scholarly journals New distribution reports of Rhagomys rufescens (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae) Thomas, 1886

Check List ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 557
Author(s):  
Caryne Aparecida de Carvalho Braga ◽  
Maria Rita Silvério Pires
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Small Mammal ◽  
Rainy Season ◽  
First Record ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Pitfall Traps ◽  
Juvenile Male ◽  
New Distribution ◽  
Forest Biome

Rhagomys rufescens is a rare, arboreal sigmodontine rodent endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest biome. This species is known from eight localities in Brazil. Here we present a new report based on four individuals of this species registered in Serra do Ouro Branco, municipality of Ouro Branco (Minas Gerais, Brazil). One juvenile male, one adult male and two juvenile females were captured in pitfall traps during the rainy season, in a study of small mammal ecology. This is the first record for the Espinhaço Mountain range and the northernmost report for the species in this state, 85 km northeast of the last registered location.

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.

The centipede genus Otostigmus Porat in Brazil: Description of three new species from the Atlantic Forest; a summary and an identification key to the Brazilian species of this genus (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae, Otostigminae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3280 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
AMAZONAS CHAGAS-JÚNIOR
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
The State ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
First Time ◽  
New Distribution

Three new species of Otostigmus Porat, 1876 from Brazilian Atlantic Forest are described. Otostigmus beckeri sp. n. andO. lanceolatus sp. n. are described from the state of Bahia and O. giupponii sp. n. from the state of Espírito Santo. InBrazil, the otostigmine scolopendrid genus Otostigmus comprises 22 species. A summary of Brazilian Otostigmus speciesis presented with new distribution records, taxonomic remarks when appropriate and an identification key. Otostigmus sul-catus Meinert, 1886 is recorded for the first time from Brazil; the Andean Otostigmus silvestrii Kraepelin 1903, previouslyrecorded from Brazil, is here considered not to be present in this country. Eight nominal species are regarded here as newsynonyms. Five of them—Otostigmus pradoi Bücherl, 1939, O. longistigma Bücherl, 1939, O. longipes Bücherl, 1939,O. langei Bücherl, 1946 and O. dentifusus Bücherl, 1946—are based on females of O. tibialis Brölemann, 1902. O. latipesBücherl, 1954 is conspecific with and is considered a junior synonym of O. sulcatus Meinert, 1886; O. limbatus diminutusBücherl, 1946 is a junior synonym of O. limbatus Meinert, 1886 and O. fossulatus Attems, 1928 is a junior synonym of O. goeldii Brölemann, 1898. A lectotype is designated for O. goeldii.

First record of albino lowland tapirs (Tapirus terrestris Linnaeus 1758) in an important Brazilian Atlantic Forest hotspot

Mammalia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 84 (6) ◽  
pp. 601-604
Author(s):  
Mariana Bueno Landis ◽  
Luciano Candisani ◽  
Leticia Prado Munhoes ◽  
João Carlos Zecchini Gebin ◽  
Frineia Rezende ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
First Record ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Tapirus Terrestris

AbstractAlbinism is the absence of pigmentation or coloration and is rarely found in nature. In this study we examined photos and videos obtained by cameras traps in the Legado das Águas Reserve. In the images, we identified two albino lowland tapirs. The results highlight the necessity of understanding the genetic diversity of lowland tapir populations and the important role of the professional photography associated with scientific research.

scholarly journals New record of Allamanda blanchetti Kunth (Apocynaceae) for the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Diego Santos ◽  
Swami Leitão Costa ◽  
Francisco Carlos Pinheiro Costa
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
New Record ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
First Record ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Information Distribution ◽  
Upland Forest ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
New Information ◽  
Status Assessment

This study report the first record of Allamanda blanchetii Kunth in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil. This species was collected from an upland forest in Semi-deciduous Seasonal Forest. This occurrence adds new information about the distribution of this species and expands its range to Brazil, which is important for its conservation. We provide taxonomic information, distribution maps, conservation status assessment, photograps, and an identification key for the Allamanda L. species in the Atlantic Forest.

scholarly journals Filling gaps and a new state record of Xenopholis scalaris (Wucherer, 1861) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae)

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2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Breno Hamdan ◽  
Claudio Machado ◽  
Nathalie Kaladinsky Citeli
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
General Distribution ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Distribution Map

We present the first record of the Dipsadidae snakes Xenopholis scalaris for the state of Rio de Janeiro and a general distribution map for this species. This record for the Brazilian Atlantic Forest expands the known geographical distribution of X. scalaris and reveals that its populations might not be isolated or disjunctive, but rather rare in this biome. We also provide some recommendations for future conservation of X. scalaris.

