Geographical ecology of Tantilla melanocephala (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae) in a Neotropical region: a comparison of northeastern Atlantic Forest and Caatinga populations

Ereymatermes Constantino is a nasute genus endemic to the Neotropical region, which included Ereymatermes rotundiceps Constantino from the forest of the lower Japurá River, AM, Brazil, and E. panamensis Roisin from the Panama Canal area. Herein Ereymatermes piquira, a new species from the northeastern Atlantic Forest, is described and illustrated based on the soldier and worker castes. The meaning of the two types of workers ("worker with broad gap" and "worker with narrow gap") and its relation to feeding habits are discussed.

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Geographical Ecology ofTropidurus hispidus(Squamata: Tropiduridae) andCnemidophorus ocellifer(Squamata: Teiidae) in a Neotropical Region: A Comparison among Atlantic Forest, Caatinga, and Coastal Populations

Journal of Herpetology ◽

10.1670/16-018 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 52 (2) ◽

pp. 145-155 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Ralph L. Albuquerque ◽

Arielson dos Santos Protázio ◽

Lucas Barbosa de Queiroga Cavalcanti ◽

Luiz Carlos Serramo Lopez ◽

Daniel Oliveira Mesquita

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Neotropical Region ◽

Geographical Ecology

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Detection of areas of endemism on two spatial scales using Parsimony Analysis of Endemicity (PAE): the Neotropical region and the Atlantic Forest

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/s1676-06032008000400002 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 33-42 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Mário Sérgio Sigrist ◽

Claudio José Barros de Carvalho

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Spatial Scales ◽

Distribution Patterns ◽

Neotropical Region ◽

Conservation Priorities ◽

Parsimony Analysis ◽

Areas Of Endemism ◽

Endemic Areas ◽

Analysis Scale ◽

Parsimony Analysis Of Endemicity

An important biological challenge today is the conservation of biodiversity. Biogeography, the study of the distribution patterns of organisms, is an important tool for this challenge. Endemism, the co-occurrence of several species unique to the same area, has important implications for the preservation of biodiversity, since many areas of endemism are also areas with large human impact. More rigorously defined, areas of endemism are historical units of distributional congruence of monophyletic taxa. These areas often assumed to be due to nonrandom historical events that favored conditions associated with high rates of speciation. Thus, understanding endemism and the delimitation of endemic areas has important implications for conservation. Today, most studies delimit areas of endemism by superimposing maps of distribution for various species. This approach suffers from arbitrary delimitations, however, when a great distributional data is used. In this paper we used the method of Parsimony Analysis of Endemicity (PAE) based on georeferenced quadrats in order to delimit areas of endemism. This modality of the method is important due to its testable nature and can also be used to infer area relationships. We applied the method to raw distributional data from 19 unrelated taxa to delimit general patterns of endemism in the Neotropical Region and in the Atlantic forest domain using different grid scales. Neotropical areas found are comprised over the Panama region, northern Andean region and the Atlantic forest. Atlantic forest showed a major division into two distinct components (northern x southern). Endemic areas delimited using smaller scale grids on the Atlantic forest should be considered for conservation priorities once they showed endemism at regional and local scales. The results were also compared to other studies using different taxa and methods. Finally, some considerations on the analysis scale and future perspectives of the method are presented.

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Feather mites (Acari, Astigmata) associated with birds in an Atlantic Forest fragment in Northeastern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology ◽

10.1590/1519-6984.23313 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 75 (3) ◽

pp. 726-735 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

HM Silva ◽

FA Hernandes ◽

M Pichorim

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Bird Species ◽

Rio Grande ◽

Neotropical Region ◽

Species Level ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Forest Fragment ◽

Visual Examination ◽

Feather Mites ◽

First Time

AbstractThe present study reports associations between feather mites (Astigmata) and birds in an Atlantic Forest fragment in Rio Grande do Norte state, in Brazil. In the laboratory, mites were collected through visual examination of freshly killed birds. Overall, 172 individuals from 38 bird species were examined, between October 2011 and July 2012. The prevalence of feather mites was 80.8%, corresponding to 139 infested individuals distributed into 30 species and 15 families of hosts. Fifteen feather mite taxa could be identified to the species level, sixteen to the genus level and three to the subfamily level, distributed into the families Analgidae, Proctophyllodidae, Psoroptoididae, Pteronyssidae, Xolalgidae, Trouessartiidae, Falculiferidae and Gabuciniidae. Hitherto unknown associations between feather mites and birds were recorded for eleven taxa identified to the species level, and nine taxa were recorded for the first time in Brazil. The number of new geographic records, as well as the hitherto unknown mite-host associations, supports the high estimates of diversity for feather mites of Brazil and show the need for research to increase knowledge of plumicole mites in the Neotropical region.

