Estimating geographic patterns of ophidism risk in Ecuador

The species richness of venomous snakes in Ecuador (~39 species) is among the highest in the world. However, until now no information exists regarding geographic patterns of ophidism. In this study, we present a detailed spatial snakebite risk map which was built by stacking weighted ecological nich...

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Main Authors: Carlos Yañez-Arenas, Luis Díaz-Gamboa, Carlos Patrón-Rivero, Kevin López-Reyes, Xavier Chiappa-Carrara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-11-01
Series:Neotropical Biodiversity
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23766808.2018.1454762