Table 3.
Total number of species, endemic species, and relative endemism within the herpetofaunal groups in Central America, North America (United States–Canada), and Mexico. Data for Central America from this paper, for North America from CNAH (www.cnah.org; accessed 9 January 2018), and for Mexico from updated figures in Johnson et al. (2017).
|
Herpetofaunal Groups
|
Total Species in Central America
|
Endemic Species in Central America
|
Relative Endemism in Central America (%)
|
Total Species in North America
|
Endemic Species in North America
|
Relative Endemism in North America (%)
|
Total Species in Mexico
|
Endemic Species in Mexico
|
Relative Endemism in Mexico (%)
|
| Anurans |
328 |
192 |
58.5 |
104 |
67 |
64.4 |
247 |
148 |
60.0 |
| Salamanders |
166 |
143 |
86.1 |
191 |
165 |
86.4 |
151 |
125 |
82.8 |
| Caecilians |
15 |
7 |
46.7 |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
1 |
33.3 |
|
Subtotals
|
509
|
342
|
67.2
|
295
|
232
|
78.6
|
401
|
274
|
68.3
|
| Crocodylians |
3 |
— |
— |
2 |
1 |
50.0 |
3 |
— |
— |
| Squamates |
560 |
279 |
49.8 |
287 |
117 |
40.8 |
863 |
517 |
60.0 |
| Turtles |
23 |
2 |
8.3 |
66 |
48 |
72.7 |
51 |
20 |
39.2 |
| Subtotals |
586 |
281 |
48.0 |
355 |
166 |
46.8 |
917 |
537 |
58.6 |
| Totals |
1,095 |
623 |
56.9 |
650 |
398 |
61.2 |
1,318 |
811 |
61.5 |
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