Paratelmatobius mantiqueira Pombal & Haddad, 1999 (Anura: Leptodactylidae): New specimens and rectification of the type locality of a rare species from the Serra da Mantiqueira, southeastern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4845 (3) ◽  
pp. 447-450
Author(s):  
ELSIE ROTENBERG ◽  
EDELCIO MUSCAT ◽  
DANIEL RODRIGUES STUGINSKI ◽  
LUÍS FELIPE TOLEDO ◽  
MATHEUS DE TOLEDO MOROTI
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Rare Species ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Congeneric Species ◽  
Small Areas ◽  
Serra Do Mar ◽  
Mountain Ranges ◽  
Type Series ◽  
Species Type

There are currently seven species of small frogs (up to 30 mm in snout-vent length) in the genus Paratelmatobius Lutz & Carvalho 1958 (Frost, 2020). They are all endemic to mountain ranges in the Atlantic Forest, occurring in the Serra do Mar and Serra da Mantiqueira, southeastern Brazil (Santos et al. 2019). Most congeneric species are considered rare and their distribution is restricted to small areas (Domenico et al. 2014; Santos et al. 2020). Paratelmatobius mantiqueira Pombal & Haddad 1999 is one of the most enigmatic species in the genus. It hadn’t been seen from 1953, when the type series was collected, until 2005, when one specimen was found in the municipality of Resende, state of Rio de Janeiro (Vrcibradic et al. 2010). Recently, we found a new population of P. mantiqueira in the state of São Paulo. While reviewing the scattered information available about the species, we noticed inconsistencies related to the species’ type locality. We propose its rectification in this manuscript. 

scholarly journals Mussurana montana (Franco, Marques & Puorto, 1997) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae): noteworthy records and an updated distribution map

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2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrique C. Costa ◽  
Patrícia Silva Santos ◽  
Wanderlei Pereira Laia ◽  
Paulo C. A. Garcia ◽  
Renato Silveira Bérnils
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Serra Do Mar ◽  
Mountain Ranges ◽  
Scientific Collections

Mussurana montana is a poorly known dipsadid snake endemic to elevated areas in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. After the examination of specimens deposited in scientific collections, we update the distribution range of M. montana with five new locality records, including its first record from the state of Rio de Janeiro, and a new northernmost and easternmost record in the state of Minas Gerais. These new data reinforce the distribution of M. montana within the mountain ranges of Serra da Mantiqueira and Serra do Mar, from 750–1,610 m above sea level.

scholarly journals Re-discovering jaguar in remaining coastal Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil by non-invasive DNA analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andiara Silos Moraes de Castro Souza ◽  
Bruno Henrique Saranholi ◽  
Peter Gransden Crawshaw Jr. ◽  
Agustin Javier Paviolo ◽  
Lilian Elaine Rampim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
National Park ◽  
Dna Analysis ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Top Predator ◽  
Resident Population ◽  
Serra Do Mar ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
The Status

Abstract Jaguar populations have been declining in Brazil mostly due to habitat loss and fragmentation, conflict with humans, poaching and reduction of prey. This is dramatically true in the Atlantic Forest, where occurrence of this large felid is now restricted to very few remaining areas. We used a non-invasive DNA analysis to search through felid scats collected in the Santa Virginia Unit (SVU) of the Serra do Mar State Park, to test for the potential presence of jaguar there. Our results indicated at least three individuals (two females and one male) inside SVU, thus confirming at least temporary presence of this top predator in this important protected area. It is now crucial to intensify studies in that area and surroundings, to evaluate the status of these individuals and identify conservation needs to urgently improve the prospects for the establishment of a resident population, allowing it to expand to adjoining units of the Serra do Mar State Park and Serra da Bocaina National Park.

scholarly journals Redescription of the Amazonian tiny tree toad Amazophrynella minuta (Melin, 1941) (Anura: Bufonidae) from its type locality

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4482 (3) ◽  
pp. 511 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROMMEL R. ROJAS ◽  
ANTOINE FOUQUET ◽  
VINÍCIUS TADEU DE CARVALHO ◽  
SANTIAGO RON ◽  
JUAN CARLOS CHAPARRO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Variation ◽  
Color Variation ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Congeneric Species ◽  
Body Proportions ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Type Series ◽  
Poor State ◽  
Amazonas State ◽  
New Diagnosis

