On the identity of Hyla strigilata Spix, 1824 (Anura: Hylidae): redescription and neotype designation for a “ghost” taxon

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1441 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
BRUNO V.S. PIMENTA ◽  
JULIAN FAIVOVICH ◽  
JOSÉ P. POMBAL JR
Keyword(s):  
Rain Forest ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Atlantic Rain Forest ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Forest Patches ◽  
Southern Bahia ◽  
History Of ◽  
Unidentified Species

Recent field work in Atlantic Rain Forest patches in the southern region of the State of Bahia, Brazil, resulted in the discovery of some populations of an unidentified species of the Scinax catharinae group. An extensive literature review, along with the examination of specimens and distribution patterns of all known species of this group, showed that Hyla strigilata Spix, 1824, a long confused species with lost type material, is an available name for the specimens from Bahia. In order to clarify the taxonomic problems surrounding this taxon, the nomenclatural history of Hyla strigilata is reviewed and a neotype is designated, described, and figured. The association of this name to extant populations from southern Bahia and its consequent stabilization is considered important since it is the type species of the genus Ololygon, a name available for the clade of Scinax catharinae. Data on habits, habitat, and geographic distribution are also presented.

Composition and biogeography of forest patches on the inland mountains of the southern Cape

Bothalia ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. Geldenhuys
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Source Area ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Coastal Forests ◽  
River Systems ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Forest Patches ◽  
History Of ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
Dispersal Corridors

Patterns in species richness of 23 small, isolated forests on the inland mountains of the southern Cape were studied. Species richness of woody plants and vines of the Kouga-Baviaanskloof Forests was higher than in the western mountain complexes, where species richness in the more southern Rooiberg and Kamanassie Mountains was higher than in the Swartberg range. The Rooiberg, a dry mountain with small forests far away from the coastal source area, had more species than, and contained many species which are absent from, the larger, moister forests of the Kamanassie which are closest to the coastal source areas. Neither altitude nor distance from the source area, the forests south of the coastal mountains, nor long-distance dispersal, adequately explained the variation in species richness. The variations are best explained in terms of dispersal corridors along the Gouritz and Gamtoos River systems which connect the coastal forests with the inland mountains. The distribution patterns of four species groups in relation to the geomorphological history of the two river systems provide relative dates for the expansion and contraction of temperate forest, subtropical forest and subtropical transitional thicket in the southern Cape.

The advertisement call of Gastrotheca fissipes Boulenger, 1888 (Anura, Hemiphractidae) with comments on its distribution

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3312 (1) ◽  
pp. 62 ◽  
Author(s):  
CAIO VINICIUS DE MIRA MENDES ◽  
DANILO SILVA RUAS ◽  
RICARDO LOURENÇO-DE-MORAES ◽  
DENNIS RÖDDER ◽  
MIRCO SOLÉ
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rain Forest ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Atlantic Rain Forest ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Southern Bahia ◽  
Espirito Santo ◽  
A New Species

Hemiphractidae contains five genera (Frost 2011; Duellman et al. 2011), of which Gastrotheca Fitzinger is the most diverse with 60 species in Central and South America. Eight species of Gastrotheca occur in eastern and southeastern Brazil (Izecksohn et al. 2009; Frost 2011). According to Caramaschi and Rodrigues (2007) a comprehensive analyses of phylogenetic relationships between species of Gastrotheca from the Atlantic Rain Forest of Brazil still remains to be done. Thus, they separated the species of this genus in three phenetic assemblages, of which Gastrotheca fissipes is placed alone in a group. According to Duellman (1984) the distribution of Gastrotheca fissipes ranges from the state of Pernambuco to Espírito Santo. Recently, Izeckson et al. (2009) suggested that the species formerly known as G. fissipes represented two distinct species. They described G. megacephala as a new species occurring from Espírito Santo to southern Bahia and restricted G. fissipes to occur only at the type locality, Igarassú, Pernambuco. In the present study we describe the advertisement call of G. fissipes and compare it with the advertisement call of G. megacephala. Additionally we provide new data on its geographical distribution.

scholarly journals Spatial distribution by Canistropsis microps (E. Morren ex Mez) Leme (Bromeliaceae: Bromelioideae) in the Atlantic rain forest in Ilha Grande, Southeastern Brazil

2007 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 467-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
AF. Nunes-Freitas ◽  
CFD. Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Rain Forest ◽  
Vegetative Reproduction ◽  
Inverse Correlation ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Horizontal Distribution ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Atlantic Rain Forest ◽  
Maximum Height ◽  
Vertical And Horizontal Distribution

Canistropsis microps (Bromeliaceae: Bromelioideae) is an endemic species of Atlantic rain forest areas in Rio de Janeiro State, which are very abundant in not very disturbed forests in Ilha Grande, on the southern coast of the State. In this study, we analyzed the vertical and horizontal distribution patterns of the species in an area of rain forest with little evidence of disturbance at Vila Dois Rios, Ilha Grande, relating the patterns to sunlight in the microhabitat. We also identified the types of substrate used by the species and the rate of asexual reproduction. Canistropsis microps had high densities (estimated at 84,425 rosettes/ha), and has an aggregated distribution (Id = 2.86). About 80% of the rosettes were generated by clonal growth, whereas less than 20% were produced from seedlings. Most of the rosettes were found on straight tree trunks (DBH > 50 cm). There was a significant inverse correlation between the incidence of sunlight in the habitat and the abundance of individuals. Rosettes were found up to a maximum height of 9.5 m, but most occured between 1.5 and 5.5 m, where light varied from 25 to 50 µmol.s-1.m-2. We conclude that vertical and horizontal distribution patterns in C. microps may be partially explained by the occurrence of appropriate substrate, an intensity of sunlight favorable to the development of the species and to a high rate of vegetative reproduction.

