Inventario de la Herpetofauna de México 2024: taxones biodiversos

During 2024, an addition to the Mexico herpetofauna was recorded, three new species were described, and two taxa were added. For the inventory of the herpetofauna of Mexico, a total of approximately 1,426 native species (894 endemic, 62.7%) are reported, of which 431 (30.3%) are amphibians (15 families and 58 genera) with 299 (69.4%) endemic species, and 995 (69.7%) reptiles (41 families and 154 genera) with 593 (59.8%) endemic species. It is highlighted that at least 16 taxa and relatives at the time of this analysis occupy the top positions globally, such as Two-legged Worm Lizards (Bipedidae), snakes (Serpentes), rattlesnakes (Crotalus and Sistrurus), spiny lizards (Sceloporus), night lizard (Xantusiidae), spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura), chuckwalla iguanas del desierto (Sauromalus), alligator lizards (Anguidae), knob-scaled lizard (Xenosauridae), beaded lizards and Gila monsters (Helodermatidae), mud turtles (Kinosternon), and sea turtles (Cheloniidae and Dermochelydae), or at the Mesoamerican level, such as caudate salamanders and axolotls (Ambystomatidae, Plethodontidae, Salamandridae, and Sirenidae), and viperid snakes (Viperidae); all taxa except sea turtles, with high levels of endemism.