Comparison of faunal diversity (Herpetofauna) in cacao and stubble, Siuna 2011

The research has described the faunal diversity (herpetofauna) in cacao plantations and stubble, in the municipality of Siuna, year 2011, in 15 productive units distributed in 5 communities. Cacao and stubble plantations were characterized in order to determine the diversity of herpetofauna, through a quantitative-observational-comparative study. The results showed different typologies: multilayer cacao: 5 representations; simple cacao: 8, and cacao with musaceas: 2. Related to stubble from 1-5 years there are 11 representations; from 6 to 10 years 1 representation and 11-15 years 3 representations. The reptile species found were: 197 individuals grouped into 24 species and 10 families, as well as 17 types of cacao.In stubbles under 5 years, 12 species and 30 individuals were found representing 51.72%. In cacao and stubbles there is no difference between habitats for herpetofauna species, due to the fact that the sampled plots were contiguous one with the other. The diversity index gave median values diversity (2.368 to 2.236) in both sites of high diversity, both in the cacao and stubbles above 0.66 for 1-D Simpson.