Abstract
To obtain a first tentative impression of amphibian diversity patterns in Bolivia, distributional data of 166 known species was compiled and linked to eco-geographical zones. These findings confirm that the general worldwide tendency for species richness to decrease as latitude and/or altitude increase also occurs in large parts of Bolivia in regard to amphibians. The perhumid Yungas play a special role, harbouring a remarkable variety of species for its size, including almost all endemic taxa.
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Para recibir una primera impresión aproximada de los patrones de diversidad de anfibios en Bolivia, se recopilaron datos distributivos de 166 especies conocidas y se asociaron con zonas ecogeográficas. En la mayor parte de Bolivia se confirmö la tendencia generai hacia una disminuciön de la riqueza de especies en anfibios al aumentar la latitud y la altitud. Las siempre húmedas Yungas desempeñan un papel especial, ofreciendo refugio a una considerable variedad de especies relativa al tamaño del área, incluyendo casi todos los taxa endémicos.
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Köhler, J., Lötters, S., Reichle, S. (2001). Amphibian species diversity in Bolivia. In: Barthlott, W., Winiger, M., Biedinger, N. (eds) Biodiversity. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-06071-1_21
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