Helminths infecting the lizard Enyalius bilineatus (Iguanidae; Leiosaurinae) from an Atlantic Rainforest area in Espírito Santo state, southeastern Brazil

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 166-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joaquim Vicente ◽  
Davor Vrcibradic ◽  
Charles Bursey
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Forest Area ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Open Habitat ◽  
Core Species ◽  
As Species ◽  
Espirito Santo

AbstractWe studied the helminth assemblage of a population of the iguanian lizard Enyalius bilineatus from an Atlantic forest area in Espírito Santo state, southeastern Brazil. Eighteen of the 27 individuals examined (66.7%) harbored helminths. A total of six helminth species were found, including acanthocephalan cystacanths (Centrorhynchidae), and five species of nematodes: Physaloptera lutzi, P. retusa, Oswaldocruzia benslimanei, Rhabdias sp. and larvae of an indeterminate species of Acuariidae. In the context of helminth assemblages from Neotropical iguanian lizards, that of E. bilineatus was similar in some parameters (such as species richness and number of core species) to those of other forest-dwelling species, but generally poorer when compared to open-habitat hosts.

scholarly journals Malformation in three anuran species from a preserved remnant of Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-220
Author(s):  
Alexander Tamanini Mônico ◽  
Thiago Silva-Soares ◽  
Esteban Diego Koch
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Environmental Contaminants ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
The State ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Long Bone ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Anuran Species ◽  
Espirito Santo

Records of malformation in amphibians have significantly increased on a global scale. The main causes of malformations are linked to environmental contaminants, and records in preserved environments are uncommon. We reported malformations in three anuran species belonging to three families: Crossodactylustimbuhy (Hylodidae), Proceratophrysschirchi (Odontophrynidae) and Thoropamiliaris (Cycloramphidae). All records were found within the Reserva Biológica Augusto Ruschi, a well-preserved protected remnant of Atlantic rainforest located in the mountains of the state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil. The malformations detected were hemimelia (long bone shortened) with ectrodactyly (digit absent) and brachydactyly (digit shortened) in C.timbuhy, microphtalmia (small eye) in P.schirchi and ectrodactyly in T.miliaris. Further studies are recommended to enable a better understanding about the incidence and causes of malformations within preserved areas.

scholarly journals Amphibians of Serra das Torres Natural Monument: a reservoir of biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane C. F. Oliveira ◽  
Rafael dos Santos ◽  
Lorena P. Vasconcelos Barros ◽  
Mateus Leite ◽  
Bárbara Risse-Quaioto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Sampling Effort ◽  
Amphibian Species ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Forest Remnant ◽  
Natural Monument ◽  
Espirito Santo

Abstract The Brazilian Atlantic Forest holds a major part of the country’s amphibian species richness and high rates of endemism. In this study, we conducted surveys using the Rapid Assessment (RA) method to sample the amphibian fauna of the Serra das Torres Natural Monument (MONAST), an Atlantic Forest remnant in southeastern Brazil. We sampled actively with a 6-10-person team to collect standard samples from 09:00 to 12:00 hours for the daytime period, and from 18:00 to 22:00 hours for the crepuscular/nighttime period, with a total of approximately 1,320 hours of sampling effort. We supplemented these data with 720 hours of passive sampling, using pitfall traps with drift fences (30 bucket-days). We recorded 54 amphibian species (two gymnophionans and 52 anurans), and the species richness estimated by the Bootstrap method indicates that a slightly larger number of species (n = 60) may occur in the study area. The most speciose family was Hylidae (n = 21), followed by Brachycephalidae (n = 8). Overall, 25% of the species (n = 13) were recorded only once (singletons) and 15% (n = 8) only twice (doubletons). Most amphibians recorded in this study (71%, n = 37 species) were restricted to the Atlantic Forest biome, two species (Euparkerella robusta and Luetkenotyphlus fredi) are endemic to the Espírito Santo state, and one of them, the leaf litter species E. robusta, is endemic to the MONAST. Euparkerella robusta is currently listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN and is classified as Critically Endangered in the Espírito Santo State red list, while L. fredi has yet to be evaluated due to its recent description. Thoropa lutzi is currently listed as Endangered (EN) by both the IUCN and in the State list. Nine species are listed as Data Deficient (DD) and populations of 13 species are considered to be declining by the IUCN. We extend the geographical distribution of two anuran species (Hylodes babax and Phasmahyla lisbella) and fill an important gap in the distribution of Siphonops hardyi. Amphibians associated with the forest floor represented 42% of the species richness from MONAST, and 43% of these species inhabit the leaf litter exclusively. Our study revealed that Serra das Torres preserves a considerable diversity of Atlantic Forest amphibians, which reinforces the need for the conservation of this forest remnant.

