scholarly journals New occurrences of Hoary Fox, Lycalopex vetulus (Lund, 1842), and Pantanal Cat, Leopardus braccatus (Cope, 1889) (Mammalia, Carnivora), in a Cerrado-Caatinga-Atlantic Forest ecotone in northeastern Brazil

Check List ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 1673-1677
Author(s):  
Fernanda D. Abra ◽  
Guilherme S. T. Garbino ◽  
Paula R. Prist ◽  
Fabio O. Nascimento ◽  
Frederico G. Lemos
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
New Records ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Dry Forests ◽  
Seasonally Dry ◽  
Southern Bahia ◽  
New Occurrences ◽  
Forest Ecotone

We present new records of Hoary Fox, Lycalopex vetulus (Lund, 1842), and Pantanal Cat, Leopardus braccatus Cope, 1889, from a Cerrado-Caatinga-Atlantic Forest ecotone, Brazil. Records are based on three roadkilled specimens (two Hoary Foxes and one Pantanal Cat) from Vitória da Conquista, southern Bahia. Although highly anthropized, the region still holds a mosaic of Cerrado savannas and Caatinga seasonally dry forests. Our records expand the distribution of both species eastwards to southern Bahia and suggest that Leopardus braccatus may occur marginally in the Caatinga.

scholarly journals New records of Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae) for the Brazilian northeastern Atlantic Forest, and re-collection of the rare species Phyllanthus carvalhoi G.L. Webster

Check List ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 395-400
Author(s):  
Alicia Marques Torres ◽  
Sarah Maria Athiê de Souza ◽  
Jone Clebson Ribeiro Mendes ◽  
Wesley Patrício Freire de Sá Cordeiro ◽  
Margareth Ferreira de Sales
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Rare Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
Taxonomic Study ◽  
Information Conservation ◽  
New Occurrences ◽  
Northeastern Atlantic

During a taxonomic study of Phyllanthaceae in northeastern Brazil, three new occurrences of Phyllanthus were recorded (P. augustini Baill, P. hyssopifolioides Kunth., and P. riedelianus Müll. Arg.), and diagnoses, distribution information, conservation statuses, as well as affinity comments are provided here. Additionally, the rare species Phyllanthus carvalhoi G.L. Webster was collected, which is endemic to the Atlantic Forest in Bahia State, and we provide an updated morphological description, conservation status, photographs, and unpublished illustrations.

scholarly journals Climbing plants from Seridó Ecological Station: diversity, interactive key and five new records from Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil

Rodriguésia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Gondim Lambert Moreira ◽  
Víctor de Paiva Moreira ◽  
Maurício Borges do Nascimento ◽  
Luiza Fonseca Amorim de Paula ◽  
Rodrigo de Loyola Dias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Access ◽  
New Records ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
The State ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Seasonally Dry ◽  
Online Identification ◽  
Dry Tropical Forests ◽  
Representative Family ◽  
New Occurrences

Abstract In Brazil, Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests (SDTFs) are represented by Caatinga, which exhibits one of the greatest species richness and endemisms among the Neotropical SDTFs. However, studies of the flora of this biome remain deficient, especially in scientifically neglected areas, such as the Seridó region. Located between the states of Rio Grande do Norte (RN) and Paraíba, the Seridó region has an underestimated floristic diversity, especially for non-arboreal components such as climbers. Given this scenario, the study aimed to survey the climbers of the Seridó Ecological Station, a federal conservation unit located in the RN state, as well as to provide a multiple access online identification key. Collections were carried out from 2018 to 2019, as well as consultation of material deposited at the UFRN herbarium. In total, 56 species were listed, being 33 herbaceous and 23 woody climbers, respectively, adding 14 species of climbers to the previous checklist of the unit. Five new occurrences were found for the state of Rio Grande do Norte: Cuscuta globosa, Cuscuta partita (Convolvulaceae), Macroptilium bracteatum (Fabaceae), Heteropterys trichanthera and Tetrapterys longibracteata (Malpighiaceae), being the latest a new occurrence of the genus Tetrapterys for the state. Convolvulaceae is the most representative family (18 spp.), followed by Fabaceae (10 spp.), Apocynaceae (eight spp.) and Cucurbitaceae (five spp.). This is the first study that provides an interactive identification key for the Seridó region and for the RN state. The interactive identification key is published throughout the Xper³ platform, and can be accessed at <xper3.fr/xper3GeneratedFiles/publish/identification/-4505993480748774750/mkey.html>.