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Blood parasites in passerine birds from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária ◽

10.1590/s1984-29612012000100003 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 7-15 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Fabiane Sebaio ◽

Érika Martins Braga ◽

Felipe Branquinho ◽

Alan Fecchio ◽

Miguel Ângelo Marini

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Bird Species ◽

Parasite Prevalence ◽

Neotropical Region ◽

Blood Parasite ◽

Blood Parasites ◽

Passerine Birds ◽

Blood Smears ◽

Temporal And Spatial ◽

Low Prevalence

Parasites may lead bird species to extinction, affect host temporal and spatial population dynamics, alter community structure and alter individuals’ social status. We evaluated blood parasite prevalence and intensity according to bird families and species, among 925 birds that were caught in 2000 and 2001, in the Atlantic Forest in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. We applied Giemsa staining to thin blood smears, to detect blood parasites. The birds (n = 15.8%) in 11 families, were infected by at least one parasite genus, especially Muscicapidae (28.3%) and Conopophagidae (25%). Among the 146 infected birds, Plasmodium was detected in all bird families and had the highest prevalence (54.8%). Trypanosoma, Haemoproteus and microfilaria had lower prevalence rates (23.3, 23.3 and 2.1%, respectively). Birds caught during the rainy season were more infected than birds caught during the dry season. The overall low prevalence of blood parasites in birds is similar to the patterns found elsewhere in the Neotropical region.

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Identification key for anuran amphibians in a protected area in the northeastern Atlantic Forest

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia ◽

10.11606/1807-0205/2021.61.76 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 61 ◽

pp. e20216176

Author(s):

Marcos Jorge Matias Dubeux ◽

Filipe Augusto Cavalcanti do Nascimento ◽

Ubiratan Gonçalves ◽

Tamí Mott

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Biological Diversity ◽

Morphological Characteristics ◽

Identification Key ◽

Anuran Amphibians ◽

Anuran Species ◽

Starting Point ◽

Environmental Protection Area ◽

Baseline Information ◽

Northeastern Atlantic

The identification of anuran amphibians is still a challenge in megadiverse assemblages. In the Neotropics, the Atlantic Forest harbors more than 600 anuran species, and many studies in this ecoregion report anuran assemblages surpassing 30 species. Taxonomic keys facilitate the identification of biological diversity, however only a few are available for anuran assemblages in the Atlantic Forest. Herein we present an identification key for 40 anuran species distributed across 20 genera and nine families, occurring in the Environmental Protection Area of Catolé and Fernão Velho, northeastern Atlantic Forest. Thirty-five morphological characteristics were used in the key, all of which can be easily observed in living and museum specimens. This pioneer study provides the first identification key for an amphibian assemblage in the northeastern Atlantic Forest and this baseline information acts as the starting point for the development of evolutionary and ecological research in this conservation unit.

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First Record of Scirtidae (Coleoptera) Associated With Decaying Carcasses in the Neotropical Region

EntomoBrasilis ◽

10.12741/ebrasilis.v6i2.311 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 171-172

Author(s):

Rodrigo Cesar Azevedo Pereira Farias ◽

Daniel Dal-Bó ◽

Wellington Emanuel dos Santos ◽

Antonio José Creão-Duarte ◽

Patricia Jacqueline Thyssen

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

First Record ◽

Neotropical Region ◽

Insect Fauna ◽

Mata Atlântica ◽

Forest Remnant ◽

The Family ◽

Mata Atlantica ◽

Pig Carcasses

During a two-year study on the insect fauna associated with pig carcasses in an Atlantic forest remnant in João Pessoa, state of Paraíba, Brazil, 127 adult Scirtes sp. were collected. This is the first record of specimens of the family Scirtidae associated with carcasses in the Neotropical region. Primeiro Registro de Scirtidae (Coleoptera) Associado a Carcaças em Decomposição na Região Neotropical Resumo. Durante um estudo de dois anos da entomofauna associada a carcaças de suínos em um remanescente de Mata Atlântica em João Pessoa, PB, Brasil, foram coletados 127 indivíduos de Scirtes sp. Este é o primeiro registro de exemplares da família Scirtidae associados a carcaças na região Neotropical.

