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Table 3 Number of species of lizards, amphibians, and turtles included by each social group in each ethnocategory

From: Nahua biocultural richness: an ethnoherpetological perspective

Náhuatl name

Spanish name

Total of spp included

Adults

Young people

Children

Lizard/salamander

 1.

Tlaconetl

______

7

2

3

 2.

Ketzo

Lagartija (lizard)

6

3

3

 3.

Cowixi

______

6

  

 4.

Tlalkuitla

______

4

  

 5.

Topitzi

______

4

 

1

 6.

Tetlina

______

3

  

 7.

______

Sabario

2

  

 8.

Inantetl

______

1

  

 9.

Ocokimichi

Lagartija

a

a

 

 10.

Chichintilketzo

Lagartija gris (grey lizard)

a

  

 11.

Mikakimichi

  

a

 

Frog/toad

 12.

Kalatl

Rana (frog)

24

9

1

 13.

Kalatlpipitzo

  

3

 

 14.

Kalaxoxoctic

Rana verde (green frog)

 

1

 

 15.

Kalachichiltic

Rana roja (red frog)

 

1

 

 16.

Kalame

  

3

1

 17.

Kalatera

  

1

 

 18.

Kalapalanki

  

2

1

 19.

Zibatl

Rana

a

  

 20.

Xoxobikalame

Rana azul (blue frog)

a

  

 21.

Okichtli

Sapo

a

  

Turtle

 22.

Ayotsi

Tortuga (turtle)

2

2

1

  1. a The ethnocategories did not include any of the species shown in the photographs