Table of Contents

Conservation of Mesoamerican Amphibians and Reptiles

Foreword James B. Murphy


Preface Larry David Wilson, Josiah H. Townsend, and Jerry D. Johnson


I. Measuring the Problem: The Global Amphibian Assessment and Beyond

The Global Decline of Amphibians: Current Trends and Future Prospects — Simon N. Stuart, Janice S. Chanson, Neil  A. Cox, and Bruce E. Young

II. Recent Taxonomic Changes: A Period of Active Systematic ResearchSummary of Recent Changes in Higher Taxonomic Categories of Mesoamerican Amphibians and Reptiles — Jerry D. Johnson, Larry David Wilson, and Josiah H. Townsend
Summary of Recent Changes in Higher Taxonomic Categories of Mesoamerican Amphibians and Reptiles —III. Patterns of Diversity and Endemicity of the Middle American Herpetofauna: The Big Picture

Summary of Recent Changes in Higher Taxonomic Categories of Mesoamerican Amphibians and Reptiles —The Herpetofauna of Middle America: Major Distributional Patterns — Larry David Wilson and Jerry D. Johnson

IV. Distribution and Conservation of the Middle American Herpetofauna: The Country Assessments
     

The Herpetofauna of Baja California and Associated Islands: A Conservation Assessment and Priorities — Robert W. Murphy and Fausto R. Méndez de la Cruz

Geographic Distribution and Conservation of the Herpetofauna of Northern Mexico — Pablo A. Lavín-Murcio and David Lazcano-Villarreal

Geographic Distribution and Conservation of the Mexican Central Highlands Herpetofauna — Oscar Flores-Villela, Luis Canseco–Márquez, and Leticia Margarita Ochoa-Ochoa

The Herpetofauna of Southeastern Mexico: Biogeography and Conservation — Jerry D. Johnson, Vicente Mata-Silva, and Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista

Distribution and Conservation of the Herpetofauna of Belize — Peter J. Stafford, Paul Walker, Paul Edgar, and Malcolm G. Penn

Diversity and Conservation Status of the of the Guatemalan Herpetofauna — Manuel Acevedo, Enio B. Cano, and Carlos Vásquez Almazán

A Conservation Assessment of Salvadoran Protected Areas: Priorities and Recommendations Based on Amphibian and Reptile Distributions — Eli Greenbaum and Oliver Komar

Conservation of the Honduran Herpetofauna: Issues and Imperatives — Josiah H. Townsend and Larry David Wilson

Conservation Status of the Herpetofauna of Nicaragua — Javier Sunyer and Gunther Köhler

Costa Rica’s Herpetofauna: Conservation Status and Future Perspectives — Mahmood Sasa, Gerardo Cháves, and Louis W. Porras

The Herpetofauna of Panama: Distribution and Conservation Status — César Jaramillo, Roberto Ibáñez, Fidel Jaramillo, and Larry David Wilson

V. Conservation Issues at Ground Level

Morphological Phylogeny of the Montane Pitvipers (Crotalinae: Cerrophidion), with Comments on the Conservation of Middle American Highlands — Robert C. Jadin

Biogeography and Conservation of the Herpetofauna of the Subhumid Forests of Honduras — Josiah H. Townsend and Larry David Wilson

Impact of Fire on a Wetland Population of the Scorpion Mud Turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides) in Northwestern Costa Rica — Franklin E. Castañeda and José M. Mora

Natural History of the Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) at Parque Nacional Palo Verde, with Comments on the Conservation of the Genus CtenosauraJosé M. Mora

Abundance and Distribution of Crocodylus acutus (Crocodylia: Crocodylidae) at El Cajón Reservoir, Honduras, and the Development of an Integrated Management Plan for Conservation. — Mario R. Espinal and José M. Mora

Conservation of Crocodilians in Mesoamerica — Armando H. Escobedo Galván, Miryam Venegas-Anaya, Mario R. Espinal, Steven G. Platt, and Fabio Buitrago

VI. The Task Ahead

The Herpetofauna of Middle America: Biodiversity Significance, Conservation Status, and Future Challenges — Larry David Wilson and Josiah H. Townsend