The description of Amazophrynella minuta was published in 1941 by the Swedish naturalist Douglas Melin based on material from Taracuá (Amazonas state, Brazil). This description was very brief and based on the morphology of few specimens with diagnostic characters and color variation not well defined. Moreover, the type series is currently in poor state of conservation. Consequently, taxonomic ambiguity surrounds the nominal taxon A. minuta, which hampers the description of many unnamed congeneric species. Herein, we redescribe A. minuta based on recently collected specimens from the type locality, designate a lectotype, formulate a new diagnosis, provide patterns of morphological variation, measurements and body proportions. 

The correct use of the name Scytalopus speluncae (Ménétriés, 1835), and the description of a new species of Brazilian tapaculo (Aves: Passeriformes: Rhinocryptidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1271 (1) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARCOS A. RAPOSO ◽  
RENATA STOPIGLIA ◽  
VLADIMIR LOSKOT ◽  
GUY M. KIRWAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Serra Do Mar ◽  
A New Species

Scytalopus speluncae was described from a specimen taken at São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Ménétriés described it as having the throat and the central breast evidently whitish, but since then this name has been rather surprisingly attributed to the uniformly slate gray Mouse-colored Tapaculo of the eastern coastal Atlantic Forest of Brazil. Contrary to previous findings, our analysis of the holotype, two new specimens from the type locality (topotypes) and original description of Scytalopus speluncae indicates that this name must be applied to the pale gray form with rufous-barred thighs that is found in Minas Gerais. This species is apparently very common in São João del Rei. This paper redescribes Scytalopus speluncae, correcting this name application, and describing, as a new species, populations from the Serra do Mar and vicinity, previously misidentified as S. speluncae.

DISTRIBUTION EXTENSION OF THE BLACK-HEADED SNAKE Tantilla boipiranga SAWAYA & SAZIMA, 2003 IN THE STATE OF MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (04) ◽  
pp. 943-948
Author(s):  
Pedro Henrique Tunes ◽  
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Arthur Toledo Ramos Costa França ◽  
Rafael Magalhães Mol
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Geographic Range ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
The State ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Campos Rupestres ◽  
New Localities

Tantilla boipiranga is a rare vulnerable snake found in the Atlantic Forest, distributed in the phytophysiognomy of rocky grasslands (campos rupestres), in southeastern Brazil. Here, we update the known geographic range of the species to eight new localities in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, extending its distribution approximately 400 km northwards to the municipality of Almenara, from the previous northernmost record, and 703 km from the type locality.

scholarly journals Records of the Ornate Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus ornatus (Daudin, 1800) (Accipitridae), from the state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil

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2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 651-655
Author(s):  
Vagner Cavarzere ◽  
Gustavo Muniz ◽  
Paulo Antonio Silva ◽  
Wilton Felipe Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
The State ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
The West ◽  
Fragmented Landscapes ◽  
Mountain Ranges ◽  
Neighboring State ◽  
Coastal Mountain

We review the distribution of the Ornate Hawk-eagle, Spizaetus ornatus (Daudin, 1800), in the state of São Paulo, reporting localities with records of the species. Most locations where the species has been historically documented have no recent records, especially to the west of the large remnants of forest in the coastal mountain ranges. Most current records come from Serra de Paranapiacaba, southwestern São Paulo, whereas no records exist within the Cerrado domain. Unlike the neighboring state of Minas Gerais, where it is found in fragmented landscapes, in São Paulo, the species occurs exclusively within protected areas in large blocks of Atlantic Forest.

