 km2 in four Argentine basins and three hydrographical units of southern Bolivia and is unlikely to occur in northern Chile. Five environmental variables had the highest contribution to the best selected model: shrub coverture, soil pH, soil organic carbon, and two variables related to the upstream air temperature. The suitable area for T. rubigo overlaps with mining operations by 61.8%. We advise the local communities, governmental environmental agencies, mining companies, and environmental assessors to consider the presence of threatened Telmatobius species in areas subject to mining to protect them and their environment. We encourage incorporating the aquatic Andean frogs as key species into management, environmental monitoring, and remediation plans.

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Ranking protected areas in the Azores using standardised sampling of soil epigean arthropods

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Abstract. Nineteen areas in seven of the nine Azorean islands were evaluated for species diversity and rarity based on soil epigean arthropods. Fifteen out of the 19 study areas are managed as Natural Forest Reserves and the remaining four were included due to their importance as indigenous forest cover. Four of the 19 areas are not included in the European Conservation network, NATURA 2000. Two sampling replicates were run per study area, and a total of 191 species were collected; 43 of those species (23%) are endemic to the archipelago and 12 have yet to be described. To produce an unbiased multiple-criteria index (importance value for conservation, IV-C) incorporating diversity and rarity based indices, an iterative partial multiple regression analysis was performed. In addition, an irreplaceability index and the complementarity method (using both optimisation and heuristic methods) were used for priority-reserves analyses. It was concluded that at least one well-managed reserve per island is absolutely necessary to have a good fraction of the endemic arthropods preserved. We found that for presence/absence data the suboptimal complementarity algorithm provides solutions as good as the optimal algorithm. For abundance data, optimal solutions indicate that most reserves are needed if we want that at least 50% of endemic

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The herpetological collection from Bolivia in the “Estación Biológica de Doñana” (Spain)

Cited by 5 publications

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Herpetofaunal Remains from Khonkho Wankane, an Urban and Ceremonial Centre in the Southern Lake Titicaca Altiplano: Unique Behavioural Correlates to Osseous Taphonomy

Herpetofaunal Remains from Khonkho Wankane, an Urban and Ceremonial Centre in the Southern Lake Titicaca Altiplano: Unique Behavioural Correlates to Osseous Taphonomy

Threatened aquatic Andean frogs and mining activity in the Lithium Triangle of South America: Can both coexist?

Ranking protected areas in the Azores using standardised sampling of soil epigean arthropods

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