scholarly journals Reptiles of the Serra das Torres Natural Monument: using the Rapid Assessment method to fill a knowledge gap in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane C. F. Oliveira ◽  
Rafael dos Santos ◽  
Mateus Leite Lopes-Silva ◽  
Lorena da Penha Vasconcelos Barros ◽  
Bárbara Risse-Quaioto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Lizard Species ◽  
Snake Species ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Reptile Species ◽  
Natural Monument ◽  
Espirito Santo

Abstract: Data on the composition of local reptile assemblages in several Brazilian ecosystems can still be considered relatively restricted in scope in most cases. In this study, we conducted surveys in the Serra das Torres Natural Monument, located in the municipalities of Atílio Vivacqua, Muqui, and Mimoso do Sul, using the Rapid Assessments method (RAP) during 30 days in the rainy season of 2018. We sampled actively for approximately 1320 hours with a 6-10 person crew, supplemented by 720 hours of passive sampling (30 bucket-days) using pitfall traps with drift fences. We recorded 34 reptile species during our sampling method (2 amphisbaenid, 11 lizards, and 21 snakes) and an occasional encounter, after the end of sampling, that added a chelonian species to the list, Hydromedusa maximiliani, totaling 35 reptile species. The Dipsadidae was the family with the greatest snake species richness and, the Gymnophtalmidae had the greatest lizard species richness. The species richness recorded in the Serra das Torres Natural Monument (Ntotal = 35) represents ca. 27% of all reptile species found in the state of Espírito Santo (N = 130). The most abundant lizard species was Leposoma scincoides followed by Ecpleopus gaudichaudii and, the most abundant snake species was Bothrops jararaca being markedly higher than that recorded in similar studies. Twenty-seven percent of the reptile species recorded in our study are endemic to the Atlantic Forest and 30% (N = 10) have been recorded less than five times previously in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Our study reinforces the need for the conservation of the Serra das Torres Natural Monument because of its importance as a reservoir of a considerable portion of the reptile biodiversity of Espírito Santo state, and of the Atlantic Forest biome as a whole.

New species of flea-toad, genus Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the Atlantic Forest of Espírito Santo, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5068 (4) ◽  
pp. 517-532
Author(s):  
DIEGO ALMEIDA-SILVA ◽  
THIAGO SILVA-SOARES ◽  
MIGUEL TREFAUT RODRIGUES ◽  
VANESSA KRUTH VERDADE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
The State ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
The Third ◽  
Skin Smooth ◽  
Espirito Santo ◽  
A New Species

We describe a new species of dull-colored flea-toad, genus Brachycephalus, from the Atlantic Forest of Caparaó mountains in southeastern Brazil. The new species is characterized by its diminutive size, “leptodactyliform” body, brownish color with an inverted V-shaped dark mark on dorsum, skin smooth, hyperossification and dorsal shield absent, linea masculinea absent, Fingers I and IV vestigial, Toe I externally absent, Toe II reduced but functional, Toes III and IV with pointed tips, Toe V vestigial, and ventral color uniformly brown. It is a leaf litter dweller, known only from type locality in the humid forests on the eastern slopes of Parque Nacional do Caparaó mountains, a protected area in the states of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. It is the third flea-toad occurring in the state of Espírito Santo recovered as sister to all other Brachycephalus distributed from the state of São Paulo northward in the Atlantic Forest.  

