THE DISTRIBUTION OF AMPHIBIANS IN THE PROVINCE OF GRANADA (SE. OF IBERIAN PENINSULA)

Authors

  • P. Gracia
  • J. M. Pleguezuelos
Keywords: amphibians, atlases, SE Spain, zoogeography

Abstract

In this article on use the 10 x 10 km. U. T. M. gnd system to represent the distribution of Amphibians in the province of Granada. We have taken great care to make the sampling effort homogeneus among the 13 1 squares in which the province was divided. We have found 11 Amphibians species, 3 of which are Urodelans and 8 are Anurans. The Granada province is the South-oriental limit for the distribution of the Urodelans in the Ibenan Peninsula, and this is perhaps the reason that the populations of these species are scarce and difficult to find in this area. However, al1 Amurans species show a more South-oriental distnbution. We have studied some physical and climatic parameters to observe which factors condition the distribution of each species. The principal factors in this study area that influence the distnbution are the rainfall, number of water places, the limestone lithology and the presence of woody and shruby areas.

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Author Biographies

P. Gracia

Universidad de Granada

J. M. Pleguezuelos

Universidad de Granada
How to Cite
Gracia, P., & Pleguezuelos, J. M. (1990). THE DISTRIBUTION OF AMPHIBIANS IN THE PROVINCE OF GRANADA (SE. OF IBERIAN PENINSULA). Anales de Biología, (16), 71–84. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/analesbio/article/view/33281
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Biología animal