Amphibians and reptiles of Parque Nacional da Serra das Lontras: an important center of endemism within the Atlantic Forest in southern Bahia, Brazil
| Autor: | Iuri Ribeiro Dias, Victor G. D. Orrico, Omar Rojas-Padilla, Vinícius Queiroz Menezes, Antônio Jorge Suzart Argôlo, Mirco Solé |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0106 biological sciences
Reptilia Species distribution 010607 zoology Context (language use) 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Amphibia Abundance (ecology) lcsh:Zoology Herpetofauna biological inventory IUCN Red List lcsh:QL1-991 Endemism Transect Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Ecology Species Inventories Checklist Geography Conservation status species distribution Animal Science and Zoology Species richness Anura Brazil |
| Zdroj: | ZooKeys ZooKeys, Vol 1002, Iss, Pp 159-185 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1313-2970 1313-2989 |
| DOI: | 10.3897/zookeys.1002.53988 |
| Popis: | Information gaps about species distribution hamper the evaluation of conservation status and decisions on biodiversity conservation, affecting to a greater extent, areas with high species richness and endemism. In this context, biological inventories are an important tool to fill these gaps by providing data on the composition, richness, and abundance of species in each locality. The Parque Nacional da Serra das Lontras (PNSL) protects various mountain range just up 1000 m. in altitude, and, together with other conservation units, forms an ecological corridor in the southern part of the state of Bahia, within the Atlantic Forest hotspot. We conducted systematic samplings on transects, and opportunistic records in ponds and streams, in order to record amphibian and reptile species in the PNSL. We complement the sampling with the information available in the literature and in scientific collections. A total of 100 species (49 amphibians and 51 reptiles) was recorded, 53 of them endemic to the Atlantic Forest, 13 to the state of Bahia, and two known only from the PNSL. Hylidae was the most diverse family of amphibians (22 spp.) and Colubridae of reptiles (33 spp.). New information on the distribution and natural history of these species is provided, many of which have not yet been assessed by the IUCN while others have already been categorized as at risk of extinction at the regional level. Results confirm the high species richness and rates of endemism in southern Bahia and highlight the importance of protecting high altitude areas for the preservation of evolutionary and ecological processes within the Atlantic Forest. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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