Uanauna gen. nov., a new genus of fireflies endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic forest (Coleoptera: Lampyridae), with key to brazilian genera of Lucidotina

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4585 (1) ◽  
pp. 59 ◽  
Author(s):  
LUCAS CAMPELLO-GONÇALVES ◽  
PAULA M. SOUTO ◽  
JOSÉ R.M. MERMUDES ◽  
LUIZ F.L. SILVEIRA
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Serra Do Mar ◽  
Forest Habitats ◽  
Janeiro State

Here, we propose Uanauna gen. nov. (Lampyridae: Photinini), a new monotypic genus of fireflies endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Uanauna angaporan sp. nov. occurs in Submontane and Montane forest habitats at the Serra do Mar mountain range, in the Southern Fluminense region (Rio de Janeiro State, Southeastern Brazil). The new species was recorded both on the mainland, at the municipality of Itaguaí and Rio de Janeiro, and at the continental island of Ilha Grande, in Angra dos Reis, at the Rio de Janeiro State. An occurrence map and illustrations of diagnostic features are given for the new taxa, as well as a key to Lucidotina genera in Brazil. 

On the taxonomy and natural history of the secretive Ischnocnema lactea Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923) (Anura: Brachycephaloidea: Brachycephalidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4444 (2) ◽  
pp. 137 ◽  
Author(s):  
THIAGO SILVA-SOARES ◽  
LEO RAMOS MALAGOLI ◽  
CARLOS ALBERTO GONÇALVES CRUZ ◽  
ULISSES CARAMASCHI
Keyword(s):  
Large Body ◽  
Relative Length ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Type Specimen ◽  
Dominant Frequency ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Serra Do Mar ◽  
Museum Data

The original description of Ischnocnema lactea (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923) was based on  two specimens and an inaccurate type locality. These circumstances have obscured the identity of this name. Moreover, the I. lactea species  has had a complex taxonomic history and, in general, specimens of species in this group are poorly represented in amphibian collections. The diagnosis of the series is confusing, with many non-exclusive and variable characters barely useful. An accurate diagnosis for the series requires a precise characterization of I. lactea, its type species. Recently discovered populations, museum data, and new information on the collector of the type specimen allowed the elucidation of important issues related to this species. Here we provide the redescription of Ischnocnema lactea based on the lectotype, and intraspecific variation based on newly collected specimens. Ischnocnema lactea  is characterized by its large body size (adult 19.6–26.7 mm SVL; females 27.6–34.3 mm SVL); dorsum and flanks rugose, venter granular; vocal sac single and subgular, externally expanded; finger disks expanded, T-shaped, indented and truncate in fingers II–IV; toes relative length I<II<III<V<IV; black blotch on cloacal region, tarsus, and feet; moderate calcar tubercle present. Its advertisement call consists on a single short pulsed note ranging from 634 to 1060 milliseconds, with dominant frequency ranging from 2239.5 to 2756.2 Hz. Males call perched on vegetation mostly during daytime, starting early in the morning, and reproduction is explosive, associated to cold front rains. Ischnocnema lactea is a secretive and endemic inhabitant of the Serra do Mar in Southeastern Brazil. The type locality is redefined to the Municipality of Caraguatatuba. 

scholarly journals Birds, Ilha Grande, state of Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil

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2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Alice S. Alves ◽  
Maurício Brandão Vecchi
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Species List ◽  
Serra Do Mar ◽  
Large Island ◽  
Continental Area ◽  
Total Species

We provide a list of bird species from our primary surveys and secondary data for an island (Ilha Grande) in southeastern Brazil. The information derives mainly from primary data collected since 1995, particularly in the oceanic side of the island. The methodologies included capture-mark-recapture studies using mist nets, transects (visual and vocal records) and supplementary observations. Our total species list from primary data is 175 species (127 captured) and 47 species were added from secondary data. This represents 222 species from 58 families. Of this total, 44 are endemic to Atlantic forest and nine are threatened with extinction. Our results are discussed comparing our study area with another large island included in the Serra do Mar corridor (Ilha de São Sebastião), and also a nearby continental area (Paraty). The results indicate the importance of Ilha Grande as a reservoir of bird species of Atlantic forest.

scholarly journals Siphonaptera parasites of wild rodents and marsupials trapped in three mountain ranges of the Atlantic Forest in Southeastern Brazil

2003 ◽  
Vol 98 (8) ◽  
pp. 1071-1076 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leandro Bianco de Moraes ◽  
David Eduardo Paolinetti Bossi ◽  
Arício Xavier Linhares
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Wild Rodents ◽  
Mountain Ranges
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