Bromeliaceae from Rio Grande do Norte State, Northeastern Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 422 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-143
Author(s):  
EDUARDO CALISTO TOMAZ ◽  
LEONARDO M. VERSIEUX
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Morphological Variation ◽  
New Records ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
The State ◽  
Additional Research ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Genus One

The Bromeliaceae Flora for the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil, is presented, based on extensive fieldwork, morphological analyses using herbarium and freshly collected material, and specialized literature. Twenty-six species of bromeliads were recorded in Rio Grande do Norte, distributed in ten genera and in three subfamilies. Bromelioideae was the richest subfamily (eight genera/14 species), followed by Tillandsioideae (one genus/12 species), and Pitcairnioideae (one genus/one species). Aechmea mertensii, Hohenbergia horrida and Tillandsia tenuifolia are new records for Rio Grande do Norte. Eight species (31%) are restricted to the Eastern portion of the state, in the Atlantic Forest. Caatinga dry woodlands harbor 18 species, with remarkable presence of Bromelia laciniosa, Encholirium spectabile, Tillandsia recurvata and T. streptocarpa, the four most widely distributed taxa. We discuss problems related to unclear taxonomic circumscriptions of species or diverging information between authors, more expressively in Hohenbergia, but also in Aechmea, Cryptanthus and Tillandsia. The data presented here might contribute to better understand the morphological variation of these taxa and suggest additional research on their taxonomy. Morphological descriptions, general comments, a map, photo plates and an identification key for all taxa are provided.

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.

scholarly journals New occurrences and biological aspects to four species of rodents (Mammalia: Cricetidae) from Brazil

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Felipe Santana Machado ◽  
Ivan Junqueira Lima ◽  
Arina Pacheco Magalhães Lopes ◽  
Aloysio Souza de Moura ◽  
Thamíris Christina Karlovic de Abreu
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
New Records ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
High Ratio ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Terrestrial Mammals ◽  
Biological Aspects ◽  
Scientific Collections ◽  
New Occurrences

The most representative group among mammals are rodents for presenting high ratio to the total of species. However, rodents are considered a "taxonomic chaos" and some species such as Blarinomys breviceps, Bibimys labiosus, Akodon lindberghi and Pseudoryzomys simplex are little known. That can be explained because of low occurrence of small terrestrial mammals in wildlife inventories and/or reduced abundance. The objective is to describe the occurrence of these species and analyze these locations presenting descriptive comments about their biological aspects. Therefore, in addition to specimens collected in the field, some scientific collections were visited and reviews in relevant literature were conducted in order to obtain information about the locations and biological aspects. Akodon lindberghi was found in five sites, Bibimys labiosus was found in 15, Blarinomys breviceps in 39 and Pseudoryzomys simplex  in 13. Each species has specific information and they are included in two threatened areas, Atlantic Forest and Cerrado. The occurrences are disconnected and related to taxonomic and methodological problems.Keywords: New records. Rodentia. Sigmodontinae. Occurence area.

scholarly journals New records of relictual populations of dung beetle species (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) in the Atlantic Forest of the Brazilian Northeast

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2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 1289-1303
Author(s):  
Josival Francisco Araújo ◽  
Fernando Augusto Barbosa Silva ◽  
Rita de Cássia de Moura
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
New Records ◽  
Dung Beetle ◽  
Dung Beetles ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Beetle Species ◽  
Brazilian Northeast

The diversity of dung beetles is still underestimated in northeastern Brazil. Recent collections have revealed new records of the following species: Canthon histrio (Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau &amp; Audinet-Serville, 1828), Coprophanaeus acrisius (MacLeay, 1819), Coprophanaeus dardanus (MacLeay, 1819), Deltochilum alpercata Silva et al., 2015, Deltochilum brasiliense (Castelnau, 1840), Dichotomius gilletti Valois et al., 2017, Dichotomius iannuzziae Valois et al., 2017, Eurysternus calligrammus Dalman, 1824, Eurysternus parallelus Castelnau, 1840, Oxysternon silenus Castelnau, 1840, and Phanaeus splendidulus (Fabricius, 1781). These records are discussed in light of the known biogeography of each species.

scholarly journals Presence of the collared peccary Pecari tajacu (Artiodactyla, Tayassuidae) in the far northeast of its Brazilian distribution

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 499-509
Author(s):  
Paulo Henrique Marinho ◽  
Marcelo da Silva ◽  
Carolina Maria Cardoso Aires Lisboa
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Habitat Loss ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
First Record ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Northeastern Part ◽  
Pecari Tajacu ◽  
Collared Peccary ◽  
Iucn Assessment ◽  
Forest Ecotone

The collared peccary Pecari tajacu (Artiodactyla, Tayassuidae) is widely distributed and included in the Least Concern (LC) category by the IUCN assessment. However, threats such as hunting and habitat loss have extinguished some of its populations in Brazil. Additionally, much of its current occupation area remains unknown, especially in northeastern Brazil. We herein present the first record of the collared peccary in a Caatinga-Atlantic Forest ecotone in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil. This record in a poorly sampled region represents the presence of this species in the most northeastern part of the country and extends its confirmed records for more than 200 km.

scholarly journals Checklist of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of an urban area of Caatinga-Atlantic Forest ecotone in Bahia, Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. e959
Author(s):  
Caique Dantas ◽  
Thamara Zacca ◽  
Freddy Bravo
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Ornamental Plants ◽  
Native Vegetation ◽  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
Insect Fauna ◽  
Urban Fauna ◽  
Forest Ecotone

The butterfly inventories carried out in urban landscapes in Bahia are still scarce. Urban areas with remnants of native vegetation in association with ornamental plants can provide several resources that are favorable for the development and shelter of various animal species, including insects, even with the high anthropization that occurs in these environments. In this work, we aim to investigate the urban fauna of butterflies at the Campus of the Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS), an area of ​​Caatinga-Atlantic Forest ecotone located in the municipality of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil. Monthly samplings were carried out with entomological net and standardized traps with different attractive baits, between May 2019 and January 2020, in addition to review of the material previously deposited at the Entomological Collection Prof. Johan Becker located at the Zoology Museum of the UEFS (MZFS). In total, 114 species of Papilionoidea were recorded, with Nymphalidae being the richest family (45 species), followed by Hesperiidae (32), Lycaenidae (21), Pieridae (10), Papilionidae (3) and Riodinidae (3). Thirteen species are new records for Bahia and eight species are new records for Northeast Brazil. The results demonstrate the extreme relevance of the conservation and preservation of urban green areas for the maintenance of butterflies species and, consequently, the associated insect fauna.

scholarly journals A new species of casque-headed tree frog, genus Aparasphenodon Miranda-Ribeiro (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae), from the Atlantic Rainforest of southern Bahia, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2123 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
BRUNO V. S. PIMENTA ◽  
MARCELO F. NAPOLI ◽  
CÉLIO F. B. HADDAD
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Tree Frog ◽  
Southern Bahia ◽  
Tree Frogs ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Forest Biome

A new species of Aparasphenodon is described from patches of arboreal restinga within the Atlantic Forest Biome, in a region known as Baixo Sul in southern Bahia, northeastern Brazil. Aparasphenodon arapapa sp. nov. is promptly diagnosed from other Aparasphenodon mainly by having small size (male snout-vent length 57.4–58.1 mm), loreal region flattened and wide, and canthus rostralis rounded and poorly elevated. The wide and flattened snout resembles that found in Triprion and Diaglena, and possibly is a parallelism (homoplasy) related to the phragmotic behavior of casque-headed tree frogs to their microhabitat usage. The decision to allocate the new species in the genus Aparasphenodon is discussed in detail, as the single morphological synapomorphy of the genus, the presence of a prenasal bone, is insufficient to morphologically relate the new species to Aparasphenodon, Triprion, or Diaglena.

scholarly journals Floristic characterization of an Atlantic Rainforest remnant in Southern Sergipe: Crasto forest

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Myrna Friederichs Landim ◽  
Carolyn Elinore Barnes Proença ◽  
Adeline Brito Sales ◽  
Ilaíne Silveira Matos
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Species List ◽  
Forest Remnant ◽  
Plant Collections ◽  
Lowland Forests ◽  
Total Species ◽  
New Occurrences

The state of Sergipe has suffered extreme reduction of its Atlantic Forest area in the last decades. The objective of this study is to present an inventory of the Mata do Crasto flora, the largest Atlantic Forest Remnant in Sergipe (approximately 1,000 ha), located in the Municipality of Santa Luzia do Itanhy. An intensive survey was undertaken with monthly plant collections in the study area, for four years (1995 to 1999). Additionally, collections deposited in herbaria were consulted to complete the species list. A total of 324 species were found, belonging to 84 families and 193 genera. This study adds an additional 29 genera and 96 species to the Sergipe flora as new occurrences. The four most speciose families were the Fabaceae (33 species), Rubiaceae (24 species), Myrtaceae (23 species) and Melastomataceae (15 species), that accounted for ca. 30% of the total species. The taxonomic distinction of the area is very similar to three other lowland forests in Northeastern Brazil, although its species composition is quite distinct.

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