scholarly journals The amphibians of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: an updated and commented list

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiago Arnt Dorigo ◽  
Davor Vrcibradic ◽  
Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
New Taxa ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
New Records ◽  
The State ◽  
Amphibian Species ◽  
High Species Richness ◽  
Forest Biome

The amphibian fauna of the state of Rio de Janeiro, in southeatern Brazil, is characterized by high species richness and rates of endemism, and is still insufficiently known. A first list of amphibian species with occurrence in the state was published in 2004 and reported 166 taxa, but since then many new records, descriptions of new taxa, and revalidations and synonymizations of species have consistently improved the knowledge about the state’s amphibian biodiversity. Thus, a review and update of that list was deemed necessary. We herein present an updated and commented list of amphibian species occurring in the state of Rio de Janeiro based on a survey of the literature. We recorded the occurrence of a total of 201 species of amphibians (197 anurans and four caecilians) in Rio de Janeiro, with 54 of them (ca. 27%) considered to be endemic of the state. Our study presents an increase in species richness of 21% since the publication of the previous list, indicating a consistent advance in knowledge of the composition of the amphibian fauna in the state. In spite of its relatively small territorial extension (total area ca. 43,800 km²), the state of Rio de Janeiro contains nearly 20% of the amphibian species known to occur in Brazil and around 40% of those occurring in the Atlantic Forest biome. Thus, that state constitutes an important reservoir of amphibian biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest biome and in Brazil, as a whole.

scholarly journals Streblidae (Diptera) on bats (Chiroptera) in an area of Atlantic Forest, state of Rio de Janeiro

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabete Captivo Lourenço ◽  
Priscilla Maria Peixoto Patrício ◽  
Michele da Costa Pinheiro ◽  
Renan Medeiros Dias ◽  
Kátia Maria Famadas
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
New Records ◽  
Extensive Study ◽  
The State

Because of the few records of Streblidae on bats, despite extensive study on these mammals in the state of Rio de Janeiro, a survey was carried out in an area of Atlantic Forest, in the municipality of Nova Iguaçu, known as the Tinguá region. Thirteen species were added to the list of Streblidae in the state of Rio de Janeiro, of which two were new records for Brazil. Thirty-one species have now been reported this state.

scholarly journals Drosophilidae (Insecta, Diptera) in the state of Pará (Brazil)

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosângela Santa-Brígida ◽  
Hermes José Schmitz ◽  
Marlúcia Bonifácio Martins
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Native Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
The State ◽  
Detailed Account ◽  
The Third ◽  
Brazilian State ◽  
High Species Richness ◽  
Scientific Collections

Abstract This list contains information on the Drosophilidae that occur in the Brazilian state of Pará, Amazon biome, and an analysis of the current knowledge of Drosophilidae based on museum material and literature records. This list includes a detailed account of the material deposited in the entomological collections of the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi and Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, up to 2015. In total, 122 species of Drosophilidae were registered, including 27 new records for the state of Pará and 22 are new records for the Amazon; for instance, the genera Diathoneura and Rhinoleucophenga, and three new records for Brazil, (Drosophila fasciola, Diathoneura flavolineata and Drosophila neochracea). The state of Pará is the third state in Brazil in terms of numbers of species of Drosophilidae, with 17% locally native species. Despite the high species richness, there is still a lot to be known about the states's Drosophilidae fauna. This study highlights the importance of scientific collections, particularly as an aid to study regional biodiversity.

scholarly journals Mammalia, Chiroptera, Molossidae, Molossus rufus É. Geoffroy, 1805: Distribution extension

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2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 291
Author(s):  
Felipe B. Peters ◽  
Paulo Ricardo de O. Roth ◽  
Alexandre U. Christoff
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
New Records ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
The State ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Southern Limit ◽  
Pampa Biome ◽  
Forest Biome

This paper presents seven new records of occurrence of Molossus rufus for the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, three from the Atlantic Forest Biome and four from the Pampa Biome. The southern limit of the known geographical distribution of this species in Brazil is extended by 159 km.

scholarly journals New records and geographic distribution map of Dendropsophus haddadi (Bastos and Pombal, 1996) (Anura: Hylidae) with comments on color patterns

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2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 248
Author(s):  
José Vieira de Araújo-Neto ◽  
Bruno Vilela de Moraes e Silva ◽  
Jéssica Yara Araujo Galdino ◽  
Filipe Augusto Cavalcanti do Nascimento ◽  
Barnagleison Silva Lisboa
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
The State ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Color Patterns ◽  
Forest Biome

Herein we report the first records of the treefrog Dendropsophus haddadi from the state of Alagoas, northeastern Brazil, and an updated distribution map for this species. All records are restricted to the Atlantic Forest biome. A brief comment on color pattern for the species is also presented.

scholarly journals Herpetofauna of the Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu (REGUA) and its surrounding areas, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauricio Almeida-Gomes ◽  
Carla Costa Siqueira ◽  
Vitor Nelson Teixeira Borges-Júnior ◽  
Davor Vrcibradic ◽  
Luciana Ardenghi Fusinatto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
The State ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Sampling Effort ◽  
Amphibian Species ◽  
Species List ◽  
Reptile Species ◽  
Data Deficient ◽  
Surrounding Areas

