¿Atrapados, sin salida?: El caso de los anfibios y reptiles en la ciudad de Pachuca, Hidalgo, México

Abstract

The anthropic effect and global climate change are two of the main factors that negatively affect biodiversity worldwide. However, not all species are affected in the same way. For example, some species of amphibians and reptiles, despite facing certain adversities, continue inhabiting the city of Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico. The populations of both groups of vertebrates have been trapped and isolated in small patches within the city such as public parks, vacant lots, gardens, among others, which are increasingly reduced, resulting in the local extinction of some populations. Therefore, the purpose of this note is to generate a reflection on the species of amphibians and reptiles that were trapped and isolated in limited spaces within the City of Pachuca without having time and/or means of dispersion such as they are the biological corridors that connect these populations with others outside the city, thus hindering their survival and eroding (loss) the genetic diversity of populations.