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Padial, J. M. (2006). Commented distributional list of the reptiles of mauritania (west africa). Graellsia, 62(2), 159–178.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: anon2006.16374 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Habitat - habitat, Kinosternidae, Kinosternon leucostomum, Nordafrika - Northern Africa, Schildkröten - turtles + tortoises Creators: Padial Collection: Graellsia |
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Testudinidae Geochelone Centrochelys sulcata Mauremys leprosa Pelusios adansoni subrufa This is the first comprehensive review of the reptiles of Mauritania. It includes distributional information and comments. Mauritania harbors 86 species of reptiles belonging to 21 families. Among these families, Colubridae and Lacertidae are the most diverse, with 14 and 13 species respectively. Other families, such as Agamidae, Gekkonidae, Scincidae or Viperidae are also well represented. Among the 80 continental species, 47.5% are Saharan, 33.8% Afrotropical, 16.2% Sahelian and 2.5% Mediterranean. The marine turtles form another important group, with six species. Eight species are excluded from the country list because of old identification errors, there is not enough evidence of their presence or due to changes in political borders. Among the species expected to occur in Mauritania, at least nine may occur in Saharan environments, 13 in the Sahel savannah and two may have been introduced.
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