Selaginella salinoi (Selaginellaceae), a new species from Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 224 (3) ◽  
pp. 291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiz Armando De Araújo Góes-Neto ◽  
Gustavo Heringer ◽  
Alexandre Salino
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Electron Micrographs ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Espirito Santo ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Scanning Electron

 A species of Selaginella from Parque Nacional do Caparaó, in Espírito Santo State, southeastern Brazil, is described as new to the science: Selaginella salinoi grows on rocks in Atlantic Rainforest vegetation at ca. 1200 m. The description includes photos of live plants and, scanning electron micrographs.

THE TADPOLE OF ZACHAENUS CARVALHOI IZECKSOHN, 1983 (ANURA: CYCLORAMPHIDAE)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4668 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
DIEGO ALMEIDA-SILVA ◽  
VIVIAN CÉLIA DE OLIVEIRA ROCHA-BARROS ◽  
RODRIGO BARBOSA FERREIRA ◽  
VANESSA KRUTH VERDADE
Keyword(s):  
Larval Development ◽  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Reproductive Mode ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Morphological Aspects ◽  
Forest Remnants ◽  
Espirito Santo

The genus Zachaenus Cope is the least specious within Cycloramphidae, including two species: Z. carvalhoi Izecksohn, and Z. parvulus (Girard). Both are leaf litter species distributed across Atlantic forest remnants in Southeastern Brazil. Zachaenus carvalhoi occurs westerly in the states of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais, and Z. parvulus easterly in the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Espírito Santo (Verdade et al. 2009; Motta et al. 2010; Salles & Maciel 2010; Oliveira et al. 2012; Guedes et al. 2019; Frost 2019). Both species build terrestrial nests, and larval development is endotrophic nidicolous (reproductive mode 21 after Haddad & Prado 2005; Lutz 1944; Thibaudeau & Altig 1999; Zocca et al. 2014). In this work, we describe the tadpoles of Z. carvalhoi, and discuss morphological aspects regarding other endotrophic tadpoles. 

Two new species of Connarus (Connaraceae) from Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 415 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-72
Author(s):  
CÁSSIO A.P. TOLEDO ◽  
VINICIUS CASTRO SOUZA ◽  
EVE J. LUCAS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Diagnostic Characteristics ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Espirito Santo

Two new species of Connarus are here described and illustrated: C. aureus and C. tomentosus. These taxa are until now known only to the Atlantic Forest in Southeastern Brazil. Diagnostic characteristics of the new species and an identification key of Connarus from Bahia and Espírito Santo states are provided, along with information on their habitat and ecology.

Two new species of Dilobopterus Signoret, 1850 and the male of D. segmentalis (Signoret, 1853) from Southeastern Brazil, with taxonomic notes on the genus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellini)

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4281 (1) ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
VICTOR QUINTAS ◽  
MÁRCIO FELIX ◽  
DOUGLAS FELIPE DOS SANTOS LIMA ◽  
GABRIEL MEJDALANI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
New World ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Espirito Santo ◽  
Janeiro State ◽  
Unknown Male

Two new species of Dilobopterus Signoret, 1850 are described from the Atlantic Rainforest of Rio de Janeiro State, Southeastern Brazil, based on specimens collected in Angra dos Reis (D. nelsoni sp. nov.) and Itatiaia (D. sakakibara sp. nov.). Holotypes are deposited in Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. These are the first species of the genus described after the publication in 1977 of the last comprehensive monograph on the New World Cicadellini. We also describe the previously unknown male of D. segmentalis (Signoret, 1853) based on specimens from the Atlantic Rainforest of Espírito Santo State, Southeastern Brazil (municipality of Santa Teresa). We propose a group of species within Dilobopterus (trinotatus group) based on features of the paraphyses of D. trinotatus (Signoret, 1853), D. segmentalis, and D. sakakibara sp. nov.. 

scholarly journals On the genus Radulphius Keyserling in southeastern Brazil (Araneae, Miturgidae, Eutichurinae)

2005 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-189
Author(s):  
Antonio D. Brescovit ◽  
Alexandre B. Bonaldo
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
New Records ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Espirito Santo ◽  
First Time

The male of Radulphius lane Bonaldo & Buckup, 1995 from São Paulo Atlantic Forest, is described for the first time. Radulphius baiaxaba Bonaldo & Buckup, 1995 from Bahia/Espírito Santo is synonymized with R. laticeps Keyserling, 1891 for southern Brazil. New records of both species are presented.

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