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From
records made during eight months consisting of direct observations and some
captures, the snake fauna was analyzed to know specific composition, abundance
and states of conservation. Each species was associated to the habitat where
was found. Although bibliographical record cites 60 species, 19 were found
within the protected area. Five were categorized to be very abundant, nine
abundant, three common and two scarce. The snake fauna was also analyzed to
describe functional guilds according to specific habits and an index of
community similarity was considered. High and low grasslands together with the
forests supported the highest number of species and in a finally situational
states of wild fauna, two potential management problems are expected. One of them
with venemous snake fauna which would require a future regulation management,
and the other with boids requiring a conservation management technique.
Yanosky, A. (1989). La ofidiofauna de la reserva ecológica El Bagual, Formosa: abundancia, utilización de los hábitats y estado de situación. Cuadernos de Herpetología, 4 (3), pp. 11-14
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