Alien spiders: First record of Loxosceles gaucho Gertsch, 1967 (Araneae: Sicariidae) in the Amazon region, Brazil

We present the first record for Loxosceles gaucho Gertsch, 1967 in the Amazonian region of Brazil. Four males, fifteen females and forty-nine immatures were collected in different places in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. This is the third species of Loxosceles reported in the Amazon region along with L. amazonica Gertsch, 1967, and L. similis Moenkhaus, 1898. This is the first record of an invasive species of a venomous animal in the state of Amazonas, Brazil, which is noteworthy due to its synanthropic habit, which increases the risk to the local population.

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Predation of bat (Molossus molossus: Molossidae) by the centipede Scolopendra viridicornis (Scolopendridae) in Southern Amazonia

Acta Amazonica ◽

10.1590/1809-4392201404083 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 45 (3) ◽

pp. 333-336 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Janaina da Costa de NORONHA ◽

Leandro Dênis BATTIROLA ◽

Amazonas CHAGAS JÚNIOR ◽

Robson Moreira de MIRANDA ◽

Rainiellen de Sá CARPANEDO ◽

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Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

Nutritional Composition ◽

Amazon Region ◽

The State ◽

Large Species ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

The Third ◽

Wooden Structure ◽

Southern Amazonia ◽

Molossus Molossus

Centipedes are opportunistic carnivore predators, and large species can feed on a wide variety of vertebrates, including bats. The aim of this study was to report the third record of bat predation by centipedes worldwide, the first record in the Amazon region, while covering aspects of foraging, capture and handling of prey. We observed the occurence in a fortuitous encounter at Cristalino State Park, located in the Amazon region of the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The attack took place in a small wooden structure, at about three meters from the floor, and was observed for 20 minutes. During the observation, the centipede stung the neck and abdominal region of the bat several times, grabbing the prey with its 15 pairs of front legs while hanging from the ceiling with its hind legs. This type of observation suggests that vertebrates can be important preys for invertebrates such as giant centipedes, both for its nutritional composition and for the amount of energy available in a single prey.

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Isognomon bicolor (C. B. Adams, 1845) (Mollusca: Bivalvia): first record of this invasive species for the States of Paraíba and Alagoas and new records for other localities of Northeastern Brazil

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10.15560/9.1.157 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 157 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Thelma Lúcia Pereira Dias ◽

Ellori Laíse Silva Mota ◽

Anne Isabelley Gondim ◽

Jacicleide Macedo Oliveira ◽

Emanuelle Fontenele Rabelo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Invasive Species ◽

New Record ◽

New Records ◽

Rio Grande ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Northeast Brazil ◽

Littoral Region ◽

Exotic Invasive

This study provides the first record of the exotic invasive bivalve Isognomon bicolor for the State of Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil. It has been found to occur in at least twelve coastal reefs along the coast. We also present its first record for the State of Alagoas and new record localities for the States of Rio Grande do Norte and Pernambuco, including its occurrence in hypersaline estuaries. From these records the distribution range of I. bicolor has been expanded to the littoral region of Northeast Brazil, where this invasive species seems well established.

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Reptilia, Testudines, Kinosternidae, Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides (Linnaeus, 1766): distribution extension

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10.15560/6.2.314 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 314

Author(s):

Henrique Caldeira Costa ◽

Flavio De Barros Molina ◽

Vinícius De Avelar São-Pedro ◽

Renato Neves Feio

Keyword(s):

River Basin ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

South American ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

The Third

Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides is the only subspecies of K. scorpioides with a South American distribution. We report the third known register of this taxon for the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, representing the first record from the Aripuanã River basin. This point is at 390 km and 910 km western from the two previously known records of this species in Mato Grosso, reinforcing the importance of inventories of K. s. scorpioides.

