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Submitted July 21, 2022
Published 2022-07-21

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Vol. 11 No. 2 (2022): Centros: Revista Científica Universitaria

TEMPORAL VARIATION OF THE HERPETOFAUNA IN THE WETSO ECOLOGICAL CENTER, FORMER PANAJUNGLA, LA AMISTAD INTERNATIONAL PARK (PILA), BOCAS DEL TORO


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Published: 2022-07-21

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Gómez, I. N., Acosta Montenegro, D. M., & Ramírez Baker, L. A. (2022). TEMPORAL VARIATION OF THE HERPETOFAUNA IN THE WETSO ECOLOGICAL CENTER, FORMER PANAJUNGLA, LA AMISTAD INTERNATIONAL PARK (PILA), BOCAS DEL TORO. Centros: Revista Científica Universitaria, 11(2), 9–26. Retrieved from https://revistas.up.ac.pa/index.php/centros/article/view/3079

Abstract

To determine the temporal variation of the herpetofauna in the Wetso Ecological Center, PILA, Bocas del Toro, seven samplings were carried out during the rainy season of 2019 and the dry season of 2021, in the populations of amphibians and reptiles. As a result, 47 species were identified, of which 25 correspond to amphibians grouped in an order, 9 families, 19 genera; another 22 species correspond to reptiles; including two orders, 12 families, and 17 genera. For amphibians, the Shannon Wiener diversity index reached H'= 2.89 and the evenness index (J'= 0.98), for reptiles the Shannon Wiener diversity index reached H'= 2.21 and the evenness index (J'= 0.90). The most abundant or common species for amphibians was O. pumilio with 14.56% and for reptiles G. albogularis with 34.2%. The correlation between richness and average daily precipitation (mm), showed that there is a direct relationship between the richness of the observed herpetofauna and precipitation, with r= 0.70 for amphibians, and r= - 0.75 for reptiles. With this information, a seasonal pattern was presented, being the rainy season favorable for amphibians and the dry season favorable for reptiles.

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