Elí García-Padilla

Biologist, herpetologist and photographer.

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Guía ilustrada de la biodiversidad de vertebrados terrestres en lengua Ang pon tzaame

Las serpientes venenosas de Tamaulipas

Animales de México: Anfibios y Reptiles

Clave dicotómica para las especies del grupo torquatus del género Sceloporus (Lacertilia: Phrynosomatidae)

First record of the alligator lizard Gerrhonotus lugoi (Squamata: Anguidae) for the State of Nuevo León, Mexico

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2016

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Notes on the Herpetofauna of the Northwest of Mexico: Herpetofauna of Isla El Muerto, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico

The islands of the Gulf of California are an important natural laboratory to study ecological and... more The islands of the Gulf of California are an important natural laboratory to study ecological and evolutionary models using herpetofauna as an example (Grismer 1994a,b,c,d,e; Grismer, 1999a), and they have been classified as a priority area for the conservation of biodiversity in Mexico (Vázquez-Domínguez et al., 1998). Island species need extraordinary attention because of their limited distribution, as well as being sensitive to pressure such as the destruction of habitat, the introduction of exotic species (Dodd, 1987), and the illegal extraction of species (Mellink, 1995). Given that relatively little is known about the species that are found on the islands (Grismer, 2002), it is important to define the state of conservation of each island and its species. This report describes our investigations of the herpetofauna of Isla El Muerto (also known as Miramar Island), one of many small islands belonging to Mexico in the Gulf of California.

Conserving the Mesoamerican herpetofauna: The most critical case of the priority level one endemic species

Of significant biodiversity importance, the Mesoamerican herpetofauna now increases at a rate of ... more Of significant biodiversity importance, the Mesoamerican herpetofauna now increases at a rate of approximately 35 species annually. As its size increases, however, the global problem of biodiversity decline continues to worsen with time. Recently, a set of conservation priority levels was established for individual species based on a combination of physiographic distribution and Environmental Vulnerability Score (EVS). The 18 such levels identified range from level one, encompassing species that occupy a single physiographic region and with a high EVS, to level 18, including species that inhabit six physiographic regions and have a low EVS. For the Mesoamerican herpetofauna, the greatest number of species is placed in level one, amounting to 970 taxa with documentable distributions. From one to 149 priority level one species are found in 20 of the 21 physiographic regions recognized in Mesoamerica. Slightly more than three-quarters of the priority level one species of anurans, salam...

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The herpetofauna of Hidalgo, Mexico: Composition, distribution, and conservation status

Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, 2020

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Biodiversidad Mesoamericana (2)

Biodiversidad mesoamericana (4)

Biodiversidad Mesoamericana

La serpiente emplumada y el dragón

Las serpientes de cascabel mexicanas

Las serpientes de la familia Viperidae en Chiapas

Las ranas, sapos y salamandras de Oaxaca

Biodiversidad Mesoamericana (3)

Geographic Distribution: Anelytropsis papillosus (Mexican Blind Lizard) Mexico, Tamaulipas

Herpetological Review

Threatened amphibians sheltered under the big cat’s umbrella: a conservation evaluation of jaguars Panthera onca (Carnivora: Felidae) and endemic herpetofauna in Nuclear Central America

Revista de Biología Tropical, Oct 22, 2018

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A Reexamination of the Herpetofauna of Oaxaca, Mexico: Composition Update, Physiographic Distribution, and Conservation Commentary

A substantial number of changes to the composition of the herpetofauna of the Mexican state of Oa... more A substantial number of changes to the composition of the herpetofauna of the Mexican state of Oaxaca, including taxonomic additions and deletions, have occurred in the five years since our original assessment of this region. These changes now establish a herpetofauna of 480 species for the state. A number of taxonomic and nomenclatural changes involving the Oaxacan herpetofauna also are discussed. Updated patterns of physiographic distribution, endemism, and conservation status of the members of the state herpetofauna are examined.