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Diversity of scorpions (Chelicerata: Arachnida) in the Atlantic Forest in Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/10.6.1331 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. 1331 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

André Felipe de Araujo Lira ◽

Cleide Maria Ribeiro de Albuquerque

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Abundant Species ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Forest Fragments ◽

Moon Phase ◽

The Family ◽

New Moon ◽

Important Center ◽

Uv Lamps ◽

Northeastern Atlantic

This study was conducted to measure the biodiversity of scorpion species in the remnants of the Brazilian northeastern Atlantic Forest, an important center of biodiversity and endemism. Collections were performed in twelve forest fragments in Sirinhaém municipality, Pernambuco State, through active searches at night by using UV lamps between 19:00h and 21:00h during the new moon phase in December 2012 and January 2013. A total of 1,125 specimens from two genera and five species were collected: Tityus pusillus Pocock, 1893; Ananteris mauryi Lourenço, 1982; Tityus brazilae Eickstedt & Lourenço, 1984; Tityus neglectus Mello-Leitão, 1932; and Tityus stigmurus (Thorell, 1876), all belonging to the family Buthidae C.L. Koch, 1837. The most abundant species was T. pusillus (90.7%), followed by A. mauryi (7.1%). Tityus brazilae, T. neglectus, and T. stigmurus together represented less than 3% of the individuals sampled.

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Ecological release in lizard endoparasites from the Atlantic Forest, northeast of the Neotropical Region

Parasitology ◽

10.1017/s0031182020000025 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 147 (4) ◽

pp. 491-500

Author(s):

Adonias A. Martins Teixeira ◽

Pablo Riul ◽

Samuel Vieira Brito ◽

João A. Araujo-Filho ◽

Diêgo Alves Teles ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Host Range ◽

Host Specificity ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Positive Relationship ◽

Niche Breadth ◽

Neotropical Region ◽

Parasite Abundance ◽

Ecological Release ◽

Parasite Richness

AbstractWe compared lizard endoparasite assemblages between the Atlantic Forest and naturally isolated forest enclaves to test the ecological release hypothesis, which predicts that host specificity should be lower (large niche breadth) and parasite abundance should be greater for parasites from isolated forest enclaves (poor assemblages) than for parasites from the coastal Atlantic Forest (rich assemblages). Parasite richness per specimen showed no difference between the isolated and non-isolated areas. Parasite abundance did not differ between the isolated and non-isolated areas but showed a positive relationship with parasite richness considering all areas (isolated and non-isolated). Furthermore, host specificity was positively related to parasite richness. Considering that host specificity is inversely proportional to the host range infected by a parasite, our results indicate that in assemblages with greater parasite richness, parasites tend to infect a smaller range of hosts than do those in simple assemblages. In summary, our study partially supports the ecological release hypothesis: in assemblages with greater parasite richness, lizard parasites from Atlantic Forest are able to increase their parasite abundance (per host), possibly through facilitated infection; however, the amplitude of infected hosts only expands in poor assemblages (lower parasite richness).

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Ocurrence of the chestnut long-tongued bat Lionycteris spurrelli Thomas, 1913 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in the Northeastern Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/s1676-06032009000100025 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 253-255 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Thais de Castro Lira ◽

Antonio Rossano Mendes Pontes ◽

Katharine Raquel Pereira dos Santos

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Distribution Area ◽

Forest Fragment ◽

Northeast Region ◽

First Occurrence ◽

Northeastern Atlantic

During an inventory fieldwork carried out at Usina Salgado property in the county of Ipojuca, Pernambuco, Brazil, we captured a Lionycteris spurrelli specimen in a forest fragment known as Mata do Mingú (8° 31' 29" S and 35° 03' 26" W). This marks the first occurrence for the northeast region and therefore, the first record for the state of Pernambuco, widening its distribution area within Atlantic Forest. The extension of the occurrence area points out this record as being the oriental limit for the species.

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