Baseline inventory of Amphibians and reptiles in the vicinity of Kurupukari, Guyana

Ross Macculloch; Robert Reynolds

doi:10.15560/9.6.1378

Check List 9(6): 1378-1382, doi: 10.15560/9.6.1378

Baseline inventory of Amphibians and reptiles in the vicinity of Kurupukari, Guyana

Ross D. MacCulloch^‡, Robert P. Reynolds^§

‡ Royal Ontario Museum, Canada§ National Museum of Natural History, United States of America

Corresponding author: Ross MacCulloch ( rossm@rom.on.ca )

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Citation: Macculloch R, Reynolds R (2013) Baseline inventory of Amphibians and reptiles in the vicinity of Kurupukari, Guyana. Check List 9(6): 1378-1382. https://doi.org/10.15560/9.6.1378

Abstract

The habitat in the vicinity of Kurupukari, on the Essequibo River in central Guyana, is tall evergreen lowland forest. The area has suffered some human disturbance from agriculture, road construction and ferry activity. The area was sampled for 10 days in 1990 and 12 days in 1997; seven days in rainy season and 15 in dry season. During this sampling 23 anuran and 17 reptile species were collected. Some differences exist between species collected on either side of the river. Comparisons are made with collections from other locations in Guyana.

Keywords

Guyana; species inventory