scholarly journals New records of threatened cotingas (Aves, Cotingidae) in fragments of Atlantic Forest in southeastern Bahia, Brazil

Check List ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 1657-1661
Author(s):  
Fernando César Gonçalves Bonfim ◽  
Paulo Barros de Abreu Junior ◽  
Paulo Luiz Souza Carneiro ◽  
Sidney Vitorino da Silva ◽  
Edson Ribeiro Luiz
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
The Family

We provide new records of three globally threatened species of bird belonging to the family Cotingidae: Procnias nudicollis (Vieillot, 1817), Xipholena atropurpurea (Wied, 1820), and Cotinga maculata (Statius Müller, 1776). These findings in non-protected areas of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and, for C. maculata, at higher altitudes than previously reported, improve our understanding of the distribution of these threatened species and can aid in conservation efforts to protect them.

Rediscovery of Rhipsalis ewaldiana Barthlott & N.P. Taylor (Cactaceae): notes of morphology and conservation of an endemic and threatened species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 344 (3) ◽  
pp. 291 ◽  
Author(s):  
DIEGO RAFAEL GONZAGA ◽  
LUCAS MORAES ◽  
LUCAS VERONEZI FEITOSA DE VASCONCELOS ◽  
RICARDO CARNEIRO DA CUNHA REIS
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Habitat Destruction ◽  
Arid Lands ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Anthropogenic Pressures ◽  
Flora Of Brazil ◽  
The Family ◽  
Janeiro State

Cactaceae Juss. is a family which comprises 124 genera and about 1438 species distributed from Canada to Patagonia, with the largest diversity in tropical and subtropical regions of Americas (see e.g., Hunt et al. 2006). The flora of Brazil includes 39 Cactaceae genera and 261 species, of which 14 genera and 54 species can be found the Rio de Janeiro state, highlighting the importance of this state to the biodiversity of Brazilian cacti (see BFG 2015). These species are highly affected by anthropic disturbances, which cause rapid habitat destruction, especially affecting the narrowly distributed endemic taxa, with 31% of the family being threatened, demonstrating the high anthropogenic pressures on the biodiversity in arid lands (Goettsch et al. 2015).

scholarly journals Protected areas network and conservation efforts concerning threatened amphibians in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Web Ecology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. S. Campos ◽  
G. A. Llorente ◽  
L. Rincón ◽  
R. Lourenço-de-Moraes ◽  
M. Solé
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Extinction Risk ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Conservation Priorities ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Amphibian Species ◽  
Entire Area

Abstract. One of the most common conservation strategies used to preserve threatened species is the establishment of protected areas (PAs), providing a maximum representation of biodiversity with the smallest possible cost. The Brazilian Atlantic Forest is one of the 35 global biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities, having high rate of habitat loss, which is one of the main factors driving threatened amphibians to extinction. Considering that amphibians are the vertebrate group with the largest number of species geographically excluded from global PAs, gap analysis was employed to evaluate whether or not the PAs of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest safeguard the threatened amphibian species in this region. Species status were compared through the official list of threatened species of the Brazilian Fauna and occurrence maps were obtained from the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List database. Thirty-eight threatened amphibian species were found, accounting for 17 critically endangered (CR), 10 endangered (EN), and 11 vulnerable (VU). The PAs distributed in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest corresponds to only 9 % of the region's entire area. This protected network covers only 30 % of the total geographical range of the assessed species. Besides, a shift in Brazil's environmental policy has led to PAs downgrading. Therefore, the maintenance of PAs integrity is essential, as well as further investment is necessary for the creation of new reserves, avoiding species loss and reducing the extinction risk of the threatened amphibian species in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.

scholarly journals Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga I: Raso da Catarina Ecological Station (Bahia, Brazil)

Check List ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Antonio Garda ◽  
Taís Borges Costa ◽  
Carlos Roberto dos Santos-Silva ◽  
Daniel Oliveira Mesquita ◽  
Renato Gomes Faria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
New Records ◽  
Pitfall Trap ◽  
Temporary Ponds ◽  
Potential Influence ◽  
Lizard Species ◽  
Forest Habitats