Species inventories are useful tools to improve conservation strategies, especially in highly threatened biomes such as the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Here we present a species list of amphibians and reptiles for the Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu (REGUA), a forest reserve located in the central portion of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. The list results from an extensive sampling effort that lasted ten years. A total of 73 amphibian (of which ten are endemic to the state) and 37 reptile species was recorded from the area. Five amphibian species are presently categorized by the IUCN as “data-deficient”, two as “near threatened” and one as “endangered”, whereas one reptile species is categorized as “vulnerable”. Our results showed that REGUA harbors about one-third of the herpetofauna species presently known to occur in state of Rio de Janeiro, adding more information to previously published lists of amphibians and reptiles from localities within the Serra dos =rgãos region, and highlighting the importance of this area for conservation of amphibians and reptiles of the Atlantic Forest.

scholarly journals Amphibians and reptiles from the Parque Nacional da Tijuca, Brazil, one of the world’s largest urban forests

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiago Arnt Dorigo ◽  
Carla Costa Siqueira ◽  
Jane C. F. Oliveira ◽  
Luciana Ardenghi Fusinatto ◽  
Manuela Santos-Pereira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Species Abundance ◽  
Urban Forests ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Sampling Effort ◽  
Amphibian Species ◽  
Reptile Species ◽  
Janeiro State

Abstract: The Parque Nacional da Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is considered to be one of the world’s largest urban forests, however no systematic inventory of its herpetofauna is available. In the present study, we surveyed the amphibians and reptiles of this park to assess its species composition (including secondary data) and obtain estimates of species richness and abundance. We conducted active searches (460 hours) between January 2013 and December 2015. We identified the taxa endemic to either the Atlantic Forest or Rio de Janeiro state, and verified the conservation status of each species in the international, Brazilian, and state red lists. We also estimated the species richness and sampling sufficiency by rarefaction curves and Bootstrap richness estimator, and analyzed the distribution of the species abundance in Whittaker plots. We recorded 3,288 individuals over 36 months, representing 24 species of amphibians and 25 reptiles. The cumulative species curves, rarefaction, and the richness estimated indicated that sampling effort was adequate. Species abundance adjusted to the log-series model in both amphibians and reptiles. The four most abundant amphibians represented 70% of the individuals recorded in this group, while the two most abundant reptiles represented 60% of the total individuals. The inclusion of the secondary data raised the number of amphibian species to 38, and the number of reptiles to 36. Approximately 80% of the amphibian species and 28% of the reptile species recorded are endemic to the Atlantic Forest, and six of the amphibian species are endemic to Rio de Janeiro state. Six amphibian species and one reptile species are classified under some threat of extinction, and two reptile species were exotic. The considerable diversity of the herpetofauna of the Parque Nacional da Tijuca, which includes endemic and threatened species, reflects the effectiveness of the reforestation of this protected area and emphasizes the importance of its conservation.

scholarly journals Hymenoptera, Formicidae Latreille, 1809: new records for Atlantic Forest in the state of Rio de Janeiro

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2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Veiga-Ferreira ◽  
Guilherme Orsolon-Souza ◽  
Antonio José Mayhé-Nunes
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
New Records ◽  
The State ◽  
Sampling Techniques ◽  
Pitfall Traps ◽  
Sample Design ◽  
Forest Reserve ◽  
Leaf Litter Ants ◽  
Biological Reserve

Standardized sample design helped to increase our knowledge on the ant fauna of Brazilian biomes, in particular leaf litter ants of Atlantic Forest. In this study are presented the new records of nine ant species for the state of Rio de Janeiro: Amblyopone armigera Mayr, 1897, A. elongata (Santschi, 1912), Prionopelta punctulata Mayr, 1866, Lachnomyrmex plaumanni Borgmeier, 1957, Trachymyrmex iheringi (Emery, 1887), Pachycondyla arhuaca Forel, 1901, P. stigma (Fabricius, 1804), Thaumatomyrmex mutilatus Mayr 1887 and Proceratium brasiliense Borgmeier, 1959. They were captured during three systematic inventories carried out in Tinguá Biological Reserve, in Restinga da Marambaia and in Vista Chinesa Forest Reserve. Winkler’s extractors and pitfall traps were used as sampling techniques to access ants’ fauna.

scholarly journals Fritziana ulei (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926): geographic extension, with comments on the natural history of this species

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2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 2061 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Costabile Menegucci ◽  
Renato Gaiga ◽  
Ibere Farina Machado
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
New Records ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
History Of ◽  
Forest Biome

We report new records of Fritziana ulei (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926) from Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo states, Brazil, extending the geographic distribution of this species south from its previously known range. The new records are from areas of marshland in the Atlantic Forest biome and are about 480 m lower in altitude than all previously known occurrences. 

scholarly journals New distributional data on Geastrum (Geastraceae, Basidiomycota) from Brazil

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 577-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larissa Trierveiler-Pereira ◽  
Francisco de Diego Calonge ◽  
Iuri Goulart Baseia
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
New Records ◽  
Field Trips ◽  
The State ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Northeastern Region ◽  
Forest Remnants

The data presented in this article are the results of field collections and the analysis of fungal specimens deposited in the URM Herbarium. The field trips were carried out in four Atlantic Forest remnants in the state of Pernambuco, between June 2008 and May 2009. The revision of specimens housed in the URM was restricted to the Brazilian exsiccatae. Geastrum specimens were examined macro- and microscopically following the traditional methodology used in the group. Geastrum javanicum and G. lloydianum are new records from the Northeastern Region of Brazil. Eight species are new records from the following states: Pará (G. fimbriatum), Ceará (G. lloydianum), Paraíba (G. fimbriatum, G. javanicum, G. schweinitzii and G. entomophilum), Pernambuco (G. lageniforme and G. triplex) and Rio de Janeiro (G. javanicum). In this article we present full descriptions for ten species of Geastrum with pictures and an identification key.

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