The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, México

A foundational document in Mexican mammalogy, this 1960s survey catalogs 146 mammal species across the ecologically diverse landscape of Tamaulipas, a northeastern Mexican state where Gulf Coastal Plain, Sierra Madre Oriental, and Central Plateau converge. Ticul Alvarez combines rigorous taxonomic documentation with field experiences and the history of mammalogical exploration in the region, creating a scientific reference that reads as both a natural history record and a personal account of discovery. The book maps species to the state's varied elevations and habitats, revealing how geography shapes biodiversity in this transitional zone between tropical and temperate ecosystems. For researchers tracking changes in Mexican wildlife over six decades, naturalists curious about the region's fauna, or anyone interested in the history of Latin American mammalogy, this remains an essential snapshot of mammalian diversity captured by a meticulous observer at a specific moment in time.