We provide a list of amphibian and squamate species collected in the Raso da Catarina Ecological Station, Bahia state, Brazil, during two distinct periods. An initial visual inventory of amphibians was conducted monthly from March 2010 to February 2011, using transects in a forest and temporary ponds. The second inventory was conducted over a 30-day period between March and April, 2012, when 37 pitfall trap arrays, each consisting of four buckets and supplementary glue traps, were set in low scrub and forest, complemented by opportunistic searches. A total of 19 lizard species, two amphisbaenians, 21 frogs, and 11 snakes were recorded during the study. New records for the protected area include 10 lizards, one amphisbaenian, 15 amphibians, and 11 snakes (36 species in total). Several species typical of the Atlantic Forest were collected, reflecting the potential influence of this biome, especially in the sampled forest habitats (Mata da Pororoca).

The arachnid order Schizomida in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: a new species of Rowlandius and new records of Stenochrus portoricensis (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1850 (1) ◽  
pp. 53 ◽  
Author(s):  
ADALBERTO J. SANTOS ◽  
SIDCLAY C. DIAS ◽  
ANTONIO D. BRESCOVIT ◽  
POLLYANNA P. SANTOS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
New Records ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Forest Reserve ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Cocoa Plantation

Two species of hubbardiid microwhipscorpions (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) are recorded from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Rowlandius linsduarteae sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on specimens from Mata do Buraquinho forest reserve, João Pessoa, state of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil. This species is apparently related to Rowlandius sul Cokendolpher & Reddell 2000, the only species of the genus known from continental South America, and represents new evidence of a biogeographic relationship between Amazonia and the northeastern Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Stenochrus portoricensis Chamberlin, a widely distributed species, is newly recorded from the states of São Paulo and Bahia, respectively, in southeastern and northeastern Brazil. The latter record refers to several female specimens associated with abandoned arboreal termite nests in a cocoa plantation.

Aquatic oligochaetes (Annelida: Clitellata) of the Czech Republic: check-list, new records, and ecological remarks

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2676 (1) ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
JANA SCHENKOVÁ ◽  
PETR PAŘIL ◽  
KARLA PETŘIVALSKÁ ◽  
JINDŘIŠKA BOJKOVÁ
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Rare Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Check List ◽  
International Union ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Central European ◽  
Aquatic Oligochaetes ◽  
The Family

This study contributes to the knowledge of central European clitellates by creating a check-list of Oligochaeta (sensu oligochaetous Clitellata; Erséus 2005) of the Czech Republic, exclusive of taxa in the family Enchytraeidae. In total, 95 aquatic oligochaete species representing 43 genera are reported for the Czech Republic. Rare species are highlighted and associated with the categories for threatened species as outlined by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. The first records of Trichodrilus strandi Hrabě, 1936, Pristina jenkinae (Stephenson, 1931), Pristina osborni (Walton, 1906), Rhyacodrilus subterraneus Hrabě, 1963, Aulodrilus limnobius Bretscher, 1899, and Aulodrilus pigueti Kowalewski, 1914 in the Czech Republic are presented. Their ecology, morphology, and distribution are discussed.

scholarly journals Scat detection dogs, DNA and species distribution modelling reveal a diminutive geographical range for the Vulnerable small red brocket deer Mazama bororo

Oryx ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 656-664 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Maurício Barbanti Duarte ◽  
Ângela Cristina Talarico ◽  
Alexandre Vogliotti ◽  
José Eduardo Garcia ◽  
Márcio Leite Oliveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Species Distribution Modelling ◽  
Geographical Range ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Distribution Modelling ◽  
Dense Forest ◽  
Genetic Sampling ◽  
Brocket Deer

AbstractThe small red brocket deer Mazama bororo is endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, a biome that has been greatly fragmented and altered by human activities. This elusive species is morphologically similar to the red brocket deer Mazama americana and the Brazilian dwarf brocket deer Mazama nana, and genetic typing is necessary for reliable identification. To determine the geographical range of M. bororo more accurately, we conducted non-invasive genetic sampling using scat detection dogs trained to locate deer faeces. We surveyed 46 protected areas located within the species’ potential distribution and collected a total of 555 scat samples in 30 of the protected areas. Using a polymerase chain reaction–restriction fragment length polymorphism approach, we genotyped 497 scat samples (89%) and detected M. bororo in seven localities in three Brazilian states. The results support a range extension of the small red brocket deer to latitudes 23 and 28°S and longitudes 47 and 49°W. We show that the species’ distribution is associated with 37,517 km2 of the Ombrophilous Dense Forest in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, and this conclusion is supported by species distribution modelling. The small red brocket deer is the largest endemic species in Brazil and may have the smallest geographical distribution of any Neotropical deer species. This species occupies fragmented landscapes and is threatened by human encroachment, poaching, and predation by dogs, and based on our findings we recommend policy intervention for conservation planning of the Ombrophilous Dense Forest.