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Developmental Local Government as a Model for Grassroots Socio-Economic Development in Nigeria

AFRREV IJAH An International Journal of Arts and Humanities ◽

10.4314/ijah.v4i2.4 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 42-61

Author(s):

C Okafor ◽

EEO Chukwuemeka ◽

JO Udenta

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Local Government ◽

Local Governments ◽

Local Population ◽

The State ◽

Present System ◽

State Governments ◽

Economic Activities ◽

The Third ◽

Socio Economic Development

In the past five decades of political independence in Nigeria, local government administration has moved from the colonial styled Local administration characterized by peculiar systems to the federating units to the present unified and standardized system that constitutionally recognizes local government as the third tier of government. As the third tier of government, local governments are entitled to a statutory allocation of national revenue and the carrying out of specific functions in response to local needs. The objective of the problem statement of this article is to show that the present system whereby, the Constitution gives the State governments the power to handle issues of organization and responsibility in the local governments places a strong limitation on local autonomy and governance at the local level. The abuse of these provisions in the Constitution by the State governments coupled with other issues such as low level of commitment to the people and lack of monitoring and evaluation are negatively affecting grassroots socio-economic development in the Country. Local economic growth and development is an imperative for overall socio-economic development of the Country (the local population presently faces high incidence of poverty, unemployment, lack of social infrastructure and low economic activities). It is in this context that the article prescribes a developmental local government model which has local economic development (LED) as ‘the mandate’ to address the concerns of poverty, unemployment and inadequate resources in the rural areas. The LED approach enables local governments to stimulate economic activities and improve the socioeconomic conditions of people in the localities by working in partnership with private and other non-governmental sectors.

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Identity of Gymnophthalmus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from northeastern Amazonia with evidence for G. underwoodi as invasive in Belém

Acta Amazonica ◽

10.1590/1809-4392202101471 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 51 (4) ◽

pp. 291-297

Author(s):

Adriano O. MACIEL ◽

Ivanei S. ARAÚJO ◽

Geraldo R. LIMA-FILHO ◽

Felipe M. R. CASTRO ◽

Lywouty R. S. NASCIMENTO ◽

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Keyword(s):

Invasive Species ◽

First Record ◽

Molecular Data ◽

The State ◽

External Morphology ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Recent Introduction ◽

The City ◽

New Distribution ◽

Accidental Introduction

ABSTRACT We report the occurrence of the lizard Gymnophthalmus underwoodi in the municipality of Belém, state of Pará, Brazil. This is the first record of that species south of the Amazonas River, probably because of an accidental introduction by ships that dock in Belém, the same pathway suggested for the recent introduction of another species of exotic lizard recently recorded in the city. We also determined the identity of some specimens of Gymnophthalmus from the states of Amapá and Pará through external morphology and molecular data, confirming that, until now, G. vanzoi is the only Gymnophthalmus occurring in the savanna enclaves of those states. Finally, we provide a new distribution map for the species of Gymnophthalmus, including the new occurrence record for G. underwoodi for the state of Pará, where it can be considered as an invasive species.

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A new species of Tmesiphantes (Araneae, Theraphosidae) from the state of Pará, Brazil

Iheringia Série Zoologia ◽

10.1590/1678-476620141042223227 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 104 (2) ◽

pp. 223-227 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hector M. O. Gonzalez-Filho ◽

Antonio D. Brescovit ◽

Sylvia M. Lucas

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Seminal Receptacle ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Number Of Species ◽

Amazonian Region ◽

A New Species

A new species of Tmesiphantes Simon, 1892, T. aridai sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on three males and three females collected at the Floresta Nacional do Tapajós, Santarém, state of Pará, Brazil. Males can be distinguished from T. perp Guadanucci & Silva, 2012 by the palpal bulb with an inconspicous tegular basal projection, but presenting a very slender embolus with shorter keels not extending to the tip, and from T. nubilus Simon, 1892 by the tibial apophysis with two similarly sized branches, the prolateral one with a strong spine on the retrolateral margin. Females resemble T. nubilus by the aspect of the seminal receptacle but the constriction near the apex is less evident and apex shape is irregular. The new species represents the first record of Tmesiphantes from the Amazonian region, bringing the total number of species to eight.

