Resumen

CORREA SANDOVAL, Alfonso. Zoogeografía de los gastrópodos terrestres de la región oriental de San Luis Potosí, México. Rev. biol. trop [online]. 1999, vol.47, n.3, pp.493-502. ISSN 0034-7744.

The land snails of the eastern region of San Luis Potosí, México were surveyed (June, 1995 - August, 1996). This region has much topographic and climatic variation. Samples (161) were obtained in 48 localities. The main zoogeographic groups of were the endemic (32.18%: 28 species and three subspecies) and the neotropical (27.59%: 24 species and five subspecies) gastropods. The family Spiraxidae has the largest number of endemic species (16). The Eastern Sierra Madre has the largest number of species in the region.

Palabras clave : Land snails; survey; biogeography; Mexico.