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Csorba, G., Horváth, A. , Korsós, Z. , Vidal-López, R. ; Munoz-Alonso, A.: Results of the collecting trips of the Hungarian Natural History Museum in Chiapas, Mexico, in 2000–2001: Mammalia, Reptilia, Amphibia
ANNALES HISTORICO-NATURALES MUSEI NATIONALIS HUNGARICI Volume 96 Budapest, 2004 pp. 321-334. Results of the collecting trips of the Hungarian Natural History Museum in Chiapas, Mexico, in 2000-2001: Mammalia, Reptilia, Amphibia G. CSORBA 1 , A. HORVÁTH 2 , Z. KORSÓS 1 , R. VIDAL-LÓPEZ 3 & A. MUNOZ-ALONSO 2 'Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, H1088 Budapest, Baross u. 13, Hungary. E-mails: csorba®nhmus.hit, korsos@nhmus.hu 2 Departamento de Ecología y Sistemática Terrestres, Division de Conservación de la Biodiversidad, El Colegio de la Frontéra Sur, Carretera Panamericana y Periférico Sur S/N, 29290 San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. E-mails: ahorvath@sclc.ecosur.mx, amunoz@sclc.ecosur.tnx 'Instituto de História Natural y Ecología, Calz. de los Hombres Ilustres s/n, C. P. 29000, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico. E-mail: robevidal@hotmail.com Abstract-The results of two collecting trips to Chiapas, Mexico, in 2000 and 2001 are summarized in the form of species lists. The vertebrate specimens (mammals, amphibians, and reptiles) deposited in the HNHM are enumerated, together with the exact collecting localities. Altogether, the trips resulted in 173 mammal and 55 herpetological specimens. They belong to 59 and 32 species, respectively, of which 32 mammal and 14 amphibian and reptile species are new to the collections of the museum. Brief characterization of the vegetation types, and descriptions of the collecting methods are also given. Key words - Mammals, amphibians, reptiles, vegetation types, collecting methods, Chiapas, Mexico. INTRODUCTION The Hungarian-Mexican zoological co-operation started in 1995 when a twoyear project was awarded by the bilateral agreement between the governments of the two countries. This first project primarily aimed at the study of the correlation between the Mexican oribatid mite fauna and the vegetation. Two collecting trips were carried out in 1996 and 1997, and the preliminary results were published in two papers (BORHIDI et al. 1996, BORHIDI & MAHUNKA 1997). The material collected during the trips (mainly epiphyllous mosses and lichens, as well as different representatives of soil arthropods) has been deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum (HNHM), Budapest.
