The endemic herpetofauna of Central America: a casualty of anthropocentrism Author Mata-Silva, Vicente Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968 - 0500, USA vmata@utep.edu Author DeSantis, Dominic L. Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968 - 0500, USA dldesantis@miners.utep.edu Author García-Padilla, Elí Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca 68023, MEXICO eligarcia_18@hotmail.com Author Johnson, Jerry D. Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968 - 0500, USA jjohnson@utep.edu Author Wilson, Larry David Centro Zamorano de Biodiversidad, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana Zamorano, Departamento de Francisco Morazán, HONDURAS bufodoc@aol.com text Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 2019 e 168 2019-01-20 13 1 1 64 journal article 297965 10.5281/zenodo.11391571 799461e0-d0dd-4c4b-82c4-886726d6b079 1525-9153 11391571
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 GroupsTotal Species in Central AmericaEndemic Species in Central AmericaRelative Endemism in Central America (%)Total Species in North AmericaEndemic Species in North AmericaRelative Endemism in North America (%)Total Species in MexicoEndemic Species in MexicoRelative Endemism in Mexico (%)
Anurans32819258.51046764.424714860.0
Salamanders16614386.119116586.415112582.8
Caecilians15746.7———3133.3
Subtotals50934267.229523278.640127468.3
Crocodylians3——2150.03——
Squamates56027949.828711740.886351760.0
Turtles2328.3664872.7512039.2
Subtotals58628148.035516646.891753758.6
Totals1,09562356.965039861.21,31881161.5