New occurrence records of Eleutherodactylus syristes in Guerrero and Oaxaca, Mexico

作者：Omar Garcia Vazquez Uri; Devitt Thomas J; Nieto Montes de Oca Adrian; Rovito Sean M; Caviedes Solis Itzue; Parra Olea Gabriela

来源：Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2016, 87(3): 1149-1152.

DOI：10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.014

• Anura
• Geographic distribution
• Sierra Madre del Sur
• Syrrhophus

The Sierra Madre del Sur (SMS) of southern Mexico is known for its exceptionally high levels of amphibian endemism, but knowledge of species' ranges in the region is incomplete. Here, we report new locality records for Eleutherodactylus syristes (Hoyt, 1965) from the states of Oaxaca and Guerrero. Previously, this species was known only from the Pacific slopes of the Sierra de Miahuatlan and Mixteca Alta in Oaxaca. These new occurrence records extend the known range of this species by approximately 335 km from the type locality and increase the elevational range, indicating it is more widespread in the SMS. Eleutherodactylus syristes is currently listed as endangered by the IUCN based on its limited distribution and ongoing threats to its persistence.

• 出版日期2016-9