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First record of non-native Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866) (Cyprinodontiformes, Poeciliidae) in the state of Maranhão, northeastern Brazil

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10.15560/17.6.1615 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (6) ◽

pp. 1615-1622

Author(s):

Felipe Polivanov Ottoni ◽

Erick Cristofore Guimarães ◽

Jadson Pinheiro Santos ◽

Pâmella Silva de Brito ◽

Josie South ◽

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Keyword(s):

Invasive Species ◽

Native Species ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Xiphophorus Maculatus ◽

Negative Impacts

During a field expedition in 2020, we recorded specimens of an invasive platy fish, Xiphophorus maculatus, in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. This new occurrence, in the Municipality of São Luis, is only the second time that this non-native species has been found in northeastern Brazil. We provide an updated list of all invasive species recorded from the island of São Luís, highlighting the negative impacts they may confer for the native biodiversity.

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First record of Vampyrodes caraccioli (Thomas, 1889) (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in the state of Amazonas and its updated distribution in Brazil

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10.15560/12.3.1909 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 1909 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gerson P. Lopes ◽

Tamily C. M. Santos ◽

Paúl M. Velazco

Keyword(s):

Present Note ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

First Record ◽

Amazon Region ◽

The State ◽

Central Amazon ◽

Extractive Reserve ◽

Brazilian State ◽

North Bank

Abstract: The present note reports the first record of Vampyrodes caraccioli in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, and the central Amazon region, based on 44 specimens caught in the Auati-Paraná Extractive Reserve, north bank of the Solimões/Amazonas River. Our record fills a distribution gap of this species in the Brazilian Amazon and illustrates that the current knowledge on the distribution of Amazonian bats is far from complete.

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The consumption of the White-lipped Frog (Leptodactylus macrosternum Leptodactylidae: Anura) in the state of Rondônia in the Brazilian Amazon

Biotemas ◽

10.5007/2175-7925.2021.e80161 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 34 (3) ◽

pp. 1-5

Author(s):

Marcela Alavres Oliveira ◽

Ana Paula Vitória Costa Rodrigues ◽

Mariluce Rezende Messias ◽

Carolina Rodrigues da Costa Doria

Keyword(s):

Information Exchange ◽

Instant Messaging ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

First Record ◽

Amazon Region ◽

The State ◽

Similar Species ◽

Wild Animals ◽

Game Species ◽

New Locations

The consumption of anurans by subsistence hunters in the Brazilian Amazon is unrecorded. Given this scenario, the objective of this study is to present the first record of White-lipped Frog consumption by subsistence hunters in the Amazon region of Rondônia. The data were collected through interviews with two migrant hunters from the state of Espírito Santo, currently residing in the municipality of Itapuã do Oeste in Rondônia. The hunters used to consume white-lipped frog (possibly Leptodactylus latrans) in their state of origin, and after locating a similar species (Leptodactylus macrosternum) and confirming the possibility of consumption with the mother through WhatsApp, they started consuming the frog. This record demonstrates how certain habits related to the consumption of wild animals can be maintained in new locations and how instant messaging tools can collaborate with information exchange about game species.

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Mammalia, Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae, Monodelphis kunsi Pine, 1975: distribution extension and first record for eastern Amazonia

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10.15560/7.5.585 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 7 (5) ◽

pp. 585 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Donald Gettinger ◽

Thiago Carvalho Modesto ◽

Helena De Godoy Bergallo ◽

Fernanda Martins-Hatano

Keyword(s):

Rio De Janeiro ◽

First Record ◽

Amazon Region ◽

The State ◽

Species Range ◽

National Forest ◽

Adult Males ◽

Central Brazil ◽

Eastern Edge ◽

Subadult Female

We review the distributional records of Monodelphis kunsi, which occurs from eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina into central Brazil. We report specimens of M. kunsi collected in the Carajás National Forest in eastern Pará, Brazil (06°03’00” S, 50°15’00” W), extending the known species range 430 km northward, into the eastern edge of Amazonia. This is the first record for the state of Pará, and the first certain record for the Amazon Region. Two adult males and one subadult female were deposited in the Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro.

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