Plataforma para el Inventario de la Herpetofauna de México

Abstract

This review presents a new free access platform that contains the Inventory of the Herpetofauna of Mexico, the first virtual space in Mexico and in which Herpetología Mexicana publishes a complete list of species to contribute to the knowledge, study, conservation and outreach of the commonly known “amphibians and reptiles”. Its format is accessible and downloadable, both for specialized and non-specialized users, and is updated immediately after the appearance of studies that modify the herpetofaunal biodiversity of the country. The quantification of species in the inventory allows, among other aspects, to highlight, reaffirm and compare with data from other references that Mexico is not only one of the most biodiverse countries in Herpetofauna, but is also the richest nation in species of Mesoamerican salamanders and in snakes on the planet.