<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
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<journal-id>0034-7744</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Biología Tropical]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. biol. trop]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7744</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0034-77442020000100336</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/rbt.v68i1.38555</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Are tropical reptiles really declining? A six-year survey of snakes in a tropical coastal rainforest: role of prey and environment]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[&#8220;¿Están desapareciendo los reptiles tropicales? Seis años de monitoreo de las serpientes en un bosque tropical costero: el papel de las presas y el ambiente&#8221;]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barquero-González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Pablo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Stice]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Tracie L.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gómez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gianfranco]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Monge-Nájera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Julián]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Estatal a Distancia  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>68</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>336</fpage>
<lpage>343</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-77442020000100336&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-77442020000100336&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-77442020000100336&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction:  Even though snake declines seem to be a reality in many parts of the world, some reports are based on anecdotal evidence and there is a need of prolonged and intensive studies, especially in the tropics, for corroboration.  Objective:  Toinvestigate if snake populations in Drake Bay are decreasing, and if there is a relationship with prey, time, temperature, rain and moonlight.  Methods:  We counted snakes seen per hour when walking along a single trail in the coastal forest of Drake Bay, Costa Rica. We walked the trail at night for a total of 842 nights (over 4 000 hours of observations), from 2012 through 2017 and recorded all the individual snakes we could see with head flashlights. We used ANOVA tests to check correlations among counts per hour with moonlight and rain; and graphic analysis for associations with diet, temperature, month and year.  Results:  We recorded 25 species (five families); which feed mostly on terrestrial vertebrates. Counts per hour have fallen over the years, especially for species that prey on amphibians and reptiles; Mastigodryas melanolomus has remained in similar numbers; and Siphlophis compressus has not been seen since May 2016. Temperature is relatively constant along the year in Drake, but month strongly affected the counts, which increased from August to September. Most species were seen more often in rainy nights (0.11 per hour versus only 0.03 per hour in nights without rain, ANOVA P &lt; 0.05); we saw less Leptodeira septentrionalis on bright nights (0.12 per hour, versus 0.21 per hour in dark nights; ANOVA, P = 0.01), but all other species were unaffected by moonlight (ANOVA, P &gt; 0.05).  Conclusion: Night field counts of snakes in Drake Bay, Costa Rica, are not strongly affected by light or temperature, but are lower when there is no rain and show a strong decline from 2012 through 2017, particularly for species that feed on amphibians and reptiles. We have no reason to believe that the decline is an erroneous interpretation or that the snakes moved elsewhere, the decline of snakes in Drake seems to be real and needs attention from the conservation authorities.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción:  A pesar de que la disminución de serpientes parece ser una realidad en muchas partes del mundo, algunos informes se basan en evidencia anecdótica y existe la necesidad de estudios prolongados e intensivos, especialmente en los trópicos, para corroborar.  Objetivo:  Investigar si las poblaciones de serpientes en Bahía Drake están disminuyendo y si existe una relación con la presa, el tiempo, la temperatura, la lluvia y la luz de la luna.  Metodología:  Contamos las serpientes que se ven por hora al caminar por un sendero en el bosque costero de la Bahía Drake, Costa Rica. Recorrimos el sendero por la noche durante un total de 842 noches (más de 4 000 horas de observaciones), desde el 2012 hasta el 2017, y registramos todas las serpientes individuales que pudimos ver con linternas de cabeza. Utilizamos pruebas ANDEVA para verificar correlaciones entre conteos por hora con luz de luna y lluvia; y análisis gráfico para asociaciones con dieta, temperatura, mes y año.  Resultados:  Registramos 25 especies (cinco familias); se alimentan principalmente de vertebrados terrestres. Las cuentas por hora han disminuido a lo largo de los años, especialmente para especies que se alimentan de anfibios y reptiles; Mastigodryas melanolomus se ha mantenido en números similares; y Siphlophis compressus no se ha visto desde mayo de 2016. La temperatura es relativamente constante durante todo el año en Drake, pero el mes afectó fuertemente los conteos, que aumentaron de agosto a septiembre. La mayoría de las especies se observaron con mayor frecuencia en noches lluviosas (0.11 por hora versus solo 0.03 por hora en noches sin lluvia, ANDEVA P &lt; 0.05); vimos menos Leptodeira septentrionalis en noches brillantes (0.12 por hora, frente a 0.21 por hora en noches oscuras; ANDEVA, P = 0.01), pero todas las demás especies no se vieron afectadas por la luz de la luna (ANDEVA, P &gt; 0.05).  Conclusión:  El recuento nocturno de serpientes en la Bahía de Drake, Costa Rica, no se ve muy afectado por la luz o la temperatura, pero es más bajo cuando no llueve y muestra un fuerte descenso desde 2012 hasta 2017, particularmente para las especies que se alimentan de anfibios y reptiles. No tenemos ninguna razón para creer que la disminución sea una interpretación errónea o que las serpientes se mudaron a otra parte, la disminución de las serpientes en Drake parece ser real y necesita la atención de las autoridades de conservación.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[snake demography]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[climate change]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Drake Bay]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[reptile population]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[trópico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[demografía de serpientes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[cambio climático]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Bahía Drake]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[población de reptiles]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[trópico]]></kwd>
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