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Conservation reassessment of Mexican reptiles<br />

Rhadinaea laureata. The endemic crowned graceful brownsnake is distributed along the Sierra Madre Occidental from west-central<br />

Durango southward into the Tranverse Volcanic Axis as far as central Michoacán, Morelos, and the Distrito Federal. Its EVS has<br />

been calculated as 12, placing it in the upper portion of the medium vulnerability category, and its IUCN status has been determined<br />

as Least Concern. This individual is from Rancho Las Canoas, Durango. Photo by Louis W. Porras.<br />

Thamnophis mendax. The endemic Tamaulipan montane gartersnake is restricted to a small range in the Sierra Madre Oriental in<br />

southwestern Tamaulipas. Its EVS has been determined as 14, placing it at the lower end of the high vulnerability category, and its<br />

IUCN status has been assessed as Endangered. This individual came from La Gloria, in the Gómez Farías region of Tamaulipas.<br />

Photo by Ed Cassano.<br />

amphibian-reptile-conservation.org<br />

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June 2013 | Volume 7 | Number 1 | e61

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