scholarly journals The consumption of the White-lipped Frog (Leptodactylus macrosternum Leptodactylidae: Anura) in the state of Rondônia in the Brazilian Amazon

Biotemas ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Marcela Alavres Oliveira ◽  
Ana Paula Vitória Costa Rodrigues ◽  
Mariluce Rezende Messias ◽  
Carolina Rodrigues da Costa Doria
Keyword(s):  
Information Exchange ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
First Record ◽  
Amazon Region ◽  
The State ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Wild Animals ◽  
Game Species ◽  
New Locations

The consumption of anurans by subsistence hunters in the Brazilian Amazon is unrecorded. Given this scenario, the objective of this study is to present the first record of White-lipped Frog consumption by subsistence hunters in the Amazon region of Rondônia. The data were collected through interviews with two migrant hunters from the state of Espírito Santo, currently residing in the municipality of Itapuã do Oeste in Rondônia. The hunters used to consume white-lipped frog (possibly Leptodactylus latrans) in their state of origin, and after locating a similar species (Leptodactylus macrosternum) and confirming the possibility of consumption with the mother through WhatsApp, they started consuming the frog. This record demonstrates how certain habits related to the consumption of wild animals can be maintained in new locations and how instant messaging tools can collaborate with information exchange about game species.

scholarly journals First record of Vampyrodes caraccioli (Thomas, 1889) (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in the state of Amazonas and its updated distribution in Brazil

Check List ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1909 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerson P. Lopes ◽  
Tamily C. M. Santos ◽  
Paúl M. Velazco
Keyword(s):  
Present Note ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
First Record ◽  
Amazon Region ◽  
The State ◽  
Central Amazon ◽  
Extractive Reserve ◽  
Brazilian State ◽  
North Bank

Abstract: The present note reports the first record of Vampyrodes caraccioli in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, and the central Amazon region, based on 44 specimens caught in the Auati-Paraná Extractive Reserve, north bank of the Solimões/Amazonas River. Our record fills a distribution gap of this species in the Brazilian Amazon and illustrates that the current knowledge on the distribution of Amazonian bats is far from complete.

Furuncular Myiasis by Dermatobia hominis (Diptera: Oestridae) in Wild Jaguars in the Amazon Rainforest

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matheus Mickael Mota Soares ◽  
Luana Machado Barros ◽  
Daniela Aparecida Savariz Bôlla ◽  
Marlus Queiroz Almeida ◽  
Diego da Costa Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
First Record ◽  
Amazon Region ◽  
Amazon Rainforest ◽  
Panthera Onca ◽  
Dermatobia Hominis ◽  
Furuncular Myiasis

Abstract Two individuals of the jaguar, Panthera onca (L.), were captured near the municipality of Presidente Figueiredo, Brazilian Amazon, during the years of 2017 and 2018. The jaguars presented furuncular myiasis caused by the human botfly Dermatobia hominis (L.) on the rear thighs and tail. This is the first record of infestation of D. hominis in P. onca in the Amazon region.

The tadpole of Amazophrynella teko (Anura: Bufonidae) from the eastern Amazon, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4830 (3) ◽  
pp. 592-596
Author(s):  
MARCELO MENIN ◽  
MARCOS ROBERTO DIAS-SOUZA ◽  
CARLOS EDUARDO COSTA-CAMPOS
Keyword(s):  
French Guiana ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Amazon Region ◽  
The State ◽  
Taxonomic Classification ◽  
Nominal Species

The genus Amazophrynella Fouquet, Recoder, Teixeira, Cassimiro, Amaro, Camacho, Damasceno, Carnaval, Moritz, and Rodrigues, is represented by 12 nominal species and distributed in the Amazon region of Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, French Guiana, Peru, and Venezuela (Frost 2020). In the last eight years, ten species from this genus have been described. However, despite the wide distribution and diversity of these species, only the tadpole of Amazophrynella manaos Rojas, Carvalho, Ávila, Farias, and Hrbek from the Brazilian Amazon (Menin et al. 2014) and A. siona Rojas, Fouquet, Ron, Hernández-Ruz, Melo-Sampaio, Chaparro, Vogt, Carvalho, Pinheiro, Ávila, Farias, Gordo, and Hrbek from Ecuador have been formally described (Duellman & Lynch 1969; Rojas et al. 2018). Literature about tadpole morphology, reproduction, and bioacoustics of Amazophrynella is scarce and necessary to a comprehensive taxonomic classification (Kaefer et al. 2019). Herein, we describe the tadpole of the recently described species Amazophrynella teko Rojas, Fouquet, Ron, Hernández-Ruz, Melo-Sampaio, Chaparro, Vogt, Carvalho, Pinheiro, Ávila, Farias, Gordo, and Hrbek, found in the northeastern Amazon, in the State of Amapá, Brazil, and in French Guiana. 