scholarly journals The herpetofauna of the Serra do Urubu mountain range: a key biodiversity area for conservation in the brazilian atlantic forest

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (27) ◽  
pp. 347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor Joventino Roberto ◽  
Cícero Ricardo de Oliveira ◽  
João Antonio de Araújo Filho ◽  
Herivelto Faustino de Oliveira ◽  
Robson Waldemar Ávila
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Pitfall Traps ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
Amphibian Species ◽  
High Importance ◽  
Lachesis Muta

The Serra do Urubu mountain range is considered a key biodiversity area. It is situated in the Pernambuco Endemism Center, one of the most threatened regions of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. However, despite the high importance of this area little research on its herpetofauna has been performed. The present study presents an inventory of the herpetofauna of the region, through bibliographic review, searches in museum collections and field expeditions to the RPPNs Frei Caneca and Pedra D’Antas, in the municipalities of Jaqueira and Lagoa dos Gatos. The conservation status of the amphibians of the region is discussed. Five expeditions, between 2012 and 2013 were made. The methods employed were visual transect surveys, acoustic census and pitfall traps. We recorded a total of 46 amphibian species, belonging to nine families: Craugastoridae (3 spp.), Bufonidae (3 spp.), Ranidae (1 sp.), Hylidae (25 spp.), Leptodactylidae (8 spp.), Odontophrynidae (1 sp.), Hemiphractidae (2 spp.), Phyllomedusidae (2 spp.) and Microhylidae (1 sp.). We recorded 42 species of squamates: 16 species of lizards families Phyllodactylidae (1 sp.), Gekkonidae (1 sp.), Gymnophthalmidae (1 sp.), Polychrotidae (1 sp.), Leiosauridae (1 sp.), Tropiduridae (3 spp.), Dactyloidae (2 spp.), Diploglossidae (2 spp.), Teiidae (2 spp.), Scincidae (1 sp.), and Iguanidae (1 sp.); and 24 species of snakes: Boidae (3 spp.), Colubridae (2 spp.), Dipsadidae (13 spp.), Elapidae (2 spp.), Typhlopidae (1 sp.), and Viperidae (3 spp.). The occurrence of rare and/or threatened species such as the snakes Dipsas sazimai, Lachesis muta and Sibynomorphus sp. and the amphibians Hylomantis granulosa, Chiasmocleis alagoana, Boana freicanecae and Phyllodytes gyrinaethes reinforces the need for conservation measures at this highly threatened region of the Atlantic Forest.

scholarly journals New records of buffy-tufted-ear marmoset Callithrix aurita (É. Geoffroy, 1812), in a protected area of Teresópolis, Brazilian Atlantic Forest

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 209
Author(s):  
Vitor Guniel-Cunha ◽  
Paulo Rodrigo-Dias ◽  
Ricardo De Barros Mello Filho ◽  
Jorge Luiz do Nascimento ◽  
Carlos Eudardo De Viveiros Grelle
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Habitat Loss ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
New Records ◽  
Secondary Forest ◽  
Primate Species ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Natural Park ◽  
Forest Sites ◽  
Callithrix Aurita

Callithrix aurita, an Atlantic Forest endemic primate, is a threatened species due to habitat loss, deforestation, interspecific competition and hybridization. In 2018, it entered the list of the world's 25-most threatened primate species, therefore, new occurrence sites must help in its conservation. Transects in the Montanhas de Teresópolis Municipal Natural Park and occasional sampling on the surrounding roads, using playback, have been carried out between March 2020 and January 2021. Eleven new records were made of the occurrence of the species in and around the PNMMT, in secondary forest sites with altitudes between 711 and 1000m. These records reinforce the importance of the Park for the conservation of this primate. The presence of this species can help the planning and management of this protected area, indicating areas for preservation.

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