Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga III: The Catimbau National Park, Pernambuco, Brazil

Despite the increase in herpetofaunal inventories in the Caatinga biome, information for many areas is still lacking and new surveys are required. We conducted a 30-day inventory of the herpetofauna of the Catimbau National Park, Pernambuco State, Brazil. Thirty-seven pitfall trap arrays composed of 4 buckets each, along with glue traps and active searches were used to sample local herpetofaunal diversity. We recorded 21 species of frogs, 25 lizards, 11 snakes, and 1 chelonian. All sampling methods contributed significantly to achieve the amphibian and reptile diversity recovered in the inventory. Rarefaction curves and richness estimators suggest that local biodiversity is still underestimated. We attempted to show the great potential of Catimbau National Park, characterized by the richest herpetofauna surveyed in a core region of the biome, along with the presence of endemic species such as the worm snake Amphisbaena supranumeraria and the limbless lizard Scriptosaura catimbau, underscoring the importance of the area for the conservation and maintenance of the Caatinga herpetofauna biodiversity.

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Main Authors: Pedrosa,Isabella Mayara Monteiro de Carvalho, Costa,Taís Borges, Faria,Renato Gomes, França,Frederico Gustavo Rodrigues, Laranjeiras,Daniel Orsi, Oliveira,Thiago César Sena Pereira de, Palmeira,Cristiane Nikely Silva, Torquato,Selma, Mott,Tami, Vieira,Gustavo Henrique Calazans, Garda,Adrian Antonio
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Language:English
Published: Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade | BIOTA - FAPESP 2014
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spelling oai:scielo:S1676-060320140004002032015-11-27Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga III: The Catimbau National Park, Pernambuco, BrazilPedrosa,Isabella Mayara Monteiro de CarvalhoCosta,Taís BorgesFaria,Renato GomesFrança,Frederico Gustavo RodriguesLaranjeiras,Daniel OrsiOliveira,Thiago César Sena Pereira dePalmeira,Cristiane Nikely SilvaTorquato,SelmaMott,TamiVieira,Gustavo Henrique CalazansGarda,Adrian Antonio Amphibians reptiles inventory northeast Brazil Despite the increase in herpetofaunal inventories in the Caatinga biome, information for many areas is still lacking and new surveys are required. We conducted a 30-day inventory of the herpetofauna of the Catimbau National Park, Pernambuco State, Brazil. Thirty-seven pitfall trap arrays composed of 4 buckets each, along with glue traps and active searches were used to sample local herpetofaunal diversity. We recorded 21 species of frogs, 25 lizards, 11 snakes, and 1 chelonian. All sampling methods contributed significantly to achieve the amphibian and reptile diversity recovered in the inventory. Rarefaction curves and richness estimators suggest that local biodiversity is still underestimated. We attempted to show the great potential of Catimbau National Park, characterized by the richest herpetofauna surveyed in a core region of the biome, along with the presence of endemic species such as the worm snake Amphisbaena supranumeraria and the limbless lizard Scriptosaura catimbau, underscoring the importance of the area for the conservation and maintenance of the Caatinga herpetofauna biodiversity.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessInstituto Virtual da Biodiversidade | BIOTA - FAPESPBiota Neotropica v.14 n.4 20142014-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032014000400203en10.1590/1676-06032014004614
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author Pedrosa,Isabella Mayara Monteiro de Carvalho
Costa,Taís Borges
Faria,Renato Gomes
França,Frederico Gustavo Rodrigues
Laranjeiras,Daniel Orsi
Oliveira,Thiago César Sena Pereira de
Palmeira,Cristiane Nikely Silva
Torquato,Selma
Mott,Tami
Vieira,Gustavo Henrique Calazans
Garda,Adrian Antonio
spellingShingle Pedrosa,Isabella Mayara Monteiro de Carvalho
Costa,Taís Borges
Faria,Renato Gomes
França,Frederico Gustavo Rodrigues
Laranjeiras,Daniel Orsi
Oliveira,Thiago César Sena Pereira de
Palmeira,Cristiane Nikely Silva
Torquato,Selma
Mott,Tami
Vieira,Gustavo Henrique Calazans
Garda,Adrian Antonio
Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga III: The Catimbau National Park, Pernambuco, Brazil
author_facet Pedrosa,Isabella Mayara Monteiro de Carvalho
Costa,Taís Borges
Faria,Renato Gomes
França,Frederico Gustavo Rodrigues
Laranjeiras,Daniel Orsi
Oliveira,Thiago César Sena Pereira de
Palmeira,Cristiane Nikely Silva
Torquato,Selma
Mott,Tami
Vieira,Gustavo Henrique Calazans
Garda,Adrian Antonio
author_sort Pedrosa,Isabella Mayara Monteiro de Carvalho
title Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga III: The Catimbau National Park, Pernambuco, Brazil
title_short Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga III: The Catimbau National Park, Pernambuco, Brazil
title_full Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga III: The Catimbau National Park, Pernambuco, Brazil
title_fullStr Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga III: The Catimbau National Park, Pernambuco, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga III: The Catimbau National Park, Pernambuco, Brazil
title_sort herpetofauna of protected areas in the caatinga iii: the catimbau national park, pernambuco, brazil
description Despite the increase in herpetofaunal inventories in the Caatinga biome, information for many areas is still lacking and new surveys are required. We conducted a 30-day inventory of the herpetofauna of the Catimbau National Park, Pernambuco State, Brazil. Thirty-seven pitfall trap arrays composed of 4 buckets each, along with glue traps and active searches were used to sample local herpetofaunal diversity. We recorded 21 species of frogs, 25 lizards, 11 snakes, and 1 chelonian. All sampling methods contributed significantly to achieve the amphibian and reptile diversity recovered in the inventory. Rarefaction curves and richness estimators suggest that local biodiversity is still underestimated. We attempted to show the great potential of Catimbau National Park, characterized by the richest herpetofauna surveyed in a core region of the biome, along with the presence of endemic species such as the worm snake Amphisbaena supranumeraria and the limbless lizard Scriptosaura catimbau, underscoring the importance of the area for the conservation and maintenance of the Caatinga herpetofauna biodiversity.
publisher Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade | BIOTA - FAPESP
publishDate 2014
url http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032014000400203
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