scholarly journals Predation of bat (Molossus molossus: Molossidae) by the centipede Scolopendra viridicornis (Scolopendridae) in Southern Amazonia

2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janaina da Costa de NORONHA ◽  
Leandro Dênis BATTIROLA ◽  
Amazonas CHAGAS JÚNIOR ◽  
Robson Moreira de MIRANDA ◽  
Rainiellen de Sá CARPANEDO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Nutritional Composition ◽  
Amazon Region ◽  
The State ◽  
Large Species ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
The Third ◽  
Wooden Structure ◽  
Southern Amazonia ◽  
Molossus Molossus

Centipedes are opportunistic carnivore predators, and large species can feed on a wide variety of vertebrates, including bats. The aim of this study was to report the third record of bat predation by centipedes worldwide, the first record in the Amazon region, while covering aspects of foraging, capture and handling of prey. We observed the occurence in a fortuitous encounter at Cristalino State Park, located in the Amazon region of the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The attack took place in a small wooden structure, at about three meters from the floor, and was observed for 20 minutes. During the observation, the centipede stung the neck and abdominal region of the bat several times, grabbing the prey with its 15 pairs of front legs while hanging from the ceiling with its hind legs. This type of observation suggests that vertebrates can be important preys for invertebrates such as giant centipedes, both for its nutritional composition and for the amount of energy available in a single prey.

scholarly journals Culicoides castelloni sp. nov. from the Brazilian Amazon Region with a revision of the reticulatus species group (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae)

2015 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 955-972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Clara A. Santarém ◽  
Emanuelle S. Farias ◽  
Maria Luiza Felippe-Bauer
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Amazon Region ◽  
The State ◽  
Brazilian Amazon Region ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the reticulatus species group, C. castelloni Santarém and Felippe-Bauer, is described and illustrated based on female specimens from the state of Amazonas, Brazil. A systematic key, wing photographs and table with numerical characters of females and a synopsis of 24 species of the Culicoides reticulatus group are presented. This paper presents further new records for seven species of the reticulatus group.

A new species and notes on unusual natural history of Cladochaeta Coquillett, 1900 (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4410 (3) ◽  
pp. 483 ◽  
Author(s):  
FERNANDO DA SILVA CARVALHO-FILHO ◽  
GABRIELA PIRANI ◽  
THIAGO GECHEL KLOSS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Female Specimen ◽  
Urban Garden ◽  
History Of ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Cladochaeta Coquillett (Diptera: Drosophilidae) is described, C. caxiuana sp. nov. from the Brazilian Amazon, based on 10 male and 10 female specimens obtained from nymphs of Sphodroscarta trivirgata (Amyot & Serville, 1843) (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Aphrophoridae). The female of Cladochaeta atlantica Pirani & Amorim, 2016 is described based on specimens reared from spider egg sacs of the spider Cryptachaea migrans (Keyserling, 1884) (Araneae: Theridiidae) obtained in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. This is the first record of this fly genus attacking a spider egg sac. The species Cladochaeta sororia (Williston, 1896) is recorded for the first time from Brazil, based on specimens collected in an urban garden in the Amazon. In addition, an unidentified female specimen of Cladochaeta Coquillett, 1900 was obtained from the cocoon of a spider wasp of the genus Notocyphus Smith (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). 

scholarly journals Prevalence of antibodies to equine alphaviruses in the State of Pará, Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 83 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre do Rosário Casseb ◽  
Thais Costa Brito ◽  
Maria Rogéria Menezes da Silva ◽  
Jannifer Oliveira Chiang ◽  
Lívia Caricio Martins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hemagglutination Inhibition ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Amazon Region ◽  
The State ◽  
Farm Animals ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Eastern Equine Encephalitis ◽  
Brazilian Amazon Region ◽  
Mayaro Virus ◽  
Western Equine Encephalitis

ABSTRACT: The State of Pará comprises 26% of Brazilian Amazon region, where a large diversity of arboviruses has been described. This study sought to assess the prevalence and distribution of hemagglutination inhibition (HI) antibodies against antigens of four alphaviruses (Togaviridae: Alphavirus ) from the species: Eastern equine encephalitis (EEEV), Western equine encephalitis (WEEV), Mayaro virus (MAYV), and Mucambo virus (MUCV) in 753 serum samples of horses in Pará State, Brazil. All investigated arboviruses were detected and indicate that horses are susceptible to these alphaviruses, and show evidences of their active circulation in farm animals in the Brazilian Amazon.

