Terrestrial reptiles from San Lorenzo Island, Lima, Peru

Authors

  • José Pérez Z. 1 Laboratorio de Estudios en Biodiversidad, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Fisiológicas, Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofía, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Perú. 2 Departamento de Herpetología, Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional de San Marcos, Perú.
  • Miguel Lleellish Dirección General de Gestión Sostenible del Patrimonio Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre. Servicio Nacional Forestal y Fauna Silvestre, Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego, Perú.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v22i1.11130

Keywords:

Phyllodactylus, Microlophus, Pseudalsophis, reptiles, islands, Peru.

Abstract

We report four species of terrestrial reptiles, a geckonid (Phyllodactlus cf. microphyllus), two lizards (Microlophus peruvianus and M. tigris) and one snake (Pseudalsophis elegans) from San Lorenzo island, Departament of Lima, Peru. Herein, we report the first record of “Loma’s lizard” M. tigris and the snake P. elegans in Peruvian islands. The presence of Lomas herbaceous and the considerable extent of San Lorenzo island can explain the relatively high species richness of terrestrial reptiles on the island.

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Published

04/24/2015

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2015)

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Pérez Z., José, and Miguel Lleellish. 2015. “Terrestrial Reptiles from San Lorenzo Island, Lima, Peru”. Revista Peruana De Biología 22 (1): 119-22. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v22i1.11130.