An annotated list of the reptiles of the highland grassland of Tandilia Mountains, Argentina

The study of biodiversity is a fundamental step to develop conservation strategies. Reptile populations are immersed in a global crisis, due to anthropic disturbances. Almost the entire Pampa ecoregion in Argentina was modified for agricultural and livestock activities, the only remnants of mountain native grasslands in Buenos Aires province being the Tandilia and Ventania mountain systems. Ventania reptiles have been exhaustively researched in last years, while Tandilia counts with fewer studies. We presented an actualized reptiles list of the Tandilia Mountain System. We used five data sources to collect presence records: literature, fieldwork, museum collection, citizen science, and a online database. The composition of reptiles from the Tandilia Mountain range includes 26 species in 12 families. Due to the presence of several endemic reptiles, and the representativeness of more than half of the reptiles of Pampa Ecoregion, Tandilia would be useful to determine conservation priority areas to conserve the native grassland and their reptile fauna.

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Amphibians of northwestern Buenos Aires province, Argentina: checklist, range extensions and comments on conservation

Check List ◽

10.15560/12.6.1998 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (6) ◽

pp. 1998 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

María G. Agostini ◽

Pablo E. Saibene ◽

Ignacio Roesler ◽

David Bilenca

Keyword(s):

Buenos Aires ◽

Agricultural Practices ◽

Agricultural Landscapes ◽

Buenos Aires Province ◽

Annotated List ◽

Native Grasslands ◽

Extant Species ◽

Short Period ◽

Conservation Actions

Northwestern Buenos Aires province is located within the Pampas region of Argentina. Agricultural practices have extensively modified native grasslands in a relatively short period, leaving no intact pristine areas. Based on data collected between 2006 and 2015 at 153 ponds in agricultural landscapes, we compiled an annotated list of the amphibians of northwestern Buenos Aires province. We report 13 extant species of amphibians, which represent 43% of the known amphibian diversity in Buenos Aires province, and extend the ranges of three species. Three species found only in herpetological collections extend the list to 16 species. Our study is the first long-term survey of amphibians conducted in this part of Argentina and provides valuable information for future conservation actions across agricultural landscapes.

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A new species of Homonota (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkota: Phyllodactylidae) from the Ventania mountain range, Southeastern Pampas, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3431.1.2 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3431 (1) ◽

pp. 19 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

LUCIANO JAVIER AVILA ◽

CRISTIAN HERNAN FULVIO PEREZ ◽

IGNACIO MINOLI ◽

MARIANA MORANDO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Geographic Distribution ◽

Buenos Aires ◽

Mountain Range ◽

Nominal Species ◽

Buenos Aires Province ◽

Mountain System ◽

A New Species

A new species of lizard genus Homonota from southern Buenos Aires Province, Argentina is described. Homonota wil-liamsii sp. nov. was previously considered as part of the H. darwinii species, but differs by a combination of charactersfrom the nominal species and from other species of the genus. Its geographic distribution is restricted to an isolated mountain system not connected with other habitats suitable for Homonota darwinii

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Survey of the vascular plants of Sierra Chica, the untouched area of the Paititi Natural Reserve (southeastern Tandilia mountain range, Buenos Aires province, Argentina)

Check List ◽

10.15560/13.6.1003 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 13 (6) ◽

pp. 1003-1036 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

María L. Echeverría ◽

Sara I. Alonso ◽

Viviana M. Comparatore

Keyword(s):

Vascular Plants ◽

Buenos Aires ◽

Mountain Range ◽

Buenos Aires Province ◽

Natural Reserve

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A NEW ENDEMIC SPECIES OF LIOLAEMUS (IGUANIA: LIOLAEMIDAE) FROM THE MOUNTAIN RANGE OF TANDILIA, BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE, ARGENTINA

Herpetologica ◽

10.1655/06-062.1 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 64 (1) ◽

pp. 81-91 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Laura E. Vega ◽

Patricio J. Bellagamba ◽

Fernando Lobo

Keyword(s):

Endemic Species ◽

Buenos Aires ◽

Mountain Range ◽

Buenos Aires Province

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Plant communities and soil phytolith assemblages relationship in native grasslands from southeastern Buenos Aires province, Argentina

CATENA ◽

10.1016/j.catena.2008.09.011 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 76 (2) ◽

pp. 89-96 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Mariana Fernández Honaine ◽

Margarita L. Osterrieth ◽

Alejandro F. Zucol

Keyword(s):

Plant Communities ◽

Buenos Aires ◽

Buenos Aires Province ◽

Native Grasslands

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Herpetofauna, Coastal Dunes, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Check List ◽

10.15560/2.3.15 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 15 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Federico Kacoliris ◽

Nathalie Horlent ◽

Jorge Williams

Keyword(s):

Habitat Loss ◽

Human Activities ◽

Buenos Aires ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Coastal Dunes ◽

Field Work ◽

Coastal Dune ◽

Conservation Strategies ◽

Buenos Aires Province ◽

Loss Process

Coastal dunes habitats at Buenos Aires province are in a fragmentation and habitat loss process due to related human activities. Knowledge on the herpetofauna of Buenos Aires province coast habitats is plentiful for some species of lizards and scarce for most amphibians and snakes. With the aim to present a list on the amphibians and reptiles of the coastal dune habitats in Buenos Aires province we recorded species coming from field work, cited in literature, and vouchers specimens deposited in herpetological collections. We recorded 35 species in six sectors that represent the last remnants of coastal dunes in good conservation status. The Mar Chiquita and Faro Querandí Reserves represent an important contribution to the conservation of several species that inhabit coastal dune habitats. It is necessary to increase the knowledge on biodiversity in those habitats in order to develop conservation strategies.

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Two New Species of the Genus Melanophryniscus (Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae) from Pampa Grasslands of Argentina

Russian Journal of Herpetology ◽

10.30906/1026-2296-2021-28-2-108-116 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 108-116

Author(s):

Tomás Martínez Aguirre ◽

Judit E. Dopazo ◽

Agustina Cortelezzi ◽

María Luz Arellano ◽

Clara Trofino Falasco ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Threatened Species ◽

Related Species ◽

Buenos Aires ◽

Advertisement Call ◽

Buenos Aires Province ◽

Two New Species ◽

Dune Grassland ◽

Local Extinctions ◽

Mountain Systems

Two new species of small-sized terrestrial toad of the genus Melanophryniscus from the highland grasslands of the Ventania and Tandilia Mountain Systems in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, are described. We assign provisionally Melanophryniscus diabolicus sp. nov. (Ventania mountains) and Melanophryniscus nigricans sp. nov. (Tandilia mountains) as both belonging to the Melanophryniscus stelzneri group. The new species differs from other congeners by a distinctive combination of characters: dorsum dark black, tympanum concealed, venter blackish, and distribution on highland rocky grasslands in the mountains of Tandilia (M. nigricans sp. nov.), and on highland rocky grasslands in the mountains of Ventania and coastal dune grassland (M. diabolicus sp. nov.). Moreover, the advertisement call of the new species is noticeable different between species and close related species M. atroluteus and M. montevidensis. Both species have experienced local extinctions and should be categorized as threatened species.

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