scholarly journals First report of Amblyomma latepunctatum and the second record of Ixodes luciae in the state of Acre, Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Delgado Tojal ◽  
Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira Meneguetti ◽  
Thiago Fernandes Martins ◽  
Marcelo Bahia Labruna ◽  
André de Abreu Rangel Aguirre ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visual Search ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Amazon Region ◽  
The State ◽  
Ixodid Ticks ◽  
First Report ◽  
Forested Area ◽  
Brazilian Amazon Region ◽  
State Capital

Abstract The state of Acre is in the western part of the Brazilian Amazon region and few studies involving ticks are available. The aim of the present study was to provide the first report of occurrence of Amblyomma latepunctatum and the second record of Ixodes luciae in Acre. Ticks were collected in October 2020 inside an open forested area in the municipality of Rio Branco, the state capital of Acre. Ixodid ticks were identified according to their external morphological characteristics. Three specimens were found on the vegetation by means of a visual search and were identified as Amblyomma scalpturatum (one male and one female) and Amblyomma latepunctatum (one male). Another specimen was found parasitizing a Didelphis marsupialis female that was caught using a Tomahawk trap; this was identified as Ixodes luciae (one male). This first report of A. latepunctatum in the state of Acre increases the number of species recorded here to 22. In addition, presence of I. luciae is confirmed in this state (second record), in the western Brazilian Amazon region.

scholarly journals HIV epidemic in a province of the Brazilian Amazon region: Temporal trend analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana De Sá Pinheiro ◽  
Sandra Souza Lima ◽  
Glenda Roberta Oliveira Naiff Ferreira ◽  
Alexsandra Rodrigues Feijão ◽  
Richardson Augusto Rosendo da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Trend Analysis ◽  
Temporal Trend ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Amazon Region ◽  
The State ◽  
Hiv Incidence ◽  
Hiv Epidemic ◽  
Brazilian Amazon Region ◽  
Hiv Aids

Background: Although considerable progress has been made over the last decades, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) incidence and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) mortality rates have remarkably increased in the Brazilian Amazon region. Here, we employed temporal analysis to determine the impact of public policies on the HIV epidemic in the state of Pará, Brazil, which has the second highest HIV incidence rate in the Amazon region.Design and Methods: This is an ecological study conducted in the state of Pará, employing secondary data of HIV/AIDS cases notified to the Information System for Notifiable Diseases, 2007–2018. The following epidemiological variables were collected: year of notification, municipality of residence, age, sex, education, exposure category, and HIV/AIDS diagnostic criteria. The study population was composed of 21,504 HIV/AIDS cases. The HIV/AIDS incidence rates were analyzed employing the temporal trend analysis (TTA) followed by the chi-square test and residue analysis to determine the association between the epidemiological variables and time series periods.Results: A total of 50% of the notifications were composed of AIDS cases. TTA identified two periods in HIV/AIDS incidence, with stabilization of cases in the first period (G1, 2007–2012) and an upward trend in the second period (G2, 2012–2018). The most prevalent epidemiological characteristics in G2 (versus G1) were as follows: young people, brown skin color, higher schooling, and homosexuals.Conclusion: Public policy to control HIV infection in the Brazilian Amazon region has been partially effective. HIV screening tests and treatment should be made widely available to eradicate HIV infection in the Amazon region by 2030.

scholarly journals Vocalizações de Hypsiboas beckeri e H. stenocephalus (Anura: Hylidae), duas espécies do grupo de H. polytaenius do sudeste do Brasil

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas B. Martins ◽  
Ariovaldo A. Giaretta ◽  
Thiago R. Carvalho ◽  
Rafael Y. Miwa
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Status ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Species Group ◽  
The State ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Red Lists ◽  
Distributional Information ◽  
Poços De Caldas

The analysis of anuran vocalizations is an important taxonomic tool, especially within complexes of morphologically similar species. Hypsiboas beckeri and H. stenocephalus are syntopic in their type locality (Poços de Caldas, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil), and both belong to the H. polytaenius species group. Analyzed calls of these species showed that a previous acoustic description for H. beckeri, from another locality, probably represents a distinct species. The calls of topotypical H. beckeri and H. stenocephalus differed substantially from each other, and also could be differentiated from other species of the H. polytaenius group. Additionally, we present the first record of H. beckeri for the State of São Paulo. The conservation status of both studied species varies among the available red lists and should thus be revisited in the future according to new taxonomic and distributional information.

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