Citizen science expanding knowledge: a new record of the lizard Heterodactylusimbricatus (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) in south-eastern Brazil.

Autor:	Zocca C; Projeto Bromélias, Postgraduate Program in Animal Biology, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil Projeto Bromélias, Postgraduate Program in Animal Biology, Federal University of Espírito Santo Vitória Brazil.; National Institute of the Atlantic Forest, Santa Teresa, Brazil National Institute of the Atlantic Forest Santa Teresa Brazil., Barreto-Lima AF; National Institute of the Atlantic Forest, Santa Teresa, Brazil National Institute of the Atlantic Forest Santa Teresa Brazil., Daleprane DB; Projeto Bromélias, Postgraduate Program in Animal Biology, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil Projeto Bromélias, Postgraduate Program in Animal Biology, Federal University of Espírito Santo Vitória Brazil., Ghilardi-Lopes NP; Federal University of ABC, São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil Federal University of ABC São Bernardo do Campo Brazil.; National Institute of the Atlantic Forest, Santa Teresa, Brazil National Institute of the Atlantic Forest Santa Teresa Brazil.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Biodiversity data journal [Biodivers Data J] 2023 Nov 23; Vol. 11, pp. e107929. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 23 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.3897/BDJ.11.e107929
Abstrakt:	Background: Through citizen science projects, like Projeto Bromélias, community members contribute valuable data on species diversity, notably those with low detectability like the Heterodactylusimbricatus lizard. A recent observation in the State of Espírito Santo (south-eastern Brazil), amidst coffee and eucalyptus crops, highlights the utility of widespread technology use in tracking and documenting wildlife. Such initiatives are especially beneficial for mapping the distribution of rare, endemic or endangered reptiles. Therefore, we advocate for more citizen science initiatives near protected areas, involving local communities. New Information: We provide a new record for the species Heterodactylusimbricatus , a microteiid lizard of low detectability from the Atlantic Forest of south-eastern Brazil. Heterodactylusimbricatus (Rio de Janeiro Teiid) was recorded near the protected area "Reserva Biológica Augusto Ruschi" by a citizen volunteer who contributes herpetofauna records to the Bromelias Project (https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/projeto-bromelias). Heterodactylusimbricatus is a very poorly-known species in the localities where it occurs, probably due to its fossorial habit, genera's restricted occurrence range, habitat specificity and the absence of proper survey methods fitted to fossorial species, such as the utilisation of pitfall traps. By publishing the records of volunteer citizens, we hope that more people will contribute to increase the knowledge of biodiversity in the mountainous region of Espírito Santo State and expand our collective knowledge. (Cássio Zocca, André Felipe Barreto-Lima, Dulce Barbosa Daleprane, Natalia P. Ghilardi-Lopes.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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