scholarly journals Stream-dwelling fish communities from an Atlantic rain forest drainage

2006 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosana Mazzoni ◽  
Nelsy Fenerich-Verani ◽  
Érica Pellegrini Caramaschi ◽  
Ricardo Iglesias-Rios
Keyword(s):  
Rain Forest ◽  
Environmental Variables ◽  
Great Part ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
The Other ◽  
River Continuum Concept ◽  
Atlantic Rain Forest ◽  
River Continuum ◽  
Continuum Concept ◽  
Forest Drainage

Twenty-two species were registered in the Ubatiba system with a predominance of Characiformes and Siluriformes followed by Cyprinodontiformes, Perciformes and Synbranchiformes. Among these species four were occasional with one or two sampled individuals and restricted to one or two of the nine studied sites; the other 18 species were constant with high densities in at least one site. Most of the sampled sites presented between 11 and 18 species, all largely distributed; except for the uppermost site, located right over a waterfall 4m high, which showed at least four species and for the confluence site that presented 18 species. Canonical Correspondence Analysis indicated that environmental variables explained a great part of the density and distribution patterns of the fish species, showing that community structure of each locality was independent from the longitudinal succession, theoretically expected by the River Continuum Concept, and hardly explained by local environmental characteristics.

The tadpole of Rhinella crucifer (WIED-NEUWIED, 1821) (Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae) from southern Bahia, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3299 (1) ◽  
pp. 66 ◽  
Author(s):  
DANILO SILVA RUAS ◽  
CAIO VINICIUS DE MIRA MENDES ◽  
BRUNO BERNAL SZPEITER ◽  
MIRCO SOLÉ
Keyword(s):  
Rain Forest ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Atlantic Rain Forest ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Southern Bahia ◽  
Northeastern Argentina ◽  
Phylogeographic Study

According to Baldissera et al. (2004) the Rhinella crucifer group includes five recognized species: Rhinella crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1821); R. ornata (Spix, 1824); R. henseli (A. Lutz, 1924); R. abei and R. pombali (Baldissera, Caramaschi & Haddad, 2004). The distribution of this group is associated to the Atlantic Rain Forest, from Ceará to Rio Grande do Sul, adjacent areas in Minas Gerais and São Paulo, Brazil. One species also occurs in Uruguay and northeastern Argentina, in the Misiones and Corrientes provinces (Baldissera et al. 2004; Frost 2011). Thomé et al. (2010) in a phylogeographic study of the Rhinella crucifer group identified two subclades in northeastern Brazil and adjacent areas: one ranging from Bahia to Paraíba and another from Minas Gerais to Espírito Santo. Of five species belonging to the R. crucifer group, only two have described tadpoles, R. ornata and R. pombali (Heyer et al. 1990, where the tadpole described as R. crucifer represents R. ornata; Lourenço et al. 2010). Here we described the tadpole of R. crucifer from a population from southern Bahia.

The orchid-bee fauna (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of a forest remnant in southern Bahia, Brazil, with new geographic records and an identification key to the known species of the area

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2821 (1) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDRÉ NEMÉSIO
Keyword(s):  
Rare Species ◽  
Rain Forest ◽  
The State ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Atlantic Rain Forest ◽  
Orchid Bee ◽  
Forest Remnant ◽  
Southern Bahia ◽  
First Time

The orchid bee fauna of Parque Estadual da Serra do Conduru, in the state of Bahia, one of the largest remnants of Atlantic Rain Forest in northeastern Brazil, was surveyed for orchid bees for the first time. Six hundred and twenty-two males belonging to 20 species were actively collected with insect nets during 40 hours from the 26 th to the 31 st of January, 2010. Euglossa cyanochlora Moure, 1996—a very rare species previously known only from the type locality—was found, the northernmost record for this species in the Atlantic Forest domain. Euglossa viridis (Perty, 1833) and Euglossa amazonica Dressler, 1982, this latter species recently recorded for the state of Alagoas, are also reported for the first time in the state of Bahia. An identification key for all species recorded in the area is also provided.

A new species of the genus Physalaemus Fitzinger, 1826 (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from the Atlantic Rain Forest of southern Bahia, Brazil

2005 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Débora Silvano ◽  
Carlos Alberto Gonçalves Cruz ◽  
Bruno Pimenta
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rain Forest ◽  
External Morphology ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Atlantic Rain Forest ◽  
Dorsal Skin ◽  
Call Structure ◽  
Distinct Structure ◽  
Southern Bahia ◽  
A New Species

AbstractA new species of the Physalaemus signifer group from the Atlantic Rain Forest of the state of Bahia is described and illustrated. It is characterized by a well-developed vocal sac, second finger with the same size or longer than fourth, finely rugose dorsal skin, and distinct structure of advertisement call, composed of densely aggregated pulses. Information on tadpole external morphology and advertisement call structure are presented. Uma nova espécie do grupo de Physalaemus signifer da Mata Atlântica do Estado da Bahia é descrita e ilustrada. É caracterizada pelo saco vocal bem desenvolvido, o segundo dedo com comprimento igual ou maior que o quarto, pele do dorso finamente rugosa e estrutura distinta do canto de anúncio, composto por pulsos densamente agregados. Informações sobre a morfologia externa do girino e a estrutura do canto de anúncio são apresentadas.

Chemical and biological evaluation of native bamboo species from atlantic rain forest

Planta Medica ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 78 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
MT Grombone-Guaratini ◽  
LM Brandão Torres ◽  
DA Faria ◽  
CM José
Keyword(s):  
Rain Forest ◽  
Biological Evaluation ◽  
Atlantic Rain Forest ◽  
Bamboo Species
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