New records and update on the geographic distribution of Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) (Carnivora: Mustelidae) in Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests of northeastern Brazil
| Autor: | Rodrigo Ranulpho, Patrícia F. Rosas-Ribeiro, Eduardo Martins Venticinque |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Near-threatened species
geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology biology QH301-705.5 semi-arid Biome Species distribution conservation Mustelidae Drainage basin Near Threatened species occurrence biology.organism_classification Otter Caatinga Geographic distribution Geography Lutrinae biology.animal geographic distribution Lontra Biology (General) Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
| Zdroj: | Check List, Vol 13, Iss 3, Pp 1-8 (2017) |
| Popis: | We confirmed occurrences of Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) in Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests (Caatinga) of 10 river basins in northeastern Brazil, reporting the first records of the species in five of them. The species was not found in river basins totally inserted in Caatinga, nor where Caatinga borders Cerrado (Piauí state), indicating a gap in the species distribution. We report the first otter occurrence in Piauí, in the Cerrado biome of the southern part of the state. The relevance of these results for Neotropical Otter conservation is discussed, and an update of the species distribution map is proposed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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