scholarly journals About rats and jackfruit trees: modeling the carrying capacity of a Brazilian Atlantic Forest spiny-rat Trinomys dimidiatus (Günther, 1877) – Rodentia, Echimyidae – population with varying jackfruit tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus L.) abundances

2015 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 208-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
JHF Mello ◽  
TP Moulton ◽  
DSL Raíces ◽  
HG Bergallo
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Population Size ◽  
Seed Production ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Small Mammal ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Artocarpus Heterophyllus ◽  
Small Mammal Community

We carried out a six-year study aimed at evaluating if and how a Brazilian Atlantic Forest small mammal community responded to the presence of the invasive exotic species Artocarpus heterophyllus, the jackfruit tree. In the surroundings of Vila Dois Rios, Ilha Grande, RJ, 18 grids were established, 10 where the jackfruit tree was present and eight were it was absent. Previous results indicated that the composition and abundance of this small mammal community were altered by the presence and density of A. heterophyllus. One observed effect was the increased population size of the spiny-rat Trinomys dimidiatus within the grids where the jackfruit trees were present. Therefore we decided to create a mathematical model for this species, based on the Verhulst-Pearl logistic equation. Our objectives were i) to calculate the carrying capacity K based on real data of the involved species and the environment; ii) propose and evaluate a mathematical model to estimate the population size of T. dimidiatus based on the monthly seed production of jackfruit tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus and iii) determinate the minimum jackfruit tree seed production to maintain at least two T. dimidiatus individuals in one study grid. Our results indicated that the predicted values by the model for the carrying capacity K were significantly correlated with real data. The best fit was found considering 20~35% energy transfer efficiency between trophic levels. Within the scope of assumed premises, our model showed itself to be an adequate simulator for Trinomys dimidiatus populations where the invasive jackfruit tree is present.

A First Record of Freziera (Pentaphylacaceae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, with the Description of a New Species

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 1075-1080 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Paulo F. Zorzanelli ◽  
Tatiana T. Carrijo ◽  
Pedro Fiaschi ◽  
Jomar G. Jardim ◽  
Daniel Santamaría-Aguillar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
First Record ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
A New Species

A new species and southernmost record of Cestrus Townes (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4822 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-284
Author(s):  
FERNANDA A. SUPELETO ◽  
BERNARDO F. SANTOS ◽  
ALEXANDRE P. AGUIAR
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Rare Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Body ◽  
Dorsal Valve ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Apical Margin ◽  
Yellow Stripe ◽  
A New Species

Cestrus itatiensis sp. nov., from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, is described and illustrated. This is the southernmost record for the genus and the first record in Brazil. The new species is characterized by having the body reddish brown; a narrow yellow stripe along eye margin on supra-clypeal area, reaching briefly the supra-antennal area; transverse carina of propodeum complete and stout; postpetiole and T2–8 progressively dark brown towards apical margin in a somewhat triangular pattern; and apex of dorsal valve of ovipositor with nine distinct teeth. Extensive sampling suggest this is a rare species. 

A new species of Hypericum (Hypericaceae) from Southern Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 192 (4) ◽  
pp. 290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cleusa Vogel Ely ◽  
Ilsi Iob Boldrini ◽  
Sérgio Augusto de Loreto Bordignon
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Iucn Red List Criteria ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Forest Biome

In this article we describe and illustrate Hypericum austrobrasiliense, a new species endemic to the grasslands of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest biome and restricted to Southern Brazil. This distinctive species is classified as Endangered based on IUCN Red List criteria.

scholarly journals Distribution extension of Flirtea picta Perty, 1832 (Opiliones: Cosmetidae) to Brazilian Atlantic Forest with notes on ecology

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2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1843
Author(s):  
Francisca Piñeiro-Passos ◽  
Alessandra Rodrigues Santos de Andrade ◽  
Felipe Augusto Trindade Gondim-Silva ◽  
Tércio Da Silva Melo ◽  
Marcelo César Lima Peres
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
First Record ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Ecological Aspects ◽  
Ecological Reserve

Herein we report the first record of the Flirtea picta Perty, 1832, harvestmen from the Atlantic Rainforest (Michelin Ecological Reserve – Igrapiúna – Bahia, Brazil). In Brazil, this study extends the distribution of the species, previously known only in Amazonas and Pará states. We collected 157 individuals in three environments: tree-fall gaps, inner forest and edge forest. A brief comment on some ecological aspects of this species is also presented.

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