First occurrence of Nyctinomops macrotis (Gray, 1839) (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil

Bromeliaceae is one of the most relevant taxonomic groups of the Atlantic Forest, where the Brazilian southeastern region stands out as a center of diversity and endemism for many taxa of the family. We present a checklist of the 12 genera and 44 species of Bromeliaceae from the Pedra dos Pontões, in Mimoso do Sul municipality, Espírito Santo state, southeastern Brazil. The Bromelioideae (22 species) was the subfamily with most taxonomic diversity, followed by Tillandsioideae (18 species) and Pitcairnioideae (four species). We also report the first occurrence of four species (A. squarrosa, N. antoineanum, V. pseudoatra and V. pardalina) for the Espírito Santo state. Almost half of the taxa surveyed inhabit exclusively the vegetation associated to the rocky outcrops, what points out the importance of this kind of environment in the maintenance of the diversity for many species of bromeliads. We also highlight that the documentation and study of the flora of Espírito Santo, which is considered a gap in the knowledge of the plant diversity along the entire Brazilian Atlantic Forest, assumes a relevant aspect in view of the high levels of degradation of the natural ecosystems observed in the state.

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Dalechampia margarethiae (Euphorbiaceae), a New Species from Southeastern Brazil

Systematic Botany ◽

10.1600/036364419x15710776741350 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 44 (4) ◽

pp. 832-837

Author(s):

Rafaela Alves Pereira-Silva ◽

Sarah Maria Athiê-Souza ◽

André Laurênio de Melo ◽

W. Scott Armbruster

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Floral Resin ◽

Espirito Santo ◽

A New Species

Abstract—A new species of Dalechampia from southeastern Brazil, belonging to Dalechampia sect. Dioscoreifoliae, is described and illustrated here. Dalechampia margarethiae is a twining vine occurring exclusively in Espírito Santo state. Its pseudanthia are similar to those of D. peckoltiana and D. pentaphylla, but D. margarethiae differs in a set of important characters, including having cylindrical, down-curved style tips, staminate flowers at anthesis having unreflexed sepals with stamens born on unelongated columns, whitish floral resin, and simple, entire, cordate leaves.

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

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.5068.4.3 ◽

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.

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Selaginella salinoi (Selaginellaceae), a new species from Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.224.3.8 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 224 (3) ◽

pp. 291 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

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.

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Amphibia, Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leptodactylus cupreus Caramaschi, Feio and São-Pedro, 2008: distribution extension

Check List ◽

10.15560/6.4.481 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 481 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Juliana Peres ◽

José Eduardo Simon ◽

Denise S. Nascimento ◽

Renato Neves Feio

Keyword(s):

Geographic Distribution ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Type Locality ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Altitudinal Distribution ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Espirito Santo ◽

Inferior Limit

We provide the first record of Leptodactylus cupreus out of its type locality, as well the first record of this species in the State of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil. The record of Leptodactylus cupreus from municipality Santa Teresa extends in approximately 220 km to the northeastern of its geographic distribution and establishes the inferior limit of 800 m in its altitudinal distribution in the Serra da Mantiqueira.

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Thraulodes Ulmer 1920 (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae) from Espírito Santo state, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.5076.1.4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5076 (1) ◽

pp. 7-20

Author(s):

THAYNA DA SILVA RAYMUNDO ◽

TAÍS BARBOSA ALMEIDA ◽

JEANE M. C. DO NASCIMENTO ◽

FREDERICO FALCÃO SALLES

Keyword(s):

Posterior Margin ◽

New Records ◽

The State ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Nymphal Stage ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

The Past ◽

Light Yellow ◽

Diagnostic Characteristics ◽

Espirito Santo

Based on material collected during the past 10 years in the State of Espírito Santo and adjacent areas in Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil, we identified three species of the genus Thraulodes: T. itatiajanus Traver & Edmunds, for which we present new records and description of the female imago; T. luisae Souto, Da-Silva & Nessimian, first recorded for the state and for which we describe the nymphal stage; and T. alegre sp. nov., described based on male and female imago. The main diagnostic characteristics of the new species are: color of abdominal terga I–VI whitish translucent, terga II–VI with subrectangular dark brown mark near posterior margin and with midway spot; styliger plate triangular and whitish; penes light yellow, with lateral pouch and penes spines long and tapered, with robust bases.

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Frog communities from five remnants of sandy coastal plains in Espírito Santo state, southeastern Brazil

Journal of Coastal Conservation ◽

10.1007/s11852-019-00720-z ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Jane C. F. Oliveira ◽

Juliane Pereira-Ribeiro ◽

Arthur Favalessa ◽

Carlos Frederico D. Rocha

Keyword(s):

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Coastal Plains ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Espirito Santo

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A new species of Leptodactylus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from the state of Espirito Santo, Brazil, with remarks on the systematics of associated populations

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1334.1.1 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 1334 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

ANTONIO DE PADUA ALMEIDA ◽

ARIADNE ANGULO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Leaf Litter ◽

Coastal Region ◽

The State ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Advertisement Call ◽

Advertisement Calls ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Espirito Santo ◽

A New Species

Adults and tadpoles of a new species of the genus Leptodactylus are described from southeastern Brazil. Leptodactylus thomei sp.nov. can be found amidst the leaf litter within cocoa plantations along the northern coastal region of the state of Espírito Santo. It can be distinguished from other species of the Leptodactylus marmoratus group by its advertisement call, which is described, together with agonistic calls, and compared to advertisement calls of other species of the group that occur in southern and southeastern Brazil. The systematics of associated populations is discussed.

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

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4668.1.11 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4668 (1) ◽

pp